• TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    I don’t know how I feel about this.

    Which is worse, the government telling people that they can’t wear certain clothes (and let’s be real, at least some of the proponents of implementing this are doing it in an Islamophobic way), or allowing a practice that’s clearly intended to cover women up and treat them as second class citizens within their Islamic culture?

    Which is right? Which is wrong? I feel so conflicted about this.

    I don’t want the state dictating dress code, that’s absolutely ludicrous, but I also don’t want an oppressive sexist religion dictating that women need to cover up otherwise (ghasp!) a man might see their skin.

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 day ago

      i’d say that the better way to let women dress freely is working to get rid of the pressures on them in the first place, rather than forcing them to not dress a certain way in an attempt to give them choice in what to wear.

      Yeah it’s a lot harder than simply banning face coverings, but that’s because it actually solves the problem rather than swiping it under the rug…

      • lud@lemm.ee
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        20 hours ago

        That would be great, but how exactly? Banning religions that encourage/forces it?

        The only reason I could see is to highly educate everyone but that’s way easier said than done.