Translation: Women may appear weak but they have two strengths that better in comparable to men that is
1) Emotional strength
2) Mouth that has "laser super power" i.e. to gossip, backbite etc
Don't you think it is precisely these stereotypical views of women that just compounds upon itself and becomes "truths"? Honestly, how can you look at your daughter/wife/mother and say in a mocking tone that they have "strengths" alright and that's for gossiping.
And what's with the ustadz's picture to accompany the picture? As if the image of a pious-looking (mental association in play there) justifies and immortalises the caption.
The thing is, gossiping and backbiting is essentially a human trait. It is HUMAN to want to know what other's are doing; putting others down so you can be in the better light, sharing information to increase your power/knowledge and so on. It is not a "woman" or "man" characteristic.
But the worst is when I see close friends and family posting these up, perhaps without really thinking it through. It makes me sad. And as I said, can you honestly post this up to mock women in your family? I wouldn't.
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