Chivalry in Islam

[akilanajmah]

I am iffy on Suhaib Webb. And this khutbah has iffy moments also BUT, he makes lots of good points.

And if you've ever spoken to me? He talks just like me-- interspersing slang in his Islam, using various Black dialects-- he explains that his mom would've gone upside his grill.

The khutbah is about the false ideals for men-- he explains the Islamic source for men showing emotion, being kind, showing love and how that is what "manliness" is about.

It's in three short sections (the whole thing is only 37 minutes)-- so check it out if you're into gender norms and you want to hear what a man sounds like when he talks like me.

Chivalry in Islam

Comments

[delux_vivens]

i am curious about the source of your iffyness on him?

[akilanajmah]

A lot of the stuff he says is stupid.
For example, in the khutbah above, he says that political correctness has created bad men (i.e. men who don't know how to be men) and then randomly takes a dig at feminist Muslimahs. And then he talks about masculinity as a signifier of goodness-- i.e. if a woman does something upright or noble, she's masculine. I call bullshit on that. If a woman is upright or noble she's upright or noble. There's no need for some wack ass dichotomy saying masculine is teh awesome!111! because what does that make feminine?

Anyway, he does this all the time. I wonder if some of the infatuation with him isn't related to the blueness of his eyes-- because frankly, when he makes good points? They've been made by wiser, smarter imams and scholars but the rabid fangirling is much less pronounced.

[delux_vivens]

i havent listened to a lot of his sermons but I stopped reading his feed when he let them publish some half baked screed about how real women stay home and make babies, or something. I keep hearing about how women practically throw their drawers at him and I really have to wonder.