VoxelVexillologist
🇺🇸 Multidimensional Radical Centrist
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VoxelVexillologist
🇺🇸 Multidimensional Radical Centrist
9hr ago
I have known at least a few women in my life that have described expectations of revealing women's clothing as at least akin to "oppressive" (I don't recall whether that specific word was used). "I don't want to go swimming because everyone will look at me weirdly if I don't wear almost nothing like everyone else" is not, like, a completely unsympathetic take to me, at least. Conformity in any direction is plausibly coercive.
VoxelVexillologist
🇺🇸 Multidimensional Radical Centrist
10hr ago
What if Mike Pence or Mitt Romney or J.D. Vance of Pete Hegseth showed up like this?
I'm sure Romney's wife was also wearing magic underwear, and I don't recall that ever being a serious debate during his campaign. I could maybe see some devout Christian woman who is also a public figure (ACB? She doesn't seem that trad) adopting the traditional-in-some-communities practice of veiling, but I doubt that it'd make much of a splash. For better or worse, I don't know that the leftists are wrong that concern about headscarves is from seeing Muslims (especially observant ones) as an outgroup. IMO face covering is a bit different, but I'd bet there are hair covering styles that wouldn't seem too out of place in everyday life from the Christian traditions: hats are pretty normalized.
VoxelVexillologist
🇺🇸 Multidimensional Radical Centrist
12hr ago
he was sworn in on Thomas Jefferson's Quran.
I always found this one funny because it mostly glosses over the reason Jefferson owned a Quran: he, too, as president was sending troops across oceans two centuries ago to fight Muslims engaging in what would today probably be called "terrorism".
Maybe in two centuries someone will find that George W. owned one too, and try to use that similarly.
I think his public history with negative-sum investment antics against whole nations seems relevant (see Black Wednesday and others). I can see how it makes skepticism of his political donations easier: does someone willing to tank the UK economy for personal gain really have citizens' best interests at heart? Gates is at least easier to find earnest.
Although largely I think he's just the best foil to Koch, and now Musk.
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