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*LOL* Shopped but funny.
dina dina dina burka man
Technically it’s not a burqa, but an abaya and niqab…
Yes, definitely photoshopped, but the pose was asking for it. Chances are, she has never seen Batman, however.
Who cares if it’s photoshopped, it’s AWESOME AND I WANT ONE.
The only bat she knows is the one her husband beats her with when she tries to get educated or drive a car.
Whoa! Did it occur to you that maybe some of these women like to dress like that for themselves? And that not devout muslim husband beats his wife?
What, nothing about the adjacent BatMobile
This is very offensive. Women in a culture like that don’t have the freedom to express themselves. To laugh at the idea that someone this oppressed knows or cares about Batman belittles the suffering she endures.
Most women who wear this actually choose it for themselves. The point of it is to show that the woman is deserving of respect, to emphasise her valuable personhood rather than her sexuality. How do you know that she suffers? Have you talked to her? Have you talked to any muslim women about their choice (or lack thereof) of clothing? I have. Most journalism on the topic conveniently ignores the perspective of such women, which is sexist. You say “women should be able to choose what they want to wear” but that’s just the point- most of them DID choose. They ARE expressing themselves. Just because they’re not doing it how women in western cultures do it, doesn’t make it any less valid.
This pic is offensive if it is ‘shopped, in my opinion, but that’s just because it’d be a case of somebody making fun of the culture.
Yes, Amy, there are definitely Muslimahs out there who don’t have the freedom to express themselves and who are oppressed–a lot of them–but that’s true of women in virtually every culture. Granted, some cultures are worse in that they offer little advocacy or protection for victims of abuse, if not perpetuate the problem.
Note that I am talking about culture, here, and not religion. Islam grants many rights to women, including the right to own and inherit property. Why, then, doesn’t an Islamic nation like Afghanistan allow women to own property? Because their culture is more influential than their religion.
Just search “hijab tutorial” on YouTube, and you’ll see most Muslimahs are free to express themselves. And to see just how true this is, search “punk hijabi.”