She removed a niqab, a face veil (not hijab). The religious obligation that women should cover the entire body & most of the face in a hot black sheet is profoundly misogynistic. It is indeed a symbol of freedom when a woman is not ashamed of showing her face to the world.https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1057669805061357569 …
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Imagine the same ad with Hasidic men removing their religious garb & yarmulke and cutting their Payot and declaring this "freedom." It would rightfully be considered disgustingly antisemitic. Apply the same logic here.
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Not really. Also, AFAIK there are no laws in Israel mandating Yarmulke-wear.
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I'll grant you this much though: the ad comes off as selective and self-serving in that it omits the minority of jewish women living under similar conditions in ultra-orthodox communities. That would've been a better analogy to make.
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