Yes, exactly. I even have people responding to me to tell me the reason it's crucial to let women wear the burqa is because if we don't, their husbands will lock them away in the house. As if that's some big win for progressive values.
I think its important for women to participate in society even if it doesnt fit with your so called progressive values. You know what happened in those private schools that banned hijab which is the hair covering. The hijabi girls stopped coming to school because their parents pulled them out of school. Id much rather have them in school with their heads covered because these girls need an education, its the path to their future. Progressive values be damned.
Wouldn't this argument also work in favor of female genital mutilation? Rather than outlaw it, we make it legal because otherwise there is a risk parents will stop letting their un-mutilated child go to school? It seems like in both cases, you could both outlaw the sexist practice and also enforce laws that require kids to be educated.
That isn't true in the us where the photo was taken. It truly is their choice, no legislation would pass that requires anyone to wear religious face coverings. I feel that it would also be wrong to outlaw such coverings (even though some families may push it on their children) because the government in general shouldn't be telling people what to wear.
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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '21
It’s their choice...until they choose not to.