Why is hating women so normalized?
Just wanted to vent and discuss things with strangers, will probably delete this later.
There has been a rise in misogyny both in real life and on the internet. Harassing or committing crimes against women is pretty much the norm nowadays--whether it's a male family member stealing inheritance or collogues/peers minimizing women's efforts or even dismissing them entirely and not to mention, online harassment (examples from my own life).
I have recently seen a video of a girl who's a part of a speaking club talking about the skills she gained (on fb, I seriously need to deactivate), and the majority of comments were men (and sadly some women) criticizing/sexualizing her and some even talk as if she's not going to heaven? The girl is wearing modest oversized clothes but that's never enough I guess when her existence IS the issue.
We are somehow exempt from going to heaven the moment we are born.
Now, I recognize that it's not all men, and in no way shape or form am I attacking anyone specific. This isn't a women vs men issue I'm simply addressing misogyny which women can also be a part of.
Religion has never been about abusing or demeaning women, yet the amount of people who were happy when a woman was denied her basic rights (renewing her papers/passport) because she was not wearing a hijab was terrifying. Or the video that went viral over the two siblings hugging, why can't femicide get the same reactions? Last time I checked it's against Islam to kill the innocent--but there will always be someone who will say "was she innocent though?".
Another thing I'd like to mention is when this known convenience store posted on how filled shopping carts get left behind because customers used them as photo props. Now, I'm aware this is frustrating to the staff and gives them extra unnecessary work, but did people really need to go the extra mile to curse on women? I remember someone who got a lot of comments and 'haha' reacts on a post he captioned "I have never seen anyone more delusional than women for doing this". Have you seen militia men though? The way they threaten us in our own houses, make us evacuate for petty reasons and how their masculinity is defined by the weapon they hold?
I once got into a very competitive internship and what was supposed to be a new opportunity for me soon turned into a nightmare that made me change my career path--I was literally their 'look at us, we empower women and include them in stuff' candidate. And while I spent time reading the terms of the workplace environment to make sure I don't wrong/hurt anyone, it seemed to me like everyone didn't mind making women the butt of the joke at every given opportunity.
How come all of this is normalized?