The lower house of Switzerland's parliament has given final legislative approval to a ban on face coverings, such as the burqas worn by some Muslim women.
On the other hand, I’ve gone to school in the US with girls who were under Christian households where the women in the house were absolutely forced into what to wear by the men in the house (in this case, it was skirts), so I have some first hand experience of how victims act when it comes to being forced to wear certain articles of clothing.
Given the history, especially recent history, surrounding the burqa, I’m not sure we could believe someone who says they legitimately want to wear it because of personal preference or expression vs. they are saying they want to wear it out of fear for their health or safety.
Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world where everyone is nice to each other and no one is forced to do anything they don’t want to do.
On one hand, I get what you’re saying.
On the other hand, I’ve gone to school in the US with girls who were under Christian households where the women in the house were absolutely forced into what to wear by the men in the house (in this case, it was skirts), so I have some first hand experience of how victims act when it comes to being forced to wear certain articles of clothing.
Given the history, especially recent history, surrounding the burqa, I’m not sure we could believe someone who says they legitimately want to wear it because of personal preference or expression vs. they are saying they want to wear it out of fear for their health or safety.
Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world where everyone is nice to each other and no one is forced to do anything they don’t want to do.