All the women I’ve been friends with who’ve worn a hijab did it in part out of faith and in part to free themselves of the male gaze. Not the gaze of Muslim men, but of men in general. All made the choice to start wearing it on their own, as adults, and most of them eventually stopped wearing it. These were all college educated women.
This makes a ton of sense, I hate how easy it is for people to make snap judgements about people they don’t even know. I even double checked myself before posting my comment before. I haven’t gotten to know anyone that wears a hijab, here or in muslim countries.
All the women I’ve been friends with who’ve worn a hijab did it in part out of faith and in part to free themselves of the male gaze. Not the gaze of Muslim men, but of men in general. All made the choice to start wearing it on their own, as adults, and most of them eventually stopped wearing it. These were all college educated women.
This makes a ton of sense, I hate how easy it is for people to make snap judgements about people they don’t even know. I even double checked myself before posting my comment before. I haven’t gotten to know anyone that wears a hijab, here or in muslim countries.