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Originally Posted by Brillopad
Of course it does! Again you show a lack of concern for the detrimental effects of such effects of religous/cultural oppression of women and constantly try to suggest no such conditioning could possibly be occurring in Britain.
Suggesting or agreeing that there is any correlation between the wearing of a nunns' habit and a woman in a burka is absurd. One is clearly based on choice. The other is not so clear.
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I believe in freedom of choice, that means accepting choices that I might not agree with. I'm not going to make out that the Hijab/burka is evil and women shouldn't wear it even if they want to while accepting religious practices that are similar but are okay because I don't mind the religion in question. That's hypocritical.
I'm against oppression, I think this story is disgusting but I'm not ignorant enough to pretend that this is reflective of millions of people and their beliefs. There are plenty of muslims who choose not to wear a hijab and they have as much right to do so as muslims that choose to don the hijab.
It's ignorant and downright patronising to act like most muslim women don't have a choice in the matter.