Soon women will be able to purchase hijabs on the Macy’s website … and we can’t really say we care all that much. The Women’s March, however, is pretty upset that Macy’s is “under fire” for selling hijabs online.
Please RT!
Macy's is under fire after announcing it will carry a fashion line featuring hijabs & modest clothing for Muslim & non-Muslim women across the US.
Tweet at @Macys and thank them for embracing diversity! Tell them to hold strong! #ThankYouMacys https://t.co/ZeAQUswsBw
— Women's March (@womensmarch) February 9, 2018
We’ve seen some online who’ve called for a boycott of Macy’s over the decision, but here’s the thing: we’re old enough to remember when anti-Trump group #GrabYourWallet told everyone to boycott Macy’s because it carried Trump-branded merchandise.
Is this like the time the #Resistance was threatening to boycott Macy’s for carrying Ivanka Trump’s line? Asking for a friend. https://t.co/3ZHGB1bcO7
— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) February 10, 2018
That Trump boycott is still going on (484 days later!), so maybe Muslim women should boycott Macy’s new line?
We do find it funny that the Women’s March, in particular, is applauding Macy’s. Was organizer Linda Sarsour hoping women at her march were going to trade in their pussy hats for hijabs?
And in the meantime, protesters are walking around dressed as handmaids from “The Handmaid’s Tale” to show how much they’re oppressed under the Trump/Pence administration. Remember this?
Why 'Handmaid's Tale' costumes are the most powerful meme of the resistance yet https://t.co/Gu5gu4no8x pic.twitter.com/AUCJ5Addug
— Mashable (@mashable) June 27, 2017
So in America, women wear the hijab because it’s empowering, and in Iran, women fight for their freedom by taking off their hijabs. And in the U.S. and Canada, they make up stories about men trying to cut off their hijabs. And France can’t figure out whether to ban burqinis at the beach. It’s complicated, and so are the reactions to the news.
Hi Macy's @macysnews I hope this (very stupid) move is worth it to you#NoSharia https://t.co/imDhRJxCVR
— DrJanesDC™️ ?? (@DrJaneRuby) February 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/tinabobuk/status/962164310171635713
You can buy hijabs and modest clothing at your local Islamic clothing store. Macy's carries Ivanka Trump designs. I am not telling them thank you for shit. https://t.co/7tc4nFcBKd
— Alexandra Halaby?? (@iskandrah) February 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/H4gb4rdCeline/status/962087487165222912
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