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In reply to the discussion: Topless Tunisian Activist Amina Tyler: 'Femen Are True Feminists But They Have Insulted Muslims' [View all]Deep13
(39,154 posts)Granted, the former may be insulted by the latter, but the criticism may still be valid.
I can respect, like, and love the Christians I know, but I still think it is barking mad to say that god made us evil, blamed us for it, but gave us an out through vicarious suffering. A lot of Christians will be insulted by that observation, but it does not change the fact that it is a valid observation and not one directed at any broad brush stereotypes of believers as somehow inferior.
So I think FEMEN did insult Islam, or some forms of it, and that their criticisms were valid. That criticism offended some overly sensitive Muslims, but was not really directed at them. It was directed at those who think masculine honor is tied to feminine modesty, giving men a right to control women for that purpose. And that is a very valid point.