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The issue is not the forcing people to wear clothes, really. If Islamic societies applied this rule equally to men we'd all wear hats in Iran without thinking
by retrac 3y ago
The issue is not the forcing people to wear clothes, really. If Islamic societies applied this rule equally to men we'd all wear hats in Iran without thinking and no one would discuss it other than as a cultural oddity. It's illegal to bare certain parts of the body in many western countries.
But men in Iran get to sharply dress and show off their barber's work. They're allowed to be full individuals in this domain, not shuttered away dependents. That's the issue with an imposed hijab that applies only to women.
- true_religion 3y agoI think if it were only about clothes, it would be considered a quirk. Like how western societies bizarrely hide female torsos while allowing men to walk around shirtless. However the oppression of women in Iran goes further than just being told to wear specific clothes.