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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      I see we're talking about hijabs again. They're a gender-specific modesty device for wearing upon a body part which is not gender-specific so I am not in favour of them. Choice is key - people have the right to endorse gender-specific modesty codes - but it is not everything.

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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      It is fine to dislike the hijab and what it stands for. This does not entail trying to force anyone not to wear one. If you are a Muslim woman who does or does not wear one, you're likely to encounter disapproval from some people & their opinions might or might not matter to you

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    3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      What is crazy is suggesting that if you support freedom of choice, you are then committed to supporting what people choose or that if you don't support what people choose, you necessarily want to deny them that choice. This isn't at all how it works.

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    4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      People should be free to choose all sorts of things and they should be free to do so without intimidation, harassment or demands that they justify themselves if they choose to keep views private. They are not entitled to have everyone agree that that choice was the right one.

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    5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      If a gay Christian decides to be celibate because he thinks gay sex is wrong, he must be free to make that choice and not be intimidated or harassed for it. He is not entitled to demand others support his views on sexuality & cannot reasonably claim to be bullied if they don't.

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    6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      Same is true of the hijab. If someone wears one because she thinks it is immodest to show her hair, she must be free to think so & act on it without intimidation or harassment. She is not entitled to demand others support this & refrain from criticising such concepts of modesty.

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    7. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      Sometimes people want to make choices based on certain values but not take responsibility for those values. eg, they might want to say that heterosexuality is fine but homosexuality is wrong but then deny responsibility for prejudice against homosexuals.

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    8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      This doesn't make much sense and reveals a conflict of values. If homosexuality is wrong, then prejudice against it is right and need not be denied. That people wish to deny it strongly suggests an inner conflict between, often religious, beliefs and liberal values.

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      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose May 1

      No-one considers it a problem to be 'phobic' - have a strong dislike and aversion to - something they really think is wrong. That is considered an appropriate response. 'Yes, I have a strong dislike & aversion to muggings."

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        1. Claire Voltaire‏ @Claire_Voltaire May 1
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          Claire Voltaire Retweeted Claire Voltaire

          Hi Helen, I’m not a writer but I put my thoughts here and would love if you could take a read.https://twitter.com/claire_voltaire/status/991303938984038401?s=21 …

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          Claire Voltaire @Claire_Voltaire
          I just published “Oppression, Violence, and Why Voluntary Hijab is Irrelevant” https://medium.com/p/oppression-violence-and-why-voluntary-hijab-is-irrelevant-c8dfe37fbb77 …
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        2. Jake Warby‏ @jakewarby May 1
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          I'd say that this issue- in particular the tension between personal conviction and public prejudice- warrants a longer (e.g, Areo) essay...

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        3. Jake Warby‏ @jakewarby May 1
          Replying to @jakewarby @HPluckrose

          That said, I suspect that the widening of the definition of "phobia" to "aversion or dislike" was an unhelpful trend...

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