tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post6742437695167070813..comments2024-03-28T09:26:25.931+11:00Comments on Thinking Out Aloud: Moral mascots and moral adultsLorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305933404442191098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post-10483428680815810052012-04-04T07:39:13.978+10:002012-04-04T07:39:13.978+10:00Yes, I am conflicted on the burqa and the niqab. I...Yes, I am conflicted on the burqa and the niqab. I was firmly against banning them until I read Prof. Chesler's piece. Now I am not necessarily in favour of banning them, but I have a much better grasp of why a lot of Muslim countries did.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305933404442191098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post-64542676763951376912012-04-04T04:07:26.307+10:002012-04-04T04:07:26.307+10:00I agree with most of this post.
But in a free soc...I agree with most of this post.<br /><br />But in a free society people are allowed to wear what they want, regardless of the "context" that some might claim for it. Context is subjective and the same action can mean different things to different people.<br /><br />Yes, more people wearing the burqa may lead to greater social pressure to wear the burqa. But the same is true of any social habit, trend or movement. Indeed, social pressure to conform is generally a good thing, provided it stays within the bounds of the law. If you don't like this particular way of dressing, then try and set up social norms against it. But it is not acceptable to try and co-opt the power of the state to ban a harmless action on the grounds of your private disapproval. This blog is filled with posts (justifiably) protesting about this being done to groups you favour. It is harder, but no less necessary, to apply the same thinking to groups you dislike.Salemhttp://whyiamnot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com