You may tell that to those over-liberal and over-politically correct do-gooders, who always excuse any cruelty on earth.Wear one for a few days and get back to us.
I know that pseudo-"argument" well enough.We say that we believe in personal freedom.
I agree with you on everything but your last sentence.We say that we believe in personal freedom.
So that includes the clothing that you decide to wear.
Look at the people you see at work and on the street.
Their clothing tells you what they think about themselves and the picture that they wish to present to the world.
So if a person wants to wear a burka, she should have that right.
The government has no right to impose regulations on whether a face is covered or not, except where there's a bona fide need to identify oneself. A person can wear a mirrored or tinted visor on a motorcycle helmet, a balaclava in colder climates, or a facemask for health reasons. Those are examples of situations where a face is completely or partially obscured.Of course, her face should be uncovered for security reasons.
A burka, per se, is a neutral thing . . . .Is the burka a good thing, a bad thing, or a neutral thing?
. . . . but this is an entirely different question. The poll should be asking "Is making the burka mandatory a good thing, a bad thing, . . . . . "In Afghanistan the burka is now mandatory again.
In general, most societal dress codes are not a good thing if they're mandatory under penalty of law. In public, most people should be able to dress as they wish, most of the time.Therefore this poll now - but about the burka worldwide.
But if a woman's face remains uncovered she is not wearing a burka.We say that we believe in personal freedom.
So that includes the clothing that you decide to wear.
Look at the people you see at work and on the street.
Their clothing tells you what they think about themselves and the picture that they wish to present to the world.
So if a person wants to wear a burka, she should have that right.
Of course, her face should be uncovered for security reasons.
Why would you have to wear one? We ain't living in a theocracy - yetIf I had to wear one, ya might as well kill me now and get it over with...I'm very hot natured and I don't like anything on my head...and I hate stupid masks...
My reply was to the OP...Why would you have to wear one? We ain't living in a theocracy - yet
In Afghanistan the burka is now mandatory again.
Forcing/requiring the wearing of anything for religious purposes is a bad thing. The article of clothing itself is just that, an article of clothing. If someone wants to wear one cool. If not, also cool.Is the burka a good thing, a bad thing, or a neutral thing?
In Afghanistan the burka is now mandatory again.
Therefore this poll now - but about the burka worldwide.
Is the burka a good thing, a bad thing, or a neutral thing?
In Afghanistan the burka is now mandatory again.
Therefore this poll now - but about the burka worldwide.
Thank you.But if a woman's face remains uncovered she is not wearing a burka.
YesThank you.
Can a police officer ask her to show her face for ID?
YesDoes she have to show her face when checking in at the airport?
Yes the French are not the most tolerant lot.I faintly remember that in France, there has been some unpleasantness over what a woman can and cannot cover up.