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Originally Posted by Cherie
Yes it was deliberate, this is what everyone is raging about rather than his recommendation that in a free society we shouldn't be banning the garb
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I find it rather ironic that he was defending the right to wear it and people are still up in their grill about it.
I'm in two minds about the idea of banning it. I believe in freedom of choice but I don't believe this is a choice in the real sense of the person choosing. I do think public face covering is a crime potential but it is also such a negative for the woman. How does she interact with others or make friends like that? A smile goes a long way at the school gate.
I can't see it ever being banned in the UK unless there is a serious terroist crime wave with people wearing it. But I do wish people would look more at the reasons why she is supposed to cover herself and address that whole idea that there is something wrong with her, something shameful that must be covered. That's where the real wrong is and the defense of that is ugly.