I feel a bit liberated wearing the hijab lately

[Anonymous]

I’m glad you are finding some kind of comfort, OP, and legitimately don’t care what anyone wears.

But retconning a hijab as an article of female empowerment is about the same as claiming the confederate flag is just a pretty symbol of the south.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I don’t have a problem with any “modesty” clothing as long as it’s optional.

The cartoon above is really stupid, because the whole issue here is the punishment for noncompliance.

[Anonymous]

If you are framing your experience in terms of how men react, then you are not liberated.

[Anonymous]

You do you, but know if you push that crap to me, I'll revolt in full force.

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Anonymous wrote:how on earth does a hijab make you "feel liberated". Please explain. in detali

It deflects the male gaze.

Isn’t it easier just to become ugly?

Yep! An ugly, fat, middle-aged woman IS invisible to society.

[Anonymous]

Wow, the racism and anti-Islam sentiment on this board is shocking. I know I shouldn't be surprised given where our culture is, but I guess I expected better from the generally highly educated DC area.

Given our society's attitudes, OP is brave to wear a hijab. I know many women who choose to wear it and they are all lovely, attractive women who have their own personal reasons for their decision. I respect it and think many hijabs are beautiful as fashion accessories. One Muslim woman I know chooses gorgeous fabrics and color combos for her dresses and hijabs. Why can't we just respect others' choices?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, the racism and anti-Islam sentiment on this board is shocking. I know I shouldn't be surprised given where our culture is, but I guess I expected better from the generally highly educated DC area.

Given our society's attitudes, OP is brave to wear a hijab. I know many women who choose to wear it and they are all lovely, attractive women who have their own personal reasons for their decision. I respect it and think many hijabs are beautiful as fashion accessories. One Muslim woman I know chooses gorgeous fabrics and color combos for her dresses and hijabs. Why can't we just respect others' choices?

You forgot misogynist too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP disgustingly engages in cultural appropriation while Iranian women die because they challenge the patriarchy. Good job!

What do you think cultural appropriate is? What do you think a headscarf means?

Do you understand what the word "consent" means?

[Anonymous]

NP. I think OP is part of a concerted effort to get western women to adopt hijab. Similar posts have been flooding TikTok and Instagram. They tend to feature western women supposedly trying hijab and liking it. I don’t buy that this is just an accident. There’s been enough quasi-identical posts on social media that it’s raising suspicions.

[Anonymous]

Meh—OP is not “brave” to wear a hijab in our area. Glad that it makes her feel good and all, but assuming this is in DMV, this isn’t exactly a hostile environment for hijab-wearing females.
It’s akin to flying an LGBTQIA+ flag in a high school counselors office, tbh.
Nothing shocking and nothing counter-cultural about it.

[Anonymous]

I let my hair go prematurely gray. It works even better than a hijab, you basically become invisible.

[Anonymous]

Plenty of other women turn into slobs who don’t care about their appearance and don’t cover up. Now that’s truly liberating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've known enough women from traditional religions that feel this way that it's unsurprising. Liberal culture should be accepting of women making choices that work for them like this. You and I probably don't see eye to eye on a lot of social issues, I'm in a same sex marriage to someone trans, but I'm happy if this works for you.

Just don’t ask your OP friend whether she thinks your “same sex marriage to someone trans” is okay…and your Kumbyah-fest will turn out juuuuuust fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like she’s ugly, fat, doesn’t wash her hair.

Just cover it up with hijab. Easy breezy.

Not necessarily. May be gorgeous and tired of unwanted attention.

The hijab would cover hair but not looks or weight.

Op here. A hijab is more than covering your hair. It means to dress modestly and that can mean different things... It can hide weight to some extent. When I wear traditional South Asian clothing I feel like my weight appears bigger but wearing a Middle Eastern abaya will make most look thinner. Clothing can change how your body looks so much.

Where abaya is not mandatory, people commonly wear hijab without abaya.