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[CW: mentions of Islamophobia] Is Islam as homophobic and sexist as westerners claim? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I'm guessing it's like Christianity where there are leftist Christians who follow Jesus' more progressive messages such as giving to the less fortunate and healing the sick, and then there are the scary Christian evangelicals that want A Handmaids Tale and conversion therapy. Logically, Islam probably isn't a monolith in a similar way other religions aren't.

However, I have never heard about what those of the Islamic faith actually believe outside of the hysterical post 9/11 Islamophobia I've been indoctrinated with as a child.

I want to know what the truth is and hear the other sides story. To me it's obvious that Islamophobia is wrong, however when Islamophobes make wild claims about it, I can't really refute them confidently because I'm simply ignorant of the facts. Please educate my dumb, white ass.

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[–] Monk3brain3@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Gotcha. Anyway I'm probably getting banned so feel free to keep this going

[–] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

Actually you know what, in the spirit of making this site a better place to use for everyone and since you didn't really say anything bad I am sorry for aggressively responding to your original post and wrongly insulting your intelligence, very bad behaviour on my part. Next time it would have been better for me to start a productive discussion about the relationship between religious thought and the superstructure of class society. Unironically hope you have a good day.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Anyway I'm probably getting banned

For such a very enlightened New Atheist, you sure seem to like dragging around a self-righteous self-pitying cross. pathetic