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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Now, whether the niqab is a religious or cultural effect is of no meaningful distinction to me, though they are viewed differently in a legal context; neither is a good excuse. The way in which people are coerced to wear it (and the punishments for failure to comply) and the underlying implication it has (women are chattel, women must be modest and cover themselves because somehow men in those cultures just can't help themselves if they see a bit of skin) doesn't wash. It's anti-woman. People want to bitch about patriarchy, well here's one of the most egregious offenders literally staring them in the face, and they're tripping over themselves to defend the practice.
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Yes, and pointing out the genesis and rationale underlying this practice and its ties to purity culture, and thereby hopefully convincing people not to wear it if they don't want to display a symbol of those wrongs, is the correct response. Not banning it because the moral majority
knows what's best for people. I mean, we don't arrest people for wearing the confederate flag, and look what that's associated with.