The burqa is a dilemma. This ugly expression of religious contempt for women has no place in modern society.
The initial question one has when confronted by this fashion vulgarity is why would anyone want to wear such a hideous thing? There is no convenient or simple answer.
The strident defense of the burqa by some apologists begs a deeper question. Why is it that religions need to dictate to their believers what they think, do and wear? Can we allow - or prevent - the normalization of extreme religious beliefs?
My view in the case of the burqa is that it is both a form of control and a social signaling device.
Although many religions dictate the clothing of women, only islam has a full body and face covering like the burqa.
The burqa is problematic. Undeniably;
Critics of the burqa argue:
Against this is the view that to ban the burqa would undoubtedly foster or enable further spurious claims of victim-hood by islamists. There is also the practical difficulty in enforcing such a ban. And a ban may lead to less interaction in the general community by muslim women who are forced to, or forced to ‘choose to’, stay indoors.
As a signaling device the burqa says many things. To non muslims it says I am different - it says I don’t want to belong. It says women are unequal and must be segregated.
To muslim women it says if you don’t wear the burqa you are a slut. It says you must be docile and observant and subservient. It is a tool of blackmail and intimidation. Undoubtedly it has been used to justify the sexual assault of non muslim women.
Has there been any greater symbol of the religious subjugation of women in modern times? But what would a ban achieve? It wont change the convictions of islamic zealots and it might alienate the less observant muslim. It will divert attention from addressing the root issue of the normalisation of extreme religious beliefs.
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That is a fair statement as to secular women or even moderately religious women. But as to members of a cult it is not fair. It is debatable whether it is accurate to say those women have "chosen" to don the articles of clothing that scream I am dogshit.
True, too, that some of the most pious women feel the greatest affront at a ban. But those women have what amounts to Stockholm Syndrome. If a cult was not mainstream like Islam and you were shocked by the garb of the victims...lets say their clothes had messages written on em...Beat me please...I am worthless...would ya still say it is their choice and that the state has no right to enforce a ban against that clothing?
You make the cases even more strong by pointing to sexism that exists in USA. It is so much worse in Islamic countries. We need to go forward not Trumpwards.
@Tom
Do tell us what it is about in this country for you.
I don't really understand your question
It is not about the clothes. Absolutely.
This is reasonable..as long as the woman has an actual free choice...absent of heavy coercion.
LOL how does that make me a Libertarian? I don't honestly know what a Libertarian is.
I don't know if that's totally me or not.
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