Dear Hillary,
As a younger Muslim woman living inside the usa, you advised me on your recent speech “There are ceilings to interrupt.”
I listen and nod in agreement because, yes as woman, we have a more difficult time attempting to find an area to fit in on the subject of equality inside the administrative center, among different matters.
I then pay attention on your remarks approximately your mom, and your tribute to her, and am drawn to the component where you point out that it takes a village to raise a infant.
It nearly plays with the strings of my heart before I blink, and immediately name BULLSH*T.
How do you actually have the audacity to say you represent me — a brown Muslim girl — whilst you’ve unmarried handedly played a function in destroying the houses and lives of innocent men, women, and kids?
How is it which you represent the american women, but forget about the fact that the women within the middle East are also, nicely, ladies?
For someone who claims to be representing womanhood, why are those girls from the middle East overlooked, except with the aid of your bombs, and your “bomb them into submission” peace method?
IT nearly performs WITH THE STRINGS OF MY heart before I BLINK, AND instantly name BULLSH*T.
I experience like most political representatives are hypocritical, pronouncing one factor and doing another. i am getting it; it’s how politics commonly work.
But I don’t feel represented via you. I’m offended and hurt that you assume it’s k to symbolize handiest one sort of woman, the white American kind.
When a girl fights for equality, it need to be for every girl, irrespective of race, religion, or any other social element.
Your nomination and declare to victory is overshadowed with the aid of the assaults you contributed to, and even though you trust that being a front runner is an accomplishment, I feel adore it’s an anchor this is retaining down Muslim girls which are unrepresented by means of you.
Time and time once more, I’ve seen your views on overseas coverage slowly creep in the direction of the mild to conservative route. Even whilst you ran for government in 2008, you overtly supported the Iraq struggle. How is that any extraordinary with what you might do while you’re in power and you steer a warfare toward Syria. changed into the aftermath publish-Gaddafi no longer sufficient?
I fear the bloodshed a good way to foreshadow this election in case you win.
HOW DO YOU actually have THE AUDACITY to mention YOU represent ME — A BROWN MUSLIM girl — whilst you’VE unmarried HANDEDLY played A function IN DESTROYING THE homes AND LIVES OF innocent men, girls, AND kids?
There is a huge double preferred on your campaign, and the hypocrisy irks me. Your supporters are blinded by means of your achievements in the course of your career, however forget about the fact that you have blood to your fingers.
You attack the Republican frontrunner for the way he treats ladies, and the things he says about them, but at least he isn’t pretending to be something he isn't always. You pull the gender card time and time once more however don’t even constitute anyone such as you claim to do.
I agree that that is a large breakthrough for the united states as a nation. girls have lived thru a lifetime of inequality and hardships to witness this. however your feminism isn’t inclusive; you fail to include all types of woman due to the fact you say one issue, and your actions have pondered in another way within the beyond. I worry for the younger women which can watch you become the primary girl President of the united states. once more, they'll sense like a person who ought to’ve been a capacity role model, is unmarried handedly contributing closer to the destruction of greater Muslim international locations.
I am hoping I’m now not discovering as criticizing your gender stances, however you’re literally running a whole political campaign with the truth which you’re a female as your primary premise. We get it. You’re a female.
However I want to reiterate, one ultimate time, as a Muslim lady living in the US, you do not represent me.
XOXO,
A Forgotten Muslim woman
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Written by means of Maham Khan
