Tag Archives: Lemme tell you how it is…

Why I don’t give a damn that you have a linguistic issue with ‘FEMinist’

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

mankind manpower manfully headmaster firemen policemen mailmen man-eating You got a problem with ‘feminist’ because the word inherently excludes you? Check your privilege and get the hell over it. You can treat women equally as much as you like but … Continue reading →

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Rejecting Your Sense of Justice is Rejecting a Device of God

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

This post is brought to you by a bewildering conversation I had a while ago in which an XY tried to mansplain to me that his interpretation of a specific verse pertaining to women is not unjust because it is … Continue reading →

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Disregarded Verses: Women as Examples for Men

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

They are actually proclaimed in the Qur’an as examples for people, but to this day they are considered to have been meant for only women when believing men should also accept them as an ideal to strive toward. Shoshie, Jewish … Continue reading →

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Language Supremacy, Power and Authority in Islam

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Because the Qur’an was revealed in Arabic there’s consensus in the Islamic community that Arabs who speak Arabic from birth and are fluent in the language know the Qur’an best. Consequently, Arab religious leaders are viewed as more authentic compared … Continue reading →

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