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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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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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 did read that. Where's the line between criticism of choice and harassment?
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Where you harass ppl!
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I won't criticise a niqabis choice if I encounter her in public. If she feels my discomfort, tough.
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I am with you on this. But, on the flip side it shows your 'intolerance'.
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My dislike of gendered notions of modesty is not a secret. We only have to tolerate things we dislike.
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