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Originally Posted by MarchHare
I'm pretty torn on this.
I find burkas to be extremely distasteful, as they represent a misogynistic culture that doesn't respect the rights of women. As a symbol of female oppression, the burka has no place in a free society.
However, as a free society we must also respect the rights of people to practice their religious traditions. If Muslim women are choosing to wear a burka on their own volition (as opposed to being forced into it by their fathers or husbands), then who am I to oppose it?
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I agree with your point regarding burkas and the terrible symbol of oppression it represents. However, if Muslim women do choose to wear another traditional outfit other than the burka, and on their own, so we shouldnt restrict them to do so, and we shouldnt be outraged at it.
But the people who will whine when they see a Muslim woman with their children at the park, wearing some traditional outfit (not the burka) and then be outraged at how these Muslim women dont integrate------are the same people who let their prejudicied views and preconceived opinions free when they see 3 black guys walking on the street at 11PM. Or when they see a white girl holding hands with a Latino guy.
Those people are just racists and white supremacists looking for a convenient excuse(burka debate, sharia debate, affirmative action debate, etc) to subtly pass up their hateful, disgusting message about how non-white immigrants are invading our cities and so on.
