u/ranting4ever

Everyone comparing Anne Hathaway to hijabis

These posts are so annoying. The difference is Anne Hathaway gets a real choice. No one will call her slutty and threaten her with hell if she chooses to show her arms next time she's at the beach. She's an adult making a choice and not an indoctrinated 9 year old.

She's also not even wearing proper hijab? Her hair and neck are showing and the outfit is tight. Covering your skin like she is sometimes makes sense, the way hijabis are expected to dress doesn't. No one accidentally dresses with proper hijab because there's no environment where that's the logical choice.

u/ranting4ever — 10 days ago

▲ 23 r/Without_The_Hijab

Nothing beats the peace you feel without it

I've gotten so much shit for taking off the hijab. Random people have said some really awful things about me. But the mental clarity after taking it off is UNREAL. I didn't realize how much of my time was spent thinking "when am I going to take it off?" "will my family still love me after?" "what will this person think of me?" "am I going to hell if I take it off?" "am I being dramatic?" It really was all-consuming. Once you get past those first few days/weeks without it, it's so peaceful. My mind hasn't been this quiet in a long time.

I also didn't realize how much my existence revolved around the hijab. I was constantly wondering "are they thinking x about me because of the hijab?" "am I making hijabis look bad?" now I'm just me and it's so nice. I'm not carrying the weight of a million expectations anymore.

So call me a slut! Call me whatever you want! I can't hear you over the sound of the wind in my hair.

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u/ranting4ever — 2 months ago