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Originally Posted by Livia

Don't you get fed up with the continual bashing of anything you say from the same handful of people? I know I do.

My compassion does only go so far. I am concerned about the things I posted earlier in this thread... the plight of women in Islam, the FGM, the oppression of the gay community, Islam's rabid anti-semitism. I can't shed tears over whether someone wears a headscarf or not. And if you're spending a lot of time thinking about that, then you should know that women are free to wear a headscarf in the UK.

I'll say that again. Women are free to wear a headscarf in the UK. Theresa May backs this. Don'ty try wearing a bikini in Saudi though.... but hey, that's them, right? They're allowed to oppress women.

I do. As you say it is always the same handful of people who try to undermine opposing views and shut down opinions in this way.

Believing in female equality and not being willing to simply ignore or tolerate the lack of respect of it from other cultures in the West is a right and one I will continually endorse. Respect works both ways. But for some, it is all one way and about everyone else continuously appeasing one group of people and if we are not prepared to do that then we are ..... the usual same old claptrap.

Not so much offended as bored stiff of it. Such tactics are obvious, blatant and lack insight and intelligence in my opinion. I also find it manipulative and controlling. Funny that!