I once saw an atheist post where there was a white woman in shorts surround by women wearing full body veils. It said something like "Glad to be athiest." Would you count that as oriemtalism? (hexbear.net)

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The white woman was wearing a backpack(looking like a tourist). She was wearing fluorescent, neon colored clothing while everything and everyone around her was colored black and white.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"Iran before the Islamic revolution" vibes.

Its not orientalist or atheist its manufacturing consent for invasion and genocide.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"Iran before the Islamic revolution" vibes.

I barely have knowledge about the middle east so idk what youre referencing.

Its not orientalist or atheist its manufacturing consent for invasion and genocide.

I think it's all those things.

Even when you're praising people while being orientalist, you're 1D-ing people down closer to a homogenous blob. Suddenly negative stereotypes about that race are more popularly applied on a homogenous level too.

this post was submitted on 27 May 2025

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