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Afghanistan: Women protest against beauty salon closures (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A few thoughts...

  1. The oppression of women's rights by the Taliban is utterly disgusting.

  2. Men are going to quickly find that they don't like the result of this...

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago

Men who don't like the result of this will be told to talk to the rifle muzzle. The Taliban considers femininity a sin, to be stamped out by any means necessary.

Religion is mind poison, and this is one of the world's best examples.

[–] Rayspekt@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

The Taliban have to be the most insecure manlets on the planet that they have to ban all things feminine.

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

If anyone desperately needs the services of a beauty salon, it's the Taliban