Disclaimer: Some of the things here are not really what has been said to a hijabi but what I foresee what they will say to me. And, some don't really apply to hijabis but I just want to bring it here to show how much we never give our girls a break.
- That girl wears a hijab but she smokes/do any immoral activities
As much as I agree, hijabis come with a responsibility cause we've got our aurats covered, doesn't mean you can demonize us even more compared to our non-hijabi counterpart cause dude, you're all covered up and you smoke but I never say anything (even though I should) - Wear bawal, shawls are weird
Seriously dude? Shut up! I ain't liking that lollipop coloured pants either but I respect your freedom of expression. - Why the hell are they wearing heavy makeup? Au naturel is beautiful
Well, we are told to conceal our beauty and since you told us that, heavy makeup seems to work in concealing our beauty. - Why do you wear a hijab? Are you getting married?
What? So, I have to get married first in order for me to wear hijab in peace? How nice. - You're carrying the name of Islam, you should watch yourself.
So are the non-hijabis and you. - You look scary in that(this doesn't really apply to hijabis only. This basically applies to girls who like to wear bold colours/makeup).
My plan work... perfectly. - Why do you even wear a hijab? It's oppressive.
Cause it helps me to tone down your oppressive speech. - Are you wearing it to attract a guy?
If I wanna attract a guy, I'll do the bend and snap. - You wear hijab and you skateboard/go to rock concerts/party? What will the non-Muslims say?
They don't care. - You can't be a feminist now.
Really? Just watch me. - Look at the hijabis nowadays. They look weird with the way they do their hijab and they look too stylish.
Ever heard of the term 'freedom of expression'? - You can't wear pants when you wear the hijab.
Ever heard of palazzo and wide legs? By the way, straight cut and bootlegs aren't what you call body-wrapping. - That hijabi wears jeans!
You think skinny jeans and jeggings are the only jean style????? - Since you behaved this way, better not wear a hijab at all.
Since, you're talking this way, better take off all your clothes and go streaking. - You should be more modest in your dressing. Stop being so stylish.
You should stop wearing Ben Shermans and Hugo Boss' perfume. - Lucky you. You don't have to spend time and money on your hair.
For your information, I still buy argan oil for my hair and flat iron it. - You wear a hijab and still foul-mouthed?
You're all covered and still foul-mouthed?
I am not condoning any immoral acts or whatsoever. It just drives me nuts when people you know, are super harsh towards hijabis when they made a mistake. It just drives me nuts. Just because a girl wears a hijab, doesn't mean they have to perfect. Yes, they do carry the name of Islam but so do the non-hijabis and so are the men who don't wear robes and turbans. The reason why a lot of pressure is put on the hijabis and men who wore robes and turbans are because we look at them and bam! We know they're Muslims. We tend to be super harsh on them whenever they screw up which is not fair. Everybody makes mistakes. If they sinned, call out against the sin not relate it to their clothes. It's freaking annoying cause it actually put me off and I was like, "I ain't joining their bandwagon." It's high time that we let our people cover their aurat the way they see fit as long as it fits the basics. By the way, modesty doesn't equal to drabby. You can still be modest and presentable at the same time. Moderation is the key. Take time to change cause it's actually a journey.
