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submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Summary

The Taliban have banned windows in homes that allow views of areas where Afghan women might be seen, citing concerns over "obscene acts."

This new decree mandates blocking or obstructing such windows in existing and new buildings, continuing the group's systemic repression of women since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

The Taliban's policies have included bans on women's education, public appearances, and voices.

Critics, including the U.N., warn these actions dangerously erode human rights, while activists call out global inaction over the ongoing oppression.

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[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 198 points 2 months ago

Hey Taliban, here’s an idea: ban eyes for men, problem solved.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 120 points 2 months ago
[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 140 points 2 months ago

How is this not The Onion?

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 52 points 2 months ago

Because this is the bad place.

[-] Hackworth@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Jason figured it out!?

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[-] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 118 points 2 months ago

They can't be seen, can't speak, women's voices cannot be heard (even by other women), and now they can't have windows.

At this point, if they have such a problem, leave the men inside in a windowless box and let women do the work. It's men getting a half chub because they heard of someone thinking of a woman. Their obsession with women is so fucking weird. It's like they're the boogy man or some shit.

[-] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 96 points 2 months ago

All these bans make it easier for abuse and violence against women and girls to proliferate

[-] Leonine@reddthat.com 16 points 2 months ago

Yeah it's a weird fear fr. I wish I understood it but not sure if understanding it any better would make any difference. And that's even more labour on women yet again to figure out why are these men so scurred of women's agency? The imbalance is unconscionable.

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[-] pooberbee@lemmy.ml 107 points 2 months ago

Is 2025 the year of the Linux desktop?

[-] Azzu@lemm.ee 26 points 2 months ago

This is the best usage of this phrase I've ever seen

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[-] weeeeum@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago

Damn for a country that hates gay people, they REALLY hate looking at women.

[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 25 points 2 months ago

No, it's more like each extremist Muslim doesn't want any other man looking at any of his women, because he knows what he'd be unable to stop himself from doing if he saw someone else's woman and assumes every other man is like that.

And that line of thinking breeds generations of men who rather than might think that way, actually do think that way, making the rule even more necessary.

It's also a lot easier for a man to punish or beat a woman than it is another man, and it's that line of thinking which turns women into property rather than people. And property can be treated however you like.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 55 points 2 months ago

Had to do a double take that I'm not in The Onion community.

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 months ago

I have to do that disturbingly often nowadays.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 52 points 2 months ago

just like Lemmy, the Taliban doesn't like Windows

[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 months ago

at your rate we're gonna have a free tech stack before we have equality. The struggle against patriarchy is not a joke

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 41 points 2 months ago

Soooooo, instead of educating young boys and men about respect and decency, they instead force women to cover themselves completely, and now remove windows from buildings, because young boys and men can’t be trusted to be basic human beings?

Yeah, you know you’re doing it right when you have to force other people to bend to your degeneracy.

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[-] JohnOliver@feddit.dk 39 points 2 months ago

Republicans taking notes... 📝📝📝📝📝📝

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

I dunno. Banning seeing women. Seems kinda gay.

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[-] ronflex@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

This just in: the taliban are afraid of women

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[-] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

Taliban are more afraid of women than /r/incel

[-] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

Why not remove Muslim men's eyes so they can't see women?

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[-] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

Those insecure little boys really are afraid of women.

[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago

It's either that or they justify these repressive laws by saying men are lustful beasts who can never be trusted to contain their impulses. (And therefore those laws are for their "protection.")

This is an attitude shared by all of the "girls have cooties" religions.

[-] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

Those guys sure love banning things. They're gonna lose track of all the things they've banned, unless they hire someone to tally all their bans.

Unless of course there's a ban on that too

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 months ago

The point is to ban everything and lose track so that when they don't like you, they can always find something you did that was banned.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 months ago

Why stop at windows? I mean, doors are even bigger openings.

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[-] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Why not ban eyes?

So noone can see any woman!

[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago

Let's just blindfold all men, or even better, seal them in cement to make sure they don't look at women and have impure desires!

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 20 points 2 months ago

The Taliban could not see women easier if they simply forced the men to blind themselves. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

I'm curious, are these women actually flirting with these perverted creeps from the window... or are they flashing signs to each other because it's the only way they can talk?

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 47 points 2 months ago
[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago

Ugh. The nerve.

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[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 months ago
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[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is this a The Onion article?

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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Why do fundies always spend their time on pointless bullshit instead of actually governing

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Keeping the women barefoot and pregnant while doing chores and the kids fighting your feuds is governing for them

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[-] Werbert@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Ban eyeballs.

[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Today, Pakistan, tomorrow, USA. You might be sceptical today, but if you think it really couldn't happen in America, you haven't been paying nearly enough attention.

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[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 12 points 2 months ago

MAGA furiously scribbling notes.

[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago

Why not just ban everything while you're at it?

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