Burkinis, Bigotry, and Beyond
"Let's be blunt about it. If you support the burkini ban, you're not a feminist or a secularist, you're a misogynistic bigot."
OK, I admit I got grumpy putting this article together, but seriously I got tired pretty fast with people trying to tell me that Muslim women don't get to choose even in liberal democracies what clothing they wear, or if they do choose to wear particular clothing that matches their religion that they're deluded (and therefore in need of saving).
There are good arguments as part of a religious and cultural debate about what various types of clothing represent. But these should not spill over into legislation.
http://isocracy.org/content/burkinis-bigotry-and-beyond
(As someone going to Montpellier in several weeks, I'm half tempted to buy a burkini myself and go for a swim. That will make an interesting story.)
OK, I admit I got grumpy putting this article together, but seriously I got tired pretty fast with people trying to tell me that Muslim women don't get to choose even in liberal democracies what clothing they wear, or if they do choose to wear particular clothing that matches their religion that they're deluded (and therefore in need of saving).
There are good arguments as part of a religious and cultural debate about what various types of clothing represent. But these should not spill over into legislation.
http://isocracy.org/content/burkinis-bigotry-and-beyond
(As someone going to Montpellier in several weeks, I'm half tempted to buy a burkini myself and go for a swim. That will make an interesting story.)