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Burkas V. Mini-Skirts
Baroness Warsi says banning the burka would be like banning the mini-skirt
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but the comparison is flawed, in fact the mini-skirt is by far the healthier attire. The most important method of obtaining vitamin D is through exposure to sunlight, and in his book (my wife is reading); 'Allah ist mit den Standhaften' Peter Scholl-Latour points to the ill health of women avoiding such exposure,- some even covering the slit they look through with sunglasses. So apart from its other benefits, isn't the mini-skirt the better option?
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but the comparison is flawed, in fact the mini-skirt is by far the healthier attire. The most important method of obtaining vitamin D is through exposure to sunlight, and in his book (my wife is reading); 'Allah ist mit den Standhaften' Peter Scholl-Latour points to the ill health of women avoiding such exposure,- some even covering the slit they look through with sunglasses. So apart from its other benefits, isn't the mini-skirt the better option?
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Boxy has it right here. A mini skirt is most definitely a fashion statement and a burka is just about as opposite to that as it is possible to be. But I don't think you can ban the burka, just make sure it is used appropriately. Like not in a court of law, or when teaching children. Just common sense to me.
"Not The British Way"????????????????
And neither is wearing the Burka, if one comes to Britain one should learn to integrate, and wearing a garment that may well be perfectly in place in say the Middle East, it is defiantly not suited in Britain, in actual fact "it is not the British way" to coin a phrase.
And neither is wearing the Burka, if one comes to Britain one should learn to integrate, and wearing a garment that may well be perfectly in place in say the Middle East, it is defiantly not suited in Britain, in actual fact "it is not the British way" to coin a phrase.
The state should not dictate what people can and cannot wear. I don't like the burka and what it respresents, but I don't like a lot of things. If people wear it, then that is their call.
People in Burkas should not be able to exempt themselves from CCTV cameras? Of course they should. We all should. The right of the state to photograph our every movement is something they have taken. I don't remember giving my permission.
People in Burkas should not be able to exempt themselves from CCTV cameras? Of course they should. We all should. The right of the state to photograph our every movement is something they have taken. I don't remember giving my permission.
Fashions come and go, not everyone wears mini-skirts. Not everyone wears the burqa, but it appears to be a defiant stance by muslim women (and men?). To me it is pure ignorance on their part and illustrates the continual differences in racial harmony. Supposedly it's worn as a symbol of their religion, but modesty can be attained by wearing something less ugly and divisive. It angers me that they are allowed to cover up and ask for special dispensations at airports and banks, threatening our security. Probably OK for a sandstorm in a desert, but show me a desert here!
//A mini skirt is most definitely a fashion statement and a burka is just about as opposite to that as it is possible to be//
Well not really, the opposite of a fashion statement would be a non-fashion statement, ie not wearing anything (even healthier), because everything you wear is a statement, including burkas.
Well not really, the opposite of a fashion statement would be a non-fashion statement, ie not wearing anything (even healthier), because everything you wear is a statement, including burkas.
OK, health. Apart from the obvious physical health risks that you have outlined, the burka encourages an unhealthy mental attitude. Not only does it serve to separate women from the rest of society, but those who wear it for non-political reasons – and the husbands, brothers, and fathers who demand they wear it - perceive it to be protection against unwanted advances from men unknown to them whom they deem perpetually lascivious and predatory –an insult to decent men everywhere. Are you happy to be perceived in that way?
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