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In reply to the discussion: Requiring Wearing A Head Scarf, Burqa, Or Other Body Covering Is NOT Religion But Misogyny. [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)head with a scarf, would that show respect. He nodded, so she did, and we went in, very nice folks.
I don't believe in anyone's god, but I do believe in respect. Most times.
Several white women came in, sat in the front, turned around to the women in back in their coverings, several times, back and forth. During the question and answer period they showed their obvious disdain for the women, the men, the religion, and they, like you, seemed to seize on that whole headcovering thing. Snooty, unpleasant, just there to represent the neighborhoods around. They left. I realized they are also my neighbors. At least one drove to a block that just ran a successful campaign to keep Catholic Charities from building a 12 unit apartment for low-income folks. So it would be within walking distance of the grocery.
The complainers said it would bring property values down, to have those people there. (Catholic Charities just announced a 48 million dollar program to house every homeless family in Spokane.Looks a lot better than any of the homes the whiners live in.)
Anyway, we left.
So then we went outside and my wife took off her shirt and let her breasts fly in the wind, as we walked downtown. We passed guys who had their shirts off too, no one gave anybody a second look.
'Cause their ain't no damn misogyny here.
Okay, I made those last 3 lines up.