Richard Dawkins mansplains feminism to Muslim women, Fatima Bhutto hits back

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Fatima Bhutto, however, pointed out what really irked us about Dawkins' statement: the fact that he is yet another man trying to explain to women how best to live their lives.

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By Dawn Staff | July 24, 2015

Isn't all that mansplaining awfully anti-feminist of Dawkins?

Prominent thinker Richard Dawkins stepped into yet another messy debate online when he tweeted "Islam needs a feminist revolution. It will be hard. What can we do to help?"

Dawkins has long been critical of all organized religions, though many have pointed out that he's overly harsh in his criticism of Islam. The question he posed above drew a heated reaction on Twitter, with some saying that Islam is inherently feminist, and others simply angry that Dawkins was commenting on the religion once again.

Islam needs a feminist revolution. It will be hard. What can we do to help?

— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) July 23, 2015

How many Muslim women does it take to tell Richard Dawkins he's not needed?  https://t.co/jiqLHZr7ku

— fatima bhutto (@fbhutto) July 24, 2015

Fatima Bhutto, however, pointed out what really irked us about Dawkins' statement: the fact that he is yet another man trying to explain to women how best to live their lives. In other words, he's mansplaining, and so already in the wrong — mansplaining is definitely not the feminist way.

Bhutto makes it perfectly clear that Dawkins' input isn't really needed.

And that Muslim women can decide for themselves what works for them and what doesn't.

There's plenty of us, we'll manage thanks. CC: Muslim men, Richard Dawkins, gen pop.

— fatima bhutto (@fbhutto) July 24, 2015

Not a bad shut down.


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