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A consequence of letting a libtard run the country. Virtue signalling, pandering, choking on the vomit of political correctness.
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Head coverings is not compulsory..and should not be encouraged
This is a symbol of oppression. Please don’t celebrate it
The incisive minds at the City of Greater Dandenong are said to be shocked by the public backlash to their hijab high jinks earlier this month.
Rita Panahi
Generic image of a Muslim woman wearing hijab head scarf.
Generic image of a Muslim woman wearing hijab head scarf.
The incisive minds at the City of Greater Dandenong are said to be shocked by the public backlash to their hijab high jinks earlier this month.
The controversy began when someone at the council authorised a press release that encouraged non-Muslim women to wear a hijab for three hours in some misguided effort to raise “awareness and insight,” as part of an experiment by local students for National Youth Week.
That’s right, a local government authority that should be concerning itself with collecting rubbish, maintaining parklands and not squandering ratepayer’s money thought it should involve itself in a little social engineering.
The reaction from many locals, as well as the wider population, was to recoil in disgust much in the manner that rapper Drake reacted when Madonna molested him on stage.
It’s rather extraordinary that those within the council were taken aback by the scathing public response; what else did they expect?
Did they think empowered western women would embrace the idea of donning Muslim headscarves and subjugating themselves in the name of diversity?
Indeed why stop at headscarves?
If the City of Greater Dandenong is really serious about embracing the cultural and religious practises of other countries then why not encourage women not to drive for three hours to raise awareness and insight about the rich culture of Saudi Arabia.
Or perhaps a celebration of sharia law involving an adulteress being flogged in the city square?
Or why doesn’t the council employ moral police armed with long canes who can whip women for showing too much hair or skin?
That might familiarise the locals with what happens in parts of the world where hijabs are compulsory.
I wonder how women who fled countries that require them to cover up feel about local government encouraging women to wear hijabs?
It was only late last year when women in Iran were disfigured and blinded in acid attacks for daring to contravene the country’s strict hijab code.
Shouldn’t we stand with disempowered women in Islamic countries across the world instead of celebrating an instrument that is used in their suppression?
For many the hijab, along with the dehumanising niqab and burqa, are symbols of oppression not some national costume to be worn for kicks and giggles.
Somalian born author and activist, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, describes Muslim headscarves as a means in which a deeply patriarchal culture oppresses women.
“The veil deliberately marks women as private and restricted property, non-persons,” she said.
“The veil sets women apart from men and apart from the world; it restrains them, confines them, grooms them for docility.
“It is the mark of a kind of apartheid, not the domination of a race but of a sex.”
Just how is social cohesion advanced by these ludicrous proposals?
There are, of course, women who argue that wearing a veil and being an emboldened, modern woman are not mutually exclusive.
Indeed some argue that far from being a universal symbol of subjugation, the hijab and even the face covering niqab and burqa are empowering.
I am sorry, ladies, but I’m not buying it.
As someone from a Middle Eastern background I’ve seen first-hand the pressure on girls to obey their devout parents as well as their community’s wishes in regard to how they dress.
That pressure to conform can be overwhelming.
You risk not only being judged, denounced and reviled but completely ostracised.
Being a source of shame to your family for not abiding by accepted cultural practises can be traumatic for any young girl let alone one raised in cultures where she’s considered subservient to men.
The unpalatable truth is that the root cause of much of the world’s entrenched misogyny in 2015 is Islam and it manifests itself in a variety of ways including the requirement for women to cover up.
This is not something to be celebrated or emulated.
But you can be sure no local council will be issuing a media release encouraging Muslim women to remove their hijabs in the interests of social cohesion.
It would be unthinkable.
There would be rallies, cries of Islamophobia and another round of tiresome “feel” pieces from self-loathing Australians who continue to have a disproportionately loud voice in the media.
Frankly I, and I would suggest the overwhelming majority of Australians, don’t care if women in this country want to wear the hijab to observe cultural or religious practises.
The backlash against Greater Dandenong council wasn’t an indication of how people feel about Muslim women and their choice to wear the hijab or other veils; Australians are among the most tolerant and inclusive people in the world.
The reaction was a sign that the silent majority is not willing to have their values compromised by stealth.
Celebrating diversity shouldn’t mean betraying the very values of equality, secularity and freedom that make Australia such a peaceful and cohesive country.
For what it’s worth the City of Greater Dandenong seems to have learnt from its blunder.
“Council is not oblivious to views in the community and will consider community feedback in the design and implementation of future programs,” Mayor Cr Sean O’Reilly said.
Now that would be a fine idea; local councils taking heed of their constituency instead of backing moronic schemes.
This is a symbol of oppression. Please don’t celebrate it
The incisive minds at the City of Greater Dandenong are said to be shocked by the public backlash to their hijab high jinks earlier this month.
Rita Panahi
Generic image of a Muslim woman wearing hijab head scarf.
Generic image of a Muslim woman wearing hijab head scarf.
The incisive minds at the City of Greater Dandenong are said to be shocked by the public backlash to their hijab high jinks earlier this month.
The controversy began when someone at the council authorised a press release that encouraged non-Muslim women to wear a hijab for three hours in some misguided effort to raise “awareness and insight,” as part of an experiment by local students for National Youth Week.
That’s right, a local government authority that should be concerning itself with collecting rubbish, maintaining parklands and not squandering ratepayer’s money thought it should involve itself in a little social engineering.
The reaction from many locals, as well as the wider population, was to recoil in disgust much in the manner that rapper Drake reacted when Madonna molested him on stage.
It’s rather extraordinary that those within the council were taken aback by the scathing public response; what else did they expect?
Did they think empowered western women would embrace the idea of donning Muslim headscarves and subjugating themselves in the name of diversity?
Indeed why stop at headscarves?
If the City of Greater Dandenong is really serious about embracing the cultural and religious practises of other countries then why not encourage women not to drive for three hours to raise awareness and insight about the rich culture of Saudi Arabia.
Or perhaps a celebration of sharia law involving an adulteress being flogged in the city square?
Or why doesn’t the council employ moral police armed with long canes who can whip women for showing too much hair or skin?
That might familiarise the locals with what happens in parts of the world where hijabs are compulsory.
I wonder how women who fled countries that require them to cover up feel about local government encouraging women to wear hijabs?
It was only late last year when women in Iran were disfigured and blinded in acid attacks for daring to contravene the country’s strict hijab code.
Shouldn’t we stand with disempowered women in Islamic countries across the world instead of celebrating an instrument that is used in their suppression?
For many the hijab, along with the dehumanising niqab and burqa, are symbols of oppression not some national costume to be worn for kicks and giggles.
Somalian born author and activist, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, describes Muslim headscarves as a means in which a deeply patriarchal culture oppresses women.
“The veil deliberately marks women as private and restricted property, non-persons,” she said.
“The veil sets women apart from men and apart from the world; it restrains them, confines them, grooms them for docility.
“It is the mark of a kind of apartheid, not the domination of a race but of a sex.”
Just how is social cohesion advanced by these ludicrous proposals?
There are, of course, women who argue that wearing a veil and being an emboldened, modern woman are not mutually exclusive.
Indeed some argue that far from being a universal symbol of subjugation, the hijab and even the face covering niqab and burqa are empowering.
I am sorry, ladies, but I’m not buying it.
As someone from a Middle Eastern background I’ve seen first-hand the pressure on girls to obey their devout parents as well as their community’s wishes in regard to how they dress.
That pressure to conform can be overwhelming.
You risk not only being judged, denounced and reviled but completely ostracised.
Being a source of shame to your family for not abiding by accepted cultural practises can be traumatic for any young girl let alone one raised in cultures where she’s considered subservient to men.
The unpalatable truth is that the root cause of much of the world’s entrenched misogyny in 2015 is Islam and it manifests itself in a variety of ways including the requirement for women to cover up.
This is not something to be celebrated or emulated.
But you can be sure no local council will be issuing a media release encouraging Muslim women to remove their hijabs in the interests of social cohesion.
It would be unthinkable.
There would be rallies, cries of Islamophobia and another round of tiresome “feel” pieces from self-loathing Australians who continue to have a disproportionately loud voice in the media.
Frankly I, and I would suggest the overwhelming majority of Australians, don’t care if women in this country want to wear the hijab to observe cultural or religious practises.
The backlash against Greater Dandenong council wasn’t an indication of how people feel about Muslim women and their choice to wear the hijab or other veils; Australians are among the most tolerant and inclusive people in the world.
The reaction was a sign that the silent majority is not willing to have their values compromised by stealth.
Celebrating diversity shouldn’t mean betraying the very values of equality, secularity and freedom that make Australia such a peaceful and cohesive country.
For what it’s worth the City of Greater Dandenong seems to have learnt from its blunder.
“Council is not oblivious to views in the community and will consider community feedback in the design and implementation of future programs,” Mayor Cr Sean O’Reilly said.
Now that would be a fine idea; local councils taking heed of their constituency instead of backing moronic schemes.
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