[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by angus58

I see from today's news that hard line muslims are forcing British born muslim girls to wear the burkha in faith schools - if this is not indoctrination and sexist subjugation I don't know what is. Why are we being complicit in allowing women to be browbeaten and brainwashed into submission by these medieval bullies? By NOT banning the burkha we are their partners in crime.

In the same news I see colleges are introducing state of the art face recognition technology to heighten security at colleges. How, pray tell, is that going to work with burkha wearing students???

Glad to see that a female muslim estate agent took her muslim boss to court because he insisted she wear a head scarf at work (his own wife and daughters are forced to wear burkhas). She won £13,567 payout for discrimination since he did not require this of non muslim workers. He also harrassed her by saying she had not been brought up properly and that she had been given "too much freedom" when she was growing up.

Seriously, why are we letting people with such sexist and medieval attitudes and beliefs about women continue to demean and subjugate women in ways that are unacceptable and actually illegal for the rest of us? Perhaps it is time for British women, of all races, to start lobbying parliament to challenge such reactionary, divisive and sexist practices, and the burkha is a good way to start since it will fulfil two important functions: A ban will promote women's rights, and will also enhance safety and security by removing the anonymity of this abhorrent garment.

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