It does bug me...
But I can't put my finger on it. According to a liberal Muslim whom I'm deeply privileged to know, it is more a cultural rather than religious item, and he doesn't like it either.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Mon 5 Apr 2010, 17:43, 1 reply)

It is not part of any religious text, from what I've heard recently from clerics.
It's a practice that started a fucking long time ago when women were still dowry'd.

Buncha bullshit to force a girl to think they have to wear it today.
(Scritty Bakerman., Mon 5 Apr 2010, 21:13, closed)

as far as im aware
they enter into it voluntarily. well, supposedly so. they're not supposed to be forced into doing it. but then if they don't and they get raped i've also heard that under certain countries' Islamic laws she "brought it on herself" and the men get away with it. maybe i heard wrong, but that was my take on the above.
(zenmeban thinks the weather could be better, Mon 5 Apr 2010, 22:49, closed)