Reply to: Can someone please explain what this is all about?

[Board Game Geek]

, but I cannot think of one reasonable reason why a human being should cover its face.

I take it you've never been to Rochdale then ?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

So we have to punish ourselves in order to please these barbarians from the east and their barbaric culture?

It wouldn't be a punishment as far as I'm concerned - just reasonable for a modern democracy, and in line with our French neighbours.

[DodgyAgent]

A fake beard would have been funnier, but fair play to her.

I rather think that she is wearing too much mascara and has too much of a sense of humour to be a Muslim!

[dang65]

Ingenious workaround to the niqaab ban.

A fake beard would have been funnier, but fair play to her.

[DodgyAgent]

Ingenious workaround to the niqaab ban.

Perhaps they should show another part 0f their body instead

[stek]

So we have to punish ourselves in order to please these barbarians from the east and their barbaric culture?

If BA air crew are banned from wearing Crucifixes and we have to cow-tow and call 'Christmas Lights' 'Festive Lights' surely it's fair they are not allowed to wear burkas?

It's like the England flag thing - it's racist to fly it, surely it's the same with outlandish religious dress? I'd ban all religious dress in public, when was the last time you saw a proper vicar walking around with a dog-collar on? Never nowadays, no doubt because it's deeply offensive to our muslim friends...

Send the Buggers back!!

[xoggoth]

shut down all faith schools immediately

Some would see that as the only "non discriminatory" solution but rather unfair on the other faiths. Maybe we should stop being so concerned with treating all groups the same when only some are a problem. Real "anti racism" would see action based solely on statistics and apparently well founded reports.

[EC4N]

Ingenious workaround to the niqaab ban.

[DodgyAgent]

and I am afraid that not for the first or even the second feckin time you are putting words in my mouth. All I did was answer a question.

FWIW I think we should disestablish the Church, ban all religious symbols and shut down all faith schools immediately.

So we have to punish ourselves in order to please these barbarians from the east and their barbaric culture?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I am afraid that you are suggesting a liberal cop out.

and I am afraid that not for the first or even the second feckin time you are putting words in my mouth. All I did was answer a question.

FWIW I think we should disestablish the Church, ban all religious symbols and shut down all faith schools immediately.

[NotAllThere]

I saw a woman wearing a Burkha in town a few days ago. It wasn't until I walked past her, I realised she was in fact a nun.

IIRC Turkey has also banned headscarves from schools.

Banning certain items of clothing from schools and other institutions seems perfectly reasonable to me. Banning them from being worn in public areas is entirely another matter. OTOH, items that offend public decency have always been against the law. I suppose this approaches the same issue from the other side.

[DodgyAgent]

Yes, without question.

I am afraid that you are suggesting a liberal cop out. It will make it very inconvenient for the oppressive to force their women to stay indoors. Who does the shopping? As I said it will send a message to these people that they have to comply to UK law, which as I said before they will respect.
By not interfering we are denying people rights that the rest of us enjoy. Whilst i accept the fact that there may be unintended consequences we already have age/race/sex discrimination laws

[russell]

Ban them I say, in fact ban all clothes for women. :-p

[TimberWolf]

Every wondered what burqa/hijab/etc clad women look like under their skirts?



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[Peoplesoft bloke]

Do you think they would go that far?

Yes, without question.