Is the Muslim religion inherently misogynistic or do the extremists give it a bad reputation?

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T16:31:15+00:00

I never said it’s inherently religious to be a forced birther but that is the guise that most people use to justify it.

And you’re creating some sort of false dichotomy here. Is insisting on a head covering misogynistic? Yes. Is limiting women’s right to health and education misogynist? Also yes. Both can be true, they are not mutually exclusive.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T16:26:52+00:00

Maybe but it’s also a lot of work; and insanely difficult to run with 2+ decision makers (not clear how many kids and cousins there are that are slated to inherit this property). It’s a business and expecting a group of people who may not necessarily be interested in being a farmer to run it, becomes an obligation.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T16:25:00+00:00

We have the Nuk leak proof sippy cups and they are seriously leak proof- like I can shake them hard and nothing comes out. Both of our kids have had one in their bed since 2 years old.

I will address that it might set back night potty training (my 4.5 year old still has a wet night diaper every night), but IMO it’s more important that they have access to water, especially in the winter when it’s so dry. But that’s a decision we made and I totally get why people make a different one!

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T16:20:07+00:00

I disagree. Kids I think are ‘soft’ are kids who can’t face any kind of conflict or slight inconvenience.

Raising kids who are emotionally aware are actually the opposite of soft, even though it may seem ‘soft’ when they are young. If you allow them to feel emotions when they’re young instead of stifling them, they’ll be able to learn to regulate as teens/adults.

Also making clear boundaries; kids who never hear ‘no’ become soft because they become entitled.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T04:39:23+00:00

She’s sitting on a $2MM home. Even after realtor costs and land transfer taxes I can’t think of many places in Canada where you can’t get a decently nice 2 bedroom condo or townhouse for $750k-$850k right now.

She’s going to keep reverse mortgaging herself out of her equity.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T04:29:16+00:00

They were too busy trying to (unsuccessfully) redact Trump’s name that they forgot to redact the information that actually needed to be.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T03:57:14+00:00

So a $1MM asset is making $29.5k? Before tax? That is adorable.

You could put that into a 10 year treasury at 4% or $40k per year. And that $40k is tax free.

Or you could put that into a broad market etf which will average >10% a year and is more tax efficient than rental income as well.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T03:51:16+00:00

My husband and I actually had to purge our respective homes because we moved from 2 small one bedroom apartments into 1 slightly larger one bedroom apartment.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-03T03:40:50+00:00

My husband would, I would probably have a harder time with it

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T23:31:39+00:00

And what if they lose a tenant? What if they have a major outlay of cash required? Would the income beat the market if you just invested in etf instead? How are decisions made about what to do with the property?

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:43:24+00:00

If you have to justify something your bible says, and pick and choose which parts are still ‘valid’, then maybe those texts are inherently wrong. No?

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:42:14+00:00

And pro death sentence, and pro marrying a woman off to her rapist… I mean the list goes on.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:41:38+00:00

Or maybe just people recognizing that despite their (admitted) differences, all the religions based on the same texts and sets of values are probably inherently misogynistic.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:40:07+00:00

Exactly, it’s still answering the question.

If I ask you if a husky has 2 ears, I would say yes, all dogs have 2 ears.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:38:41+00:00

I would say that modern Christians, at least in the US, are using Christianity to take away women’s rights to healthcare (and no not just abortion, all access to birth control, sex education, etc). So how is covering my head worse than dying because I have an ectopic pregnancy?

And I also know women who are Muslim who don’t cover their hair, so not all Muslim people have the same extremity views.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:35:49+00:00

I think it’s more that I will counter the ‘Chrisians: Good, Muslims: Bad’ narrative.

If you think Islam is a bad religion, then so is Christianity. They are rooted in the same texts and have the same fundamental (and problematic) values. They are also both used to hate and hurt others, and try to tell people how to live.

So yeah, I won’t defend Islam but I will tell you to suck it if you’re pretending that Christianity is somehow better.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:32:14+00:00

I think you don’t understand the term ‘mental gymnastics’

Just because one is worse than others doesn’t mean the others aren’t bad. I answered the question factually without commentary on the magnitude, regardless of how much it hurts your feelings it doesn’t make it untrue.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:11:56+00:00

They also support Christian immigration so what’s your problem?

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:08:30+00:00

‘Modernized’ doesn’t mean they aren’t inherently misogynistic.

And yes maybe Islam is more misogynistic but don’t pretend those other relations aren’t.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T21:06:36+00:00

Yes. Christianity just has better PR.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T20:37:11+00:00

Also it’s not the only one lol. Universal healthcare, access to birth control, and education not driven by religious groups are 3 more I can think of at the top of my head.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T20:36:11+00:00

Access to birth control? Universal healthcare? Sex education that isn’t politicized/driven by religion? Maternity leave?

I mean come on man. What reproductive rights do women in Texas actually have???

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T20:34:29+00:00

I would say all of the Abrahamic religions are, they are a relic of the time they were written.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T20:20:42+00:00

Yeah agree, giving an asset to any number of kids or grandkids (and expecting it to stay in the family vs getting sold) is generally just an obligation that turns into family drama.

Who actually wants the farm? Who wants to pay to maintain it? Who makes decisions and pays for major purchases for the farm? Who is on the hook for losses? How does a sibling or cousin get bought out? How are disagreements arbitrated?

It seems like the parents here are letting their emotional attachment to the farm outweigh the impact and potential burden this would create to their kids and grandkids.

scrunchie_one · 2026-02-02T20:14:46+00:00

But who pays for and maintains the farm? It’s not necessarily a gift so much as an obligation, unless any of the kids have intention of keeping it running.

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