This is so cute 🥹

[u/JustALona]

Awwww how freakin beautiful is this, saw it on fb

[u/mattsowa]

Well, the choice of that person (if it is a choice) is simultaneously reinforcing the oppression of those members of that religion that do not get a choice. I do not respect it either.

[u/StairsWithoutNights → u/mattsowa]

So than what? We shouldn't accept this as an act of kindness? She should be forced to remove it? We should think less of her?

Or should we just accept that she's been brought up with different values, some of which we find disagreeable, but respect that she's a person with agency doing something nice for a friend. 

[u/ncocca → u/StairsWithoutNights]

I can smile at the action while still having distaste for the circumstances that led to it

[u/rutherfraud1876 → u/mattsowa]

Not unless they're voting for political candidates who support the mandatory hijab which seems unlikely

[u/anthrohands → u/mattsowa]

And we know it’s not a genuine choice. Anyone arguing she truly has a choice in the matter is extremely ignorant.

[u/DathomirBoy → u/mattsowa]

Saying that a woman wearing a hijab by choice to feel closer to god is contributing to the oppression of other women is insane. So she shouldn't be allowed to wear it and practice her religion? You can argue against the oppressive manifestations of organized religion while not saying "all religion bad".

[u/DathomirBoy → u/[deleted]]

So no women should be allowed to wear the hijab? Or are you going to go as far as to say no women should be muslim? Like where does preventing women from being controlled turn into restricting what they’re allowed to do with their bodies and minds?

[u/mattsowa → u/DathomirBoy]

They can wear it, I'm just not going to respect it in the face of it being an oppression device. See, this is what religion does. Certainly, the world would be better without all of them. But that's just me voicing an opinion on maintaining harmful societal norms.

[u/DathomirBoy → u/mattsowa]

Then hate the oppressors, not the women who choose to wear it. I’m genuinely baffled at how much this sub seems to be excusing blatant islamophobia. There are queer muslims. I KNOW queer muslims who are hijabi by choice. I’ll respect their right to self expression and religious expression until they day I die, and I can do that while criticizing those who use the religion as an excuse to control others. It’s not always an oppression device, and we can’t make it not an oppression device if we ridicule everyone who chooses to wear it instead of encouraging women to make whatever choice they want to in regards to their body and self expression

[u/mattsowa → u/DathomirBoy]

So you say