nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoAfghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is overapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down19
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minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down5·11 months agoWhat matters is that they can’t get education and economic independence, who gives a shit about dress codes
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoTo me forcing the girls to cover their faces is another shit thing done to them.
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoYes, but it is a very minor shit thing. It is literally just aesthetic and all cultures have dress norms.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoForcing women to cover themselves up from head to toe is a bit more than just a “dress norm”. Should be able to choose.
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoHow is it different?
What matters is that they can’t get education and economic independence, who gives a shit about dress codes
To me forcing the girls to cover their faces is another shit thing done to them.
Yes, but it is a very minor shit thing. It is literally just aesthetic and all cultures have dress norms.
Forcing women to cover themselves up from head to toe is a bit more than just a “dress norm”. Should be able to choose.
How is it different?