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Originally Posted by VanessaFeltz.
Also banning burkas are not going to be a solution.. or china banning muslim names. You cant get your point across against oppression when you are oppressing them yourself.
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Exactly!
And banning a garment does not protect women from the cultural backlash. it has to start with a freedom of choice and equity for women. Right now I feel laws banning the garment will only add to the shaming and negative connotation that is put on these religious or cultural garments.
Some women choose to wear this garment proudly, some hate that they have to wear it. Its a socially constructed issue that no law can fix. Even if laws were made that gave each person a choice to wear or not wear the applicable attire, that wouldn't change the general consensus of acceptable behaviour in dress.
That is something only time and greater acceptance can accomplish.