The arrogance of modesty

[BrokenQuill92]

Does anyone else get a holier than thou vibe off of people who wear religious garb?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Does anyone else get a holier than thou vibe off of people who wear religious garb?

Yes, but it doesn't bother me. People who wear religious garb ARE holier than I am. I'm ok with that.

Boru

[MindForgedManacle]

Not really. Granted, I'm rather a dense person in terms of picking stuff like that up unless it's blatant.

[BrokenQuill92]

I mostly get the vibe from the mennonites in the Amish, a good chunk of the orthodox Jews, and some of the more traditional Muslims. But maybe I'm just paranoid.

[Rampant.A.I.]

The type of people who go around saying "Well, I'm Christian, and we Christians do not partake in _______" like Christianity is something you've never heard of before deserve a swift punch to the genitals.

[BrokenQuill92]

The type of people who go around saying "Well, I'm Christian, and we Christians do not partake in _______" like Christianity is something you've never heard of before deserve a swift punch to the genitals.

Exactly

[Napoléon]

This is the kind of modesty that annoys me:

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(It's a woman in a burka)

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[rexbeccarox]

I was wondering why one of the shadow demon thingies from the movie Ghost was carrying a handbag.

[BrokenQuill92]

This is the kind of modesty that annoys me:

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(It's a woman in a burka)

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Yep! Usually the only thing I'm thinking when someone points something like that out is "you're not some super special person that needs covering!"

[Rampant.A.I.]

There's a Sikah who works at a local convenience store (I know, stereotype, but true) who of course wears a turban, with the ceremonial dagger wrapped inside. Nice guy. I have a lot of respect for Sikhism, as they're historically very respectful of women, and seem to generally have an easygoing, pleasant outlook.

Anyway, sometime after 9-11, some idiot walked in one night and started telling him to "Go back to Afghanistan," and a bunch of other garbage that need not be repeated here. Before long, I turned around and said "He's INDIAN, you inbred redneck. Turn off Fox News and open a book once in a while."

That said, any time I see a woman wearing a partial Burka, or the headdress, it makes me cringe.