Denmark bans wearing the burqa in public

[wonkwest]

147. The burqa obstructs the face

And in a society where being able to I.D. someone is considered important, it's detrimental.

I'm not a fan of all cameras everywhere all of the time. It reeks of Big Brother. But, Europe has a much different view and tolerance of it.

That the burqa is getting banned is just a happy consequence, IMO.

I'd like to see women have a choice. Unfortunately, the cultures that impose burqas on women aren't exactly bastions of women's choice. They face beatings or worse for disobeying. And yeah, I include some Amish communities in that. There was a documentary maybe ten years ago that documented the rampant abuse that happens in some of those communities. It was horrifying.

A lot of more fundamentalist cultures are marked by this. Whenever I see women having their modesty imposed, I'm seeing a culture, religious or not, where a lot of women are getting their asses kicked behind the scenes. It always seems to play out that way. I can't remember the name of the cult. It was some years back, in Texas, where the women were all wearing those long, heavy dresses that looked like they originated in 1890's Oklahoma. I believe there was controversy because the government took all the kids away. Shocker of shocks, abuse was everywhere.