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I was in the store the other day shopping for groceries, I walked to the checkout and it was a bunch of guys just standing behind me. They saw my attire which was long skirt my veil on my head and not showing cleavage. The normal female is dressed in pants with their cleavage out and head uncovered so they jumped to the conclusion which was she's a Muslim. They kept saying oh you must be a muslim why cant we see no skin sweetheart, without even knowing they had dehumanized me with their words. Just being typically men of the world not being opened to something out of the normal for them to see on a female. I felt disrespected that they felt i needed to dress a certain way to appeal to their eye. The only eye I'm trying to appeal to is God and my future husband!
With this happening to me it just made me realize even the more how messed up this world is to things not of the normal to them. We judge and joke around without even knowing the effects we are leaving on people who live life differently than what we are use to. I now understand how muslims feel or any other different person who stands for something other than fitting in. We need to grow its been to long for this world not to progress is some sort of way to a new way of life!

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  1. UnknownFebruary 4, 2018 at 1:58 PM

    Angelique, I agree with you it's time for people to change. I would have told them the same thing you did I am trying to appeal God not Man. I understand that some men want their women to flash off their body but a Godly man wants his wife to reveal herself only to him. Great blog!

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  2. Shanae B.February 4, 2018 at 11:40 PM

    Hello,
    I am very sorry that you had to go through this ordeal. At any time, should you feel as if someone is judging you based upon your religious beliefs or not. You have the right to dress in the manner in which you choose and to identify with whatever relgion you choose. I hope that by taking this course and going through your own personal experienec that you will be able to make informed decisions when you are in a situation where you may have previously used microaggression.

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