Imagine living in Afghanistan and having to wear a burqa ALL THE TIME when you are outside. Imagine if you didn't, the Taliban would beat you up. Imagine every time you go outside, you need a man to escort you everywhere you go. I wouldn't like that. I wouldn't be able to run, shop, play, or hang out with friends. It would almost be impossible for me to live like that.
I'm trying to imagine that I live in Afghanistan and what I do about it. I would DEFINITELY do something about it because I'm not going to go around scared that someone would kill me just because I wasn't wearing a burqa. I would run a secret organization to help the women feel more secure and not have to wear burqas. I would run a petition. I would probably get killed doing that, but at least I would be helping my kids and grand kids and everyone else in my family to feel more secure about what gender they are. I find it cruel that women don't get the same rights as men there in Afghanistan, and here, we do. I know some people are trying to stop this but the women and the men (who understand) need to listen and cooperate with the people who are trying to make Afghanistan a better country.
Maybe one day the whole world will be perfect, but right now, if we want the world to be perfect, we need to stand up for ourselves and listen to other people's problems instead of just our own.
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