There were quite a few hot takes spotted among the media’s coverage of #MuslimWomensDay this year. USA TODAY, for one, offered up the idea that the hijab had emerged as a symbol of feminism following the election of President Trump.
It wasn’t long after that CNN featured a music video in which a Muslim rapper “swaggin’ with her hijabis” made a statement against intolerance, and now CNN is back at the well, promoting the latest episode of “United Shades of America” with a tweet again asking the question: can the hijab be a symbol of feminism?
Can a Hijab be a symbol of feminism? @wkamaubell finds out how Muslim faith & feminism intertwine on @CNNOriginals' #UnitedShades tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/EJYfPj0zvg
— CNN (@CNN) May 20, 2017
Funny how the most visible of the Women’s March organizers wears a hijab, and yet one of the march’s partners was removed from that list when it was discovered the group was pro-life. Women of all religions were welcome to participate as long as abortion was recognized as a common sacrament.
It certainly does seem important for progressives in the media to play up the compatibility of Islam and Western feminism, no matter how much of a stretch it takes. It’ll take a more convincing effort than they’ve put out so far, though.
Narrator: it cannot be https://t.co/luq8Jj0Pju
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) May 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/theautomobile82/status/866114889575804929
Hell no!
— Jacques Strap???? (@jacquesjazz44) May 21, 2017
Short answer: no
Long answer: absolutely not.— FAAFO (@Reform14th) May 20, 2017
Nope. It's a symbol of oppression.
— A.C. (@AltAD17) May 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/NSTFP/status/866078822839582720
No, because it's a symbol of oppression and inequality. One that Muslim men are not subjected to.
— Maria Block (@B24Maria) May 21, 2017
No it can't and anyone who says otherwise has been brainwashed. It represents suppression of female rights.
— Djenepha Hall (@Djenepha) May 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Lord_Sasquatch/status/866071577263194112
No way a symbol of feminism. True feminists would say "no man is going to tell me I have to wear that." It's delusion
— Gladys (@ggbatlb) May 21, 2017
when did oppression become feminist? Another example of PC getting it backwards
— Jason ❌ (@Jason_PG) May 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/bitchincamaro11/status/866077016512020480
"Can FGM empower women? How Islam and feminism intertwine."
— Rev. Ducati? (@Reverend_Ducati) May 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/The_Real_Leigh_/status/866103722891505664
R u serious? Sharia law OPPRESSES WOMEN and u know it
— JB (@jbritta) May 21, 2017
So we can all agree that both Islam and feminism are oppressive then
— Autumn Campbell (@campbellautumnj) May 21, 2017
We need CNN to teach us about the liberal aspects of Islamism and Sharia Law.
— __ ▂ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ Ben?⭕️ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▂ __ (@NinoTantino) May 20, 2017
I guess we have our answer pic.twitter.com/mD0di8Fh85
— nathan (@ncbrussell) May 20, 2017
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Hot #MuslimWomensDay take: President Trump's election has made the hijab a symbol of feminism https://t.co/x5gSQKw5pP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 28, 2017
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