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Portugal enacts 'burqa law' banning face coverings in public space (www.euronews.com)
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[–] 37 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

If a woman is forced to wear a burqa, and it is illegal to be in a public place while wearing one, that simply means that woman will not be going outside. This is straight up misogyny and will make life hell for some already extremely vulnerable women.

If you are going to violate freedom of expression anyway, why not do the sensible thing and criminalize the oppressors here? Make a law that imposes fines and mandatory feminism courses on anyone coercing women to wear anything, including by using religious arguments.

Like, apply this to any similar situation. Almost everyone agrees domestic violence is bad. Do we fine women for being in a public place with a black eye?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Even for women who are not forced- if you consider your face to be private, you won’t be as likely to want to go outside if it must be shown.

    I’m perfectly fine exposing my stomach in a women’s changing room or at home, but I’d feel weird going out in a crop top or wearing a bikini in public. It’s not a self-consciousness issue, I’ve posted pictures showing it online in the past (anonymously and without my face), I just consider mine private. I don’t apply that to anyone else either, I often think someone looks nice in an outfit with an exposed midriff, and I definitely don’t think they’re “showing too much skin” or anything.

    The women I know who choose to wear any type of religious dress feel similarly- going out without it feels embarrassing and like you’re exposed.

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