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India used to be one of the most liberating societies in the world before women’s bodies became sexualized after Islamic empires and the British started making women cover up according to Muslim and Christian modesty rules
28 upvotes, 8 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Girl Talk. "India used to be one of the most liberating societies in the world before women’s bodies became sexualized after Islamic empires and the British started making women cover up according to Muslim and Christian modesty rules"
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Anonymous 17h

And now it’s an extremely dangerous place to be a woman where girls there can’t even wear shorts without being slut shamed

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Anonymous 16h

it makes me sad to think of how different the pre islamic and pre christian/ colonized world was 🥀🥀

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Anonymous 16h

This is yet another reason why I speak out about religion, mostly Abrahamic religions. Nothing but harm came with their spread.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 16h

If you upvote this ^ comment about the effect you should upvote this post as well. Or else my message on Christian and Islamic religious colonialism of indigenous cultures just becomes diluted and racially charged

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 16h

I am religious and I respect the religions and adherents of that are genuine and non proselytizing. But it is important to recognize the history. Particularly colonial history. Christianity is only indigenous to Palestine and destroyed almost all North and South American indigenous religions during colonialism while Islam is only indigenous to the Arabian peninsula and destroyed numerous African and Iranian and Asian religions during its expansion

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 16h

That pic has nothing to do with Christianity tho, that’s purely Islam

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 15h

we can talk ab christianity too. (these photos are native americans after being forced to attend catholic boarding schools) the christianization of the old world was wide scale. statues were defaced, temples burned to the ground, literature destroyed. in the new world and in africa, the native people were forced to convert to christianity, and much of their cultures were destroyed. african spirituality and indigenous american spirituality are STILL called demonic

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 15h

I gave examples of cultures that both religions colonized. There are also good examples of both of those religions Don’t try to one up the other

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