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You needn't resort to snark to get your point across just because you don't like that Muslim women veil.

Why do men commit more crimes than women in nearly every society? Why are insurance rates generally higher for men? Are you going to sit there and now deny biochemical differences between men and women? In the western mindset, the quest to prove linear equality between men and women may cause women to insist they are identical to men in every way, but from the Islamic perspective this is an erroneous presumption. Muslim women do not need to justify veiling under western ideology. The requirement to "lower ones gaze" is there in the Quran for both men and women, but men are more likely to have a harder time controlling themselves from the sin of gazing.

If you don't agree, fine. It's simply a different perspective.

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It's funny- the only time in my life where I felt objectified and pressured about my appearance was when I lived in a Muslim country.

Also, why the false dichotomy?  No one in this thread said men and women are the same.  People defending Islam (or their version of it) always present these false choices.  Saying men and women deserve equality in their clothing choices does not mean we are saying they are the same.  Nor does a woman dressing in non-hijab mean endorsing extremely revealing clothing.  There is a big difference between booty shorts and a tasteful knee-length skirt, but from what I can tell, some of the people defending veiling think they are the same, and that Western women are constantly objectified and sexualized.  I would say it is the opposite, and that women in Muslim countries are the ones facing more of this pressure, because at this point, even their hair, of all things, has become sexualized.[/quote]

I don't know too many men that spend thousands on hair products, curling, straightening, coloring their hair, or tossing their hair around to attract or arouse women. Generally speaking, women use their hair to attract. Men don't. As much as you insist on equality in clothing because of your western mindset, it just doesn't make sense when it comes to hair.
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This question has been asked on DCUM and answered many times -- who do women dress for?  Other women, not for men.  The men are almost incidental.  Women wear nice clothes, put on nice makeup, get their hair done, for other women.[/quote]

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