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minus-squareradixlinkfedilinkEnglish-1•edit-21 year agoIs it a bad idea for me, a non-religious person, to wear one in solidarity? (As well as for privacy, sun protection, etc.) (I do not live in France.)
minus-squaredennylinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoI fail to see why not. It’s just a dress. You shall wear whatever resonates with you.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoIt’s not just a dress, unfortunately. It’s a dress, strongly associated with female oppressive rules of Islam.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-1•1 year agoI have been in some pagan veiling online circles and have discovered that a lot of non-Muslims use Muslim-style veils and it usually is not considered offensive, so I think that it would be okay for an irreligious person to use one.
Is it a bad idea for me, a non-religious person, to wear one in solidarity? (As well as for privacy, sun protection, etc.)
(I do not live in France.)
I fail to see why not. It’s just a dress. You shall wear whatever resonates with you.
It’s not just a dress, unfortunately. It’s a dress, strongly associated with female oppressive rules of Islam.
I have been in some pagan veiling online circles and have discovered that a lot of non-Muslims use Muslim-style veils and it usually is not considered offensive, so I think that it would be okay for an irreligious person to use one.