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Originally Posted by Amethyst
"You are not allowed to wear that."
"You are not allowed to vote."
Both are telling women they are not allowed to do something.
The act of wearing a certain piece of clothing is not oppressive. Being forced to wear it or not wear it against one's own choice is oppressive. Instead of spending our efforts to forbid it at one ceremony (yet allow it everywhere else) let's focus on things that actually DO help prevent oppression - education, English (or French) skills, childcare, driver's license. Or maybe ending oppression isn't really the government's goal?
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I agree with this. Taking away the choice from all women is still dictating what they are allowed to do and is oppressive. If a man is caught forcing a woman to wear one, I would welcome stepping in, but we can't assume what all women are thinking when they wear it. Some are quite adamant that it is their choice.
If Harper really cared about gender equality, he would look at why many employers still pay women 80 cents for every dollar a man earns. The economic inequality IMO is one of the main factors that make women vulnerable to abuse.