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searchPermalink Muslim Female MisogynyBy Ali Eteraz It's just everywhere I go and meet young American Muslim women, I find that the thing they are most obsessive about isn't their own looks, shortcomings, or how boring they are (hey, pharmacy isn't exciting ok?). It's how quick they are to point to some random brother in the community, or whom they've come across at a party, and conclude -- yes, with finality and authority -- "that he must be gay." Maybe it's just that people like to confide in me that I hear this stuff. Or maybe its the fact that girls think I must know the guy they are crushing on (since I magically know everyone) and can give them some kind of insight. Whatever the reason, it's getting kind of pathetic to hear women insulting random dudes for being "gay" when they don't know jack about the guy (aside from the fact that he won't pay attention to them). First of all, when a girl concludes "he is gay" and then looks to me, what exactly am I supposed to say? I am not going to blow up the guy's spot if he's a player, nor am I going to tell her that she needs to aim a little lower looks wise, and I'm certainly not going to actually know if the guy is gay or not. Second, I think Muslim sisters need the same lesson that some good hearted uncle once gave us boys at a post football game pizza: "If a member of the opposite sex rebuffs you, or doesn't pay attention to you, she isn't a b*tch, or a lesbian." Misogynist sisters, recognize. Resentment and prejudice isn't just a man thing. Maybe its the fact that you don't have any class or cultivation that makes guys not like you, hmm, hmm? Nah, whatever, "AE must be gay, too."
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