4. At the same time though she could have gone to another salon, it's not like she had to get her hair cut there, but on the flip side, women's and unisex salons always charge women more even for a stereotypically male haircut (which is a form of sexism, how is short hair more expensive to cut if you're a woman?) and if she'd gone to another barbers, again the assumption that "wants male haircut = butch dyke" could have come into play and resulted in homophobia. So really thanks to social stigma, homophobia and sexism, getting a haircut can be a massive issue if you are someone who is seen as being a woman and you want what is considered a male haircut.
So ultimately what you have here is intersectional issue, they have freedom of religion and really shouldn't be demonized for their beliefs, which they are being, but there's a good chance that sexist and homophobic stereotypes that many people absorb without them realising it are tangled up in this.
As for your point that many Muslim men work as Doctors and the like, firstly, I wouldn't be surprised if you like many people assumed Brown skin = Muslim, there are plenty of people from areas like Pakistan, and India who are say Hindu or who follow other religions which do not necessarily have the same beliefs. Secondly like any religious person, Muslims are perfectly free to discard parts of the Quran they do not personally agree with, there are plenty of professional Muslims who do not believe it is an issue to touch a woman to provide medical care to her. Religious people are not monolith, they may believe in the same God, the same basic ideas about who was his prophet and how he should be worshiped but they can differ vastly on the details.
Ultimately OP, you're being rather racist, and ignoring the intersectional nature of this issue to engage in what is basically religious discrimination by dismissing that these men are part of a belief system and that they are entitled to freedom of worship, and that while it does not grant them the right to be bigoted, their right to religious freedom and belief also should not be ignored in an effort to stamp out sexism without addressing the intersectionalism. Not only that but you're also insulted many Muslims with your ignorant comments about Islam. I doubt you would make such comments about Christianity.
It seems the only rage here is against your ignorance. I suggest you think carefully before you post intersectional issues to the community in future.
...except Muslim isn't a race? I absolutely do NOT assume that "brown = Muslim" because that is NOT the case here. It is far more likely that brown = Sikh, if anything, where I come from. Still, can't assume, because it's also true that brown = Christian and brown = Agnostic/Atheist.
I'm kinda new to the whole "intersectional" thing though. Sexism really bugs me, and it gets entrenched BY religion. How are we going to stop sexism if we don't erode away belief systems that perpetuate it?
I didn't make any ignorant comments about Islam in general. It all came from the story. From the Muslims themselves in the story, who don't necessarily represent all Muslims.
So ultimately what you have here is intersectional issue, they have freedom of religion and really shouldn't be demonized for their beliefs, which they are being, but there's a good chance that sexist and homophobic stereotypes that many people absorb without them realising it are tangled up in this.
As for your point that many Muslim men work as Doctors and the like, firstly, I wouldn't be surprised if you like many people assumed Brown skin = Muslim, there are plenty of people from areas like Pakistan, and India who are say Hindu or who follow other religions which do not necessarily have the same beliefs. Secondly like any religious person, Muslims are perfectly free to discard parts of the Quran they do not personally agree with, there are plenty of professional Muslims who do not believe it is an issue to touch a woman to provide medical care to her. Religious people are not monolith, they may believe in the same God, the same basic ideas about who was his prophet and how he should be worshiped but they can differ vastly on the details.
Ultimately OP, you're being rather racist, and ignoring the intersectional nature of this issue to engage in what is basically religious discrimination by dismissing that these men are part of a belief system and that they are entitled to freedom of worship, and that while it does not grant them the right to be bigoted, their right to religious freedom and belief also should not be ignored in an effort to stamp out sexism without addressing the intersectionalism. Not only that but you're also insulted many Muslims with your ignorant comments about Islam. I doubt you would make such comments about Christianity.
It seems the only rage here is against your ignorance. I suggest you think carefully before you post intersectional issues to the community in future.
Sorry for the length of my comments.
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I'm kinda new to the whole "intersectional" thing though. Sexism really bugs me, and it gets entrenched BY religion. How are we going to stop sexism if we don't erode away belief systems that perpetuate it?
I didn't make any ignorant comments about Islam in general. It all came from the story. From the Muslims themselves in the story, who don't necessarily represent all Muslims.
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