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30. Reminds me of catholic school being told how to dress

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 07:18 PM

Jul 2013

Irony must be dead in France

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France stands by veil ban after riots [View all] alp227 Jul 2013 OP

odd how men DO NOT have to wear full face masks isn't it? nt msongs Jul 2013 #1

Good. MrNJ Jul 2013 #2

Well said, JimboBillyBubbaBob Jul 2013 #18

It's not really a "veil ban." It's a ban of face-veils, masks, etc., whether worn pnwmom Jul 2013 #3

Tolerating intolerance will destroy the fabric of secular societies. A line in the sand snagglepuss Jul 2013 #4

Culture of peace has another paradoxical reaction. n/t cosmicone Jul 2013 #5

OP, would you support on a ban on veils in the US? Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #6

Clothing: not always speech. alp227 Jul 2013 #7

The public safety argument seems like a subterfuge... Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #11

Nope. Full face veils and burqas are not religious. They are nowhere in the Quran riderinthestorm Jul 2013 #13

Tell that to the women who want to wear them. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #20

IT's France. Igel Jul 2013 #27

In Virginia sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #10

Full face veils are cultural, not religious. They are not a required religious garment riderinthestorm Jul 2013 #12

Ban on veils is papa3times Jul 2013 #8

so do you think the US should follow suit? n/t azurnoir Jul 2013 #9

The only time people should be The Wizard Jul 2013 #14

but the face veil is a disguise some are even see through azurnoir Jul 2013 #19

They have the right to relocate The Wizard Jul 2013 #15

you mean like the US were face veils are allowed? azurnoir Jul 2013 #24

If France didn't want Muslims, maybe they should not have forcibly colonized Muslim countries Ash_F Jul 2013 #16

Is it the women who wear the veils who are objecting or the men who want them to wear the veil? Happyhippychick Jul 2013 #17

"Muslim women flout French ban of veil after court fines two women" Comrade Grumpy Jul 2013 #21

Thank you CG! Happyhippychick Jul 2013 #22

Supposedly they want to protect women from being told what to do. Ash_F Jul 2013 #23

Good. Women need to be told how to dress and how not to dress. ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #25

I think women should be allowed to dress how they please. bravenak Jul 2013 #26

I think people navigating public space should dress appropriately. alp227 Jul 2013 #32

Who gets to decide what's appropriate? bravenak Jul 2013 #34

Totally racist. jessie04 Jul 2013 #28

I thought it was a sweeping ban on full face coverings in public. alp227 Jul 2013 #31

What if a culture dictates that I should wear a face covering, even when I go Heywood J Jul 2013 #36

Not racist. Muslims are of all races including whites. "Bigoted" would be a more accurate term. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2013 #37

What a difficult issue to legislate and enforce maxsolomon Jul 2013 #29

Reminds me of catholic school being told how to dress usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #30

Who gets to set the limits religious freedom stops at? JoeyT Jul 2013 #33

"The objection is that they're being forced to look at them, and they'll usually admit as much." alp227 Jul 2013 #35

I don't pass a lot of women with JoeyT Jul 2013 #38