I'm not endorsing bigotry, but I think people have a right to feel uncomfortable and annoyed at the sight of 'modesty' dress on beaches.
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Replying to @christianjbdev
Apparently its not Muslim women's job to prove they belong but it is everyone else's job to be complacent abt modesty codes
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Replying to @HPluckrose
.Ppl tend to confuse the right to choose with the right to receive only positive reactions to that choice.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @christianjbdev
The red line is harassment/abuse. When ppl look unusual, ppl will stare (human nature). & when their dress is
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part of a modesty culture that demeans women, ppl will disapprove. Quiet tutting is fine. Shouting abuse not.
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Replying to @IonaItalia @christianjbdev
I feel pity & exasperation for women covered from head to ankle at a beach coz otherwise they'd feel immodest.
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You may be surprised but there are some women who make the conscious, free choice to do this.
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I don't think any1 denies that. The prob is when others are bullied/coerced/shamed.
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My point was in response to Helen's thing about immodesty. Some women make that choice freely.
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Yes, but ppl choosing to take on gender specific modesty codes doesn't stop them being that.
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Ppl freely choose to oppose homosexuality. I'm not going to say 'Oh well, as long as you chose that view
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