#hijab is not oppression

[sixpossumsinaclownsuit]

Remember kiddos, polygamy and polyamory was only demonized for four core reasons:

Tw: homophobia, sexism, religious commentary, political commentary, oppression

1.) America wanted more taxes

Part of the legal institutionalization of marriage is that there is tax benefits for the individual parties when they get married, and financial ties/power is attorney between married people. It becomes messy when these ties extend to multiple people/marriages and the I*RS wants they tax money, and America would rather just make an entire way of life illegal than make laws and systems that accommodate people. See point #4 for more on that

2.) Puritan culture (aka thinly veiled sexism)

Puritan culture relies heavily on systems of control that villainize sex and women (that's a whole other conversation but I won't digress), and lots of marriages/polygamous marriages having sex with each other is obviously bad bad bad!! Hard to control!! Save the defenseless women from their pimp husbands! Orgies, the devil's work! And...

3.) Homophobia

Good god, women being in marriages together! Married to a man, but what if these women end up by being married to each other by extension! And having sex with each other! And what if a woman marries more than one man! Would these men become inferior to their wives? Would one of these husbands be less dominant than another? Would the men function in these complex marriages like a woman?! Disgusting! That's gay (derogatory!) Would these husbands be having sex with each other? But that's gay and gay is bad! Sex is bad! God, purge these sinners of their Sodomy!

(Surprise surprise, homophobia has very little to do with actual gay people and has everything to do with puritan culture, control, sexism and the demonization of sex, and points two and three are actually the same thing)

4.) Christian nationalism

Polygamy and nonmonogamy is normalized and integrated with several non-Christian and alternative Christian cultures going back thousands of years, like Islam, Mormonism, feudal Japanese/samurai cultures, Hinduism, several Native American cultures, etc... even in the Bible in Judeo-Christian history and biblical era cultures nonmonogamy was normalized. Banning nonmonogamy in America is banning the right to engage in non-christian religious rite and practice. It's only something criminal to post-puritan Christians and those beliefs becoming law, regardless of other religious beliefs and practices also existing in America, is the unseparation of church and state.

So before you tell a polyamorous person "oh that's cheating with permission" or "I could NEVER do that," or "I love my partner too much to do that/cheat like that," remember that these are the institutions and the propaganda you're upholding with your judgement. Supporting/ being kind about polyamory is religious tolerance, and biting your thumb at the I*RS.

Tl:dr, the dissolution of separating of church and state, puritan culture and the sexism/homophobia associated with puritan culture is why nonmonogamy is demonized and why polygamy is illegal in America.

Tone indication/post intention: satirical and exaggerated tones criticizing longstanding institutions of oppression with the intent to explain why judging, hating or criticizing nonmonogamous practices is oppressive and a result of propaganda. This post is not intended to persuade people who practice monogamy to practice nonmonogamy instead or to demonize monogamy. It is intended to advocate for breaking the stigma around nonmonogamy.

#polyamory #polygamy #nonmonogamy #ethical nonmonogamy #enm #monogamy #toxic monogamy #puritan culture #religious tolerance #religious freedom #islam is not inherently oppressive #hijab is not oppression #puritan culture is oppression #puritan culture is sexism #puritanism is control #crash the mode #Christian nationalism #end Christian nationalism #homophobia #sexism #marriage equality #American history #political commentary #tax evasion is a moral obligation #tax evasion

[pineapplecrispy]

As of now telegram, Twitter, tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit and soon enough whatsapp are blocked in here; that means no social media whatsoever

The VPNs we use are failing one after the other; And the internet speed is gradually getting less and less and less

Once they cut us off the massacre will begin

Please share

#pls share #mahsa amini #women movement of iran #iran protests #iran protest #iran #forced hijab #oppression #I forgot to mention that even Pinterest is out

[radykalny-feminizm]

Oriana Fallaci (29 June 1929 – 15 September 2006) was an Italian journalist and author.

She rightfully critcized Islam and its oppressive rules.

During her 1979 interview with Ayatollah Khomeini, she addressed him as a "tyrant", and managed to unveil herself from the chador:

OF: I still have to ask you a lot of things. About the "chador", for example, which I was obliged to wear to come and interview you, and which you impose on Iranian women... I am not only referring to the dress, but to what it represents, I mean the apartheid Iranian women have been forced into after the revolution. They cannot study at the university with men, they cannot work with men, they cannot swim in the sea or in a swimming-pool with men. They have to do everything separately, wearing their "chador". By the way, how can you swim wearing a "chador"?

AK: None of this concerns you, our customs do not concern you. If you don't like the Islamic dress, you are not obliged to wear it, since it is for young women and respectable ladies.

OF: Very kind (of you). Since you tell me that, I'm going to immediately rid myself of this stupid medieval rag. There!

Truly a badass feminist icon.

#oriana fallaci #radfem #radical feminism #radfem safe #radblr #radfems do interact #feminism #radfems do touch #women's rights #women's liberation #anti islam #anti hijab #hijab free #chador #anti chador #islam is evil #islam is not a religion of peace #women's oppression #female journalist #iran #iranian women #iranian girls #islamic republic of iran #Ayatollah Khomeini #iranian revolution #anti religion #islam is bad #fuck islam #islam #muslim

[b-lessings]

" Islam tells men to honor women and women to honor themselves. "

#and they say this religion is degrading and oppressing women #I just saw a reel of NAK talking about this and got inspired #I think he was talking about Hijab but the video was not complete #islam #women in islam #muslim women #Alhamdulillah

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

February 1 is No Hijab Day.

#No Hijab Day #NoHijabDay #World Hijab Day #Free from Hijab #islam #religion #hijabi #hijab #compulsory hijab #islamic oppression #religion is a mental illness

[coochiequeens]

He killed a literal baby. And now he wants to sue the state for damages?!

By Anna Slatz February 14, 2024

A trans-identified male currently serving a 55-year sentence for the murder of his infant stepdaughter has launched a lawsuit against the Chaplain at his prison after he was allegedly denied a hijab despite identifying as a Muslim woman. Autumn Cordellioné, previously known as Jonathan C. Richardson, is seeking $150,000 in damages.

As previously reported by Reduxx, Cordellioné was first arrested in 2001 after his 11-month-old stepdaughter died in his care while her mother was at work. The night of the infant’s death, Cordellioné had been visited by friends who later told police that he had been “acting strangely.”

Despite claiming the little girl was inside sleeping, Cordellioné had loud music playing in the home, and his guests noted that he appeared to have a fresh, bleeding tattoo of the child’s name carved into his arm.

Autumn Cordellioné as of August 2023. Photo Courtesy: Indiana Department of Corrections.

Later that night, after his friends left, Cordellioné went to his neighbor and asked him to call 911, claiming the child was unresponsive. When emergency personnel arrived, they were briefly able to resuscitate the girl, but she died shortly after being rushed to the hospital. 

Cordellioné was interviewed by police, who noted he was “calm and unemotional” during questioning, and his story about what happened to the baby changed dramatically over the course of the two interviews conducted.

At first, Cordellioné claimed he found the baby unresponsive after doing some household chores. But in the next interview, Cordellioné said the child was being “fussier than usual” and he attempted to throw her up in the air repeatedly in an effort to calm her down. He said her “head bopped forward and back up in a rough type of a manner,” and that the child continued to cry so he proceeded to shake her aggressively in an effort to calm her down.

During a failed appeals hearing, detectives from the case recounted how Cordellioné “physically showed” how he had manhandled the girl, getting up out of his chair and demonstrating the action in a rough manner.

An autopsy subsequently found that the baby had died of asphyxiation by manual strangulation. Cordellioné was booked awaiting a court hearing, and would later tell a prison official “all I know is I killed the little fucking bitch.”

Cordellioné was found guilty and sentenced to 55 years in prison for the horrific crime. He is currently incarcerated at the Branchville Correctional Facility, an institution for male offenders.

Last August, Cordellioné joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union to sue the Indiana Department of Corrections, citing “discrimination” on the basis of his gender identity. That case is currently in progress.

But Reduxx has now learned that that Cordellioné has also launched a separate suit against the prison’s Chaplain, Tony Gray. Gray has been a Chaplain at the facility since 2014, and volunteered at the institution prior to being offered an official role.

Branchville Chaplain Tony Gray. Photo Source: Indiana Department of Corrections

In the lawsuit, filed on November 3, 2023, Cordellioné accuses Gray of violating his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment constitutional rights.

According to court records obtained by Reduxx, the incident of complaint took place in May of 2023 after Gray informed Cordellioné that he was not allowed to don a hijab outside of his cell. In response, Cordellioné said: “I wear the hijab in order to cover my head and ears for modesty purposes, as I am an Islamic practicing transwoman.”

At the time, Cordellioné’s registered religion was “Wiccan” and Gray pointed that out, to which Cordellioné replied that he was an “eclectic practitioner who is a member of the Theosophical Society in America.”

The Theosophical Society is headquartered in Chennai, India, and is considered an “esoteric new religious movement.” Founded in 1875, it describes itself as a “unsectarian body of seekers after Truth,” and its practitioners appear to dabble in the philosophy and beliefs of multiple religions simultaneously. One of its founders is Russian mystic Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, who stated in 1889 that “the purpose of establishing the Society was to prepare humanity for the reception of a World Teacher.”

Cordellioné is claiming that his equal protection rights were violated when he was barred from wearing a hijab outside of his cell, noting that male Muslims in the facility are allowed to wear kufis or taqiyah — a short, rounded brimless prayer cap.

“Islamic faith mandates the wearing of a kufi for males … Islamic faith also mandates females of the faith wear hijabs when outside the home and when not amongst men of their family. Tony Gray allows male Muslims to wear their sufis, but denies me, a transwoman, the same privilege.”

From the legal complaint filed by Cordellioné.

Cordellioné also alleges that Gray’s refusal to allow him to wear a hijab violated his eighth amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment. In his argument, Cordellioné claims the he was subjected to “harassment and ridicule” by the Islamic community in his prison because he had not been allowed to wear a hijab.

“[Gray] should be aware, as Chaplain, the stigma and shame that is attributed to Islamic women when they go uncovered and without a hijab,” Cordellioné writes in his complaint. “Women are viewed as whores, tempters of men, and adulterators; by Islamic society both in and out of prison. I have been shunned, made a social pariah, and amongst my own religious community.”

He continues: “Without the support of the Islamic community, I will struggle and likely fail to achieve salvation for by [sic] Mohammed’s teachings a Muslim who knows of the teachings, yet strays from them, will never reach heaven.”

In his stated request for relief, Cordellioné is seeking the ability to wear his hijab in prison, as well as $150,000 in compensation.

Since filing, there has been some back-and-forth with the court surrounding Cordellioné’s financial situation, with the court requesting a nominal initial filing fee of $36.55, but Cordellioné claiming he does not have the money to pay it. If he cannot demonstrate deficiency in the time the court has specified, his case might be dismissed.

#Autumn Cordellioné is Jonathan C. Richardson #Criminals using gender identity to try to look like the victim #Branchville Correctional Facility #American Civil Liberties Union #ACLU defending violent men who claim to be women #Indiana Department of Corrections #Good for the Chaplin for standing up to a guy claiming to be an Islamic practicing transwoman #Theosophical Society in America #A lot of muslim men would not like him wearing a hijab #He wants to identify as a whole tempter of men and an adulteress? #Another guy who fetishizes submissiveness #He claimed to be Wiccan first #He's really trying to check of as many boxes for an oppression Olympics

[doamuslims]

“We’re Being Killed Because Of Our Religion” / Message From Ethiopian Muslimah

A powerful message from an Ethiopian Muslim woman reminding Muslims across the world about their duties and responsibilities for raising awareness about the ongoing persecution and oppression of Muslims by the Ethiopian government.

#islam #muslims #islamophobia #ummah #hijab #muslim #oppression #Ethiopia #ethiopian #africa #Allah #hijabi #addis ababa #Muslimah #Dawah #Religion #god

[bijoumikhawal]

"The Bajoran caste system doesn't impact how we as an audience should engage with d'ja pagh because it's only in one episode" city on the edge of forever was only one episode you moron

#cipher talk #Context: people were mad about a character in LWD being hijabi and one argument was 'well the hijab is used to oppress some people' #'So it shouldn't be included and shouldn't be compared to Bajoran earrings' #So i hit em with 'you know those earrings tell what caste you are and there's an episode related to caste violence right' #'Those earrings have a violent history. Doesn't give Starfleet the right to tell Bajorans not to wear them though' #This is the response I got

[pineapplecrispy]

#mahsa amini #iran #feminism #women movement of iran #feminist #forced hijab #religious oppression

[shidouryusm]

Everyone praises women when they set boundaries with “my body, my choice” until a hijabi muslim woman enters the equation 😒

#sams.shit #im not wearing hijab yet but Im muslim #also I don’t intend to downplay the struggles even other women have when it comes to setting boundaries #but we more or less get support albeit very minimal #however when a hijabi muslim woman decodes to do it- she is suddenly being oppressed under religion #have you ever taken the time to reflect that maybe she uses this to her strength and not touch random men #which is ew in the first place and the fact that she has more power in this situation #but hatred is blinding and myopic #it will only take you to where your mind has set #shame shame

[mycotoxin]

(THIS IS A SCREENSHOT)

There is a word, actually! They usually get called “fags”

#terf cringe #I would hope that you could have a better understanding of gender-related issues by now #but I think that’s being too generous towards the ‘man bad woman good’ people #also this is part of my reasoning behind my doubts regarding terfs and gender dysphoria #have y’all noticed how ignorant terfies are towards gnc men #I saw one stating that gnc men are oppressed because their gender nonconformity is just a costume they can take off #which therefore means they’re not oppressed #and when I brought up gnc women and hijab I (also ‘costumes’ you can take off) she said it wasn’t the same #like.

[radykalny-feminizm]

thoughts on manifestation? i'm manifesting equality for islam girls and women

Well I don't know if it works, but it surely doesn't hurt to manifest this. It's hard, but you can also try to help these women more actively, starting with educating them and helping them realize that they're oppressed.

#ask #radfem #radical feminism #radfem safe #radblr #radfems do interact #feminism #women's rights #women's liberation #islam #muslim #muslim women #anti islam #anti hijab #women's oppression #manifesting #manifestation

[luminalunii97]

Faranak Amidi, an Iranian feminist, tweets about morality police and forced religion. It is brought up by the recent catastrophe in Iran. A 22 year old woman, Mahsa Amini, was killed by morality police for not wearing her hijab "properly". She was beaten brutally that resulted in brain injury. This is the thing we deal with on a daily basis in Iran. This is a bold example of freedom and human rights violation. This dystopia is not fictional.

#islamic republic of iran #feminism #misogyny #sexism #forced religion #mandatory hijab #morality police #tumblr #mahsa amini #hell #religious trauma #propaganda #religious radicalism #freedom #human rights #politics #handmaid's tale #feminist #systematic oppression #gender based violence #choice #human integrity

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

#Mahsa Amini #Iran #islam #hijab #hijabi #woman life freedom #forced hijab #compulsory hijab #hijab is not empowering #hijab is oppressive #religion of violence #religion #religion is a mental illness

[eelifnazfirat]

We Need A Solution For This World Wide Problem: Inequality

I thought I wouldn’t post about this kind of stuff here but the recent news led me to post about these topics on all my social media accounts. Last Friday a woman named Mahsa Amina got brutally beaten to death. Records and news show that She got arrested by the “Morality Police” in Iran over the so-called Islamic laws and the mandatory hijab law. On Tuesday she was arrested and taken to the police station for a “Re-education” about the hijab. A few hours later she was rushed to the hospital. Iranian authorities said she suddenly had a “heart problem” while the victim's family said that their daughter was beaten to death. People in Iran started protesting to show that they no longer can be silenced.  They started protesting by cutting their hair, taking off their head scarves, and burning them on the streets. People who live there say that the oppression got so bad that they couldn’t even go to school or get a job if they didn’t cover their hair by the age of seven. While Iran’s gender apartheid dictatorship is still terrorizing people, Iranian people are trying to raise awareness on social media. And the worst part is, this is not even the only place these horrible things happen.     In Afghanistan, the Taliban is still terrorizing people. Recently they banned women from access to education and showing their faces in public. No one should be fighting for their basic rights but these people do. Afghan people are trying to protest the Taliban but their voices aren’t heard enough.                                                             

Everyone deserves equal rights no matter nationality, ethnicity, gender, or religion because these are basic human rights and no one is superior to the other. Going against human rights causes conflict and will make this world even more crooked. By sitting here in silence and not even trying to do something you are supporting the oppressor. If we speak up more we can amplify the voice of the victims around the world. Please be a part of the movement and show that you care by spreading awareness. This may be the least we can do but it’s better than sitting here and watching all this violence happen. We need to show that everyone can do anything with the right amount of support because this is in our nature. Humans need each other to live and prevent problems worldwide. Even if we can’t prevent everything bad from happening we can still help people in need. If you haven’t started protesting yet, know that you still can. Don’t forget that it’s better late than never. Join us and become a voice of the silent. We can make it all happen together.                                               

Research sources: @middleeasteye on TikTok, the video uploaded on 19/09/2022. Dw Documentary on YouTube, the documentary uploaded on 10/09/2022. @projectchai on Instagram,the post uploaded on 19/09/2022.

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#mahsa amini #mahsa #iran #muslim #hijab #diversity #equality #gender equality #awareness #protest #afghanistan #taliban #justice #girls supporting girls #raise awareness #oppression

[shrinkthisviolet]

So when are we all gonna start classifying brown Hijabi x white guy media (which follows the Trope conventions) as white savior media 🤨

#for those asking how it would qualify #this trope usually portrays islam as oppressive #hijabis are portrayed as finding freedom/liberation in rebelling against islam (thanks to the dude’s influence) #and hijabis usually take their hijab off for the dude #this is portrayed as a Positive Character Growth moment #something the white guy helped her realize #the trope essentially portrays white dudes as ‘saving’ brown hijabis from their religion