Very controversial opinion coming up -
Im an exMuslim woman in Pakistan. Im a teenager and honestly I consider myself far more sane about male depravity than most Western pick-mes and libfems - which are the majority population of women in the West. Blackpilled and radfemmed to my core - possibly even more than the average radfem. thereotically i should be against the burqa and the niqab. And im not sure how i got here. But -
The more I learn about lookism the more I find myself supporting the niqab / burqa / veil.
The more I learn about male sexuality the more I find myself supporting burqa / niqab / veil.
The more I learn about beauty standards in the West the more I find myself supporting burqa / niqab / veil.
The more I learn about fetishes and porn the more I find myself supporting burqa / niqab / veil.
The more I learn about male strength and violence the more I find myself supporting segregation.
The ideal situation would be to have men wear it too - to decrease sexual dimorphism between the sexes in public eye. Ive read that when women were veiled men got aroused by the rustle of a dress dragging across the floor. And I bet you a thousand dollars there'd be an extreme decrease in sexual harassment in places like Egypt if no one could tell whether the person behind the veil was a man or a woman.
Sure - theres a safety concern. But we got through covid. Technology is getting better. And places in Gulf Arabia - which enforce the niqab - have no terrorism. Plus, you can identify someone from their voices.
But im just finding myself supporting thr veil day by day. Porn freaked me out. 4Chan freaked me out. News Articles describing rape and sexual trafficking have me fainting or traumatised for months. Ik i sound insane, but im at my wits end right now. Ive grown up prioritizing my success. Knowing that men will hinder me and humanity from progress makes me increasingly vicious day by day. Seeing what happened to Greta Thunberg, AOC, and women with loud opinions - the way they get sexualized, fetishized, and have their legitimacy lessened because a cursory google search can lead you to find depraved shit about them, freaks me out. Deep-fake technology freaks me out. Rule 34 freaks me out. This is the shit Ill have to endure if I dare speak up. And I find myself wishing to get veiled more and more.
And i know most women are forced into it. But thats a symptom of a bigger problem - male violence, fear of male violence, and male authoritarianism. Being against the veil wont get rid of the problems - it gets rid of a symptom.
I would adopt it myself, but i find it futile because i plan to immigrate to Europe ig. I cant wear it there...... which makes me strangely angry, but I digress. Im generally dreading it because I grew up segregated from men and getting dropped in an environment where Ill be forced to interact with men makes the hair at my back prickle. But anyhow I digress - sorry
Generally though, men told us that they'd respect us if we veiled, and that they despise women who dont. I think we should be inclined to pay heed to that.
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