December 7th, 2019, 2:57 am
Where does one start with this?!
Let's start with "letterboxes." I assume that you are referring to Boris Johnson's article? The key part that has got all the social justice warriors in a froth is:
If you say that it is weird and bullying to expect women to cover their faces, then I totally agree – and I would add that I can find no scriptural authority for the practice in the Koran. I would go further and say that it is absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes; and I thoroughly dislike any attempt by any – invariably male – government to encourage such demonstrations of “modesty”, notably the extraordinary exhortations of President Ramzan Kadyrov of Chechnya, who has told the men of his country to splat their women with paintballs if they fail to cover their heads.
And the title of said article? Denmark has got it wrong. Yes, the burka is oppressive and ridiculous – but that's still no reason to ban it.
It's a very good article. Please read it.
The whole point of the article was that women should be allowed to wear what they like, not be bullied into particular attire by their menfolk or by the state.
Do you tell Mrs bearish what to wear?
And some people (i.e. lefties) do like to be told what to do by the state!
The burka is ridiculous, hoodies are ridiculous, ties are ridiculous. But being forced into wearing any of them against your will is creepy.