People are so confused about choice & ethics. Something being a choice does not, in itself, tell us whether its a good or bad one ethically
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Now I seem to spend a lot of time trying to get secular liberals to see that even if hijab is a choice, that doesn't make it good.
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We need to separate support for ppls right to choose how they live & support for the ideas that underlie that choice.
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Eg, Liberals wld support a gay man's right to be celibate coz he thinks homosexuality is wrong but not the idea that homosexuality is wrong.
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But confusion about supporting women's rights to adhere to gender-specific modesty codes but not that gender-specific modesty codes are good
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Then some liberals feel they ought to support the idea of modesty codes for women as well as their right to believe in & live by them.
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This is the difference between defense of liberty & (moral) cultural relativism. Only one of these is compatible with liberalism.
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this is why you are one of my favourite commentators. Refreshing, intelligent, liberal commentary
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You are always so encouraging.
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