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Iranian women protesting mandatory veiling by the Islamic Republic, 1979 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] Mercurial@todon.nl 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@PugJesus this is cute and all, but also ethnocentric. there are ways in which wearing his job offers much more freedom than fashion designed by men like Victoria’s Secret and other expensive tiny pieces of fabric

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

@PugJesus this is cute and all, but also ethnocentric. there are ways in which wearing his job offers much more freedom than fashion designed by men like Victoria’s Secret and other expensive tiny pieces of fabric

"Iranian women protesting for their own right to choose what they wear is ethnocentric"

are you being fucking serious right now