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Originally Posted by Brillopad
I will address a couple of your points at this time as I feel they make the least sense and appear to perpetuate female inequality.
If as you say 'Muslim women are demonised for wearing the burkha' - why shouldn't they be. If they actually choose to wear such clothing knowing how female equality is valued in the West and written into its laws to ensure that such equality is recognised and respected, something Western women have fought long and hard for, then they are showing a lack of respect for Western values and Western women and as good as sticking two fingers up at them.
So why should their feelings be given priority over that of Western women? Why should we be concerned for their feelings when they clearly aren't for ours? You may not be offended by that but many are. It isn't exactly the way to assimilate into a Western country is it!
I also believe most Western women and men in 2017 would not, and should not, support 'Muslim men being too tough on their women' (whatever that means). Women are not children, they are adults with minds of their own that should not be controlled, scolded or treated as second-class citizens, so again why would they, or any man, not be scorned for that?
Bearing these issues in mind it comes as no surprise to me if Muslim refugees are seen as 'a frightening invasion' when so many clearly disrespect the values of the countries they choose to live in.
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All of this is a mute point to the topic. I'm not asking you why you fear Muslims or why we should all fear Muslims. I'm suggesting our prejudices are born from ignorance. I'm asking, did the fear and prejudice come before terrorism or after terrorism (a bit like the chicken and the egg) and if it came after, which I know it did, do we understand the history behind it? do we even care about this history behind it?