patentlywill: alexeikaramazov: oumkhartoum: sharquaouia: orientalismisalive: Actual caption for this photo:  Oh you know, just hanging out with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones (and Allah) on the subway platform. From I Walked Around in a Burqa All Day (and I’m not Muslim) Some select excerpts: I didn’t know a thing about Islamic clothing—or that you can’t just go to the burqa shop and get one. Turns out it’s a giant pain in the ass. And: After watching 74 YouTube videos and parsing 108 Google search pages, I couldn’t find one article or video explaining if burqas were comfortable or how Americans reacted to seeing someone resembling the Grim Reaper float by them in line at Starbucks Also: I didn’t realize the significance of visiting one of the tallest buildings in New York dressed in Islamic garb until we reached the entrance. I felt like a jerk. Finally: I caught my reflection in a doorway and thought I looked like Batman. Read the rest here if you can stomach it. That’s not even a burqa. There is a certain sickness in wearing a niqab for laughs as a non-Muslim and having the audacity to announce that those you are mocking should feel ashamed and guilty for the terrorist attack that took place on 9/11. WOW This was legitimately one of the worst things I’ve ever read. I emailed this “writer” to tell her how horribly executed her project. She said I missed the point. =____=

patentlywill:

alexeikaramazov:

oumkhartoum:

sharquaouia:

orientalismisalive:

Actual caption for this photo: 

Oh you know, just hanging out with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones (and Allah) on the subway platform.

From I Walked Around in a Burqa All Day (and I’m not Muslim)

Some select excerpts:

I didn’t know a thing about Islamic clothing—or that you can’t just go to the burqa shop and get one. Turns out it’s a giant pain in the ass.

And:

After watching 74 YouTube videos and parsing 108 Google search pages, I couldn’t find one article or video explaining if burqas were comfortable or how Americans reacted to seeing someone resembling the Grim Reaper float by them in line at Starbucks

Also:

I didn’t realize the significance of visiting one of the tallest buildings in New York dressed in Islamic garb until we reached the entrance. I felt like a jerk.

Finally:

I caught my reflection in a doorway and thought I looked like Batman.

Read the rest here if you can stomach it.

That’s not even a burqa.

There is a certain sickness in wearing a niqab for laughs as a non-Muslim and having the audacity to announce that those you are mocking should feel ashamed and guilty for the terrorist attack that took place on 9/11.

WOW

This was legitimately one of the worst things I’ve ever read.

I emailed this “writer” to tell her how horribly executed her project. She said I missed the point. =____=

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