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There's lots wrong with Saudi laws but 99% of HN readers, including yourself I am sure, know that no woman is the property of any man in Saudi. I've seen many c
by abdulhaq 7y ago
There's lots wrong with Saudi laws but 99% of HN readers, including yourself I am sure, know that no woman is the property of any man in Saudi. I've seen many comments about Islam from hyperbole to downright lies intended to promote hate. These comments are frequently allowed to slide without any rebuttal or attempt at moderation. What might seem like hyperbole to you is read as truth by others, and there is a tidal wave of hate and filth out there (not on HN) relating to Islam and muslims. In future I intend to call these comments out on HN instead of ignoring them as I have lazily done in the past, because in some ways they have a bigger impact than the simple slavering on right wing hate sites. My karma will almost certainly run dry at some point, because of the human tendency to dislike being called out for this sort of stuff, at which point I will have to return to letting it slide once more.
- celticninja 7y agoCall me out on it if it's wrong, to me it was more a generalisation, I don't actually think they are considered property. But women in SA have fewer rights and many of these are dependent on the male relative (father or husband). So feel free to call out inaccuracies here on HN, but know it goes both ways. Make sure you call out the inequality of women in SA and don't gloss over it. So in your initial response to me you should have said I was wrong, they are not property, but they are certainly considered second class citizens with SA. To say "they aren't property" and leave it at that is disingenuous at best.