People employ affect as information, creating affective realism, throughout daily life. Food is “delicious” or “bland.” Paintings are “beautiful” or “ugly.” People are “nice” or “mean.” Women in certain cultures must wear scarves and wigs so as not to “tempt men” by showing a bit of hair.
Please don't talk about hijabis without distinguishing between laws and culture. Choosing to cover hair and skin is very often an assertion of bodily autonomy: I choose who gets to see this part of me. Hijab requirements are shitty but hijab bans are also a means of controlling women.
