Denmark's Niqab Ban vs. Amnesty International

[icehorse]

Denmark's parliament recently voted to ban the wearing of burkas and niqabs in public - hooray! Denmark is the sixth European country to pass such a measure. Amnesty International thinks this is a bad idea.

Denmark: Face veil ban a discriminatory violation of women’s rights

I think Amnesty International's stance on Islam is incoherent.

 

[Estro Felino]

Denmark's parliament recently voted to ban the wearing of burkas and niqabs in public - hooray! Denmark is the sixth European country to pass such a measure. Amnesty International thinks this is a bad idea.

Denmark: Face veil ban a discriminatory violation of women’s rights

I think Amnesty International's stance on Islam is incoherent.

Well done...Denmark.

Now that we have the Nationalists in charge, such costumes will be strictly forbidden here too.

As for Amnesty international...I will tell them: "what about allowing ski-masks too?

 

[David T]

Cheese heads your next.

 

[BSM1]

Cheese heads your next.
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Looks like he misspelled "G" on his face...just sayin'.

 

[Revoltingest]

Denmark's parliament recently voted to ban the wearing of burkas and niqabs in public - hooray! Denmark is the sixth European country to pass such a measure. Amnesty International thinks this is a bad idea.

Denmark: Face veil ban a discriminatory violation of women’s rights

I think Amnesty International's stance on Islam is incoherent.

How do you think regulating dress in this way is useful?

 

[BSM1]

Denmark's parliament recently voted to ban the wearing of burkas and niqabs in public - hooray! Denmark is the sixth European country to pass such a measure. Amnesty International thinks this is a bad idea.

Denmark: Face veil ban a discriminatory violation of women’s rights

I think Amnesty International's stance on Islam is incoherent.

Although I am no fan of the extreme Muslim faith (or any other extreme manifestation of any belief system, for that matter) this seems a little over the top. Will this ban include really ugly women who choose to wear a scarf over their faces for the public good? And suppose the burka/nijab wearing offender was not Muslim, will they be arrested?
I can understand faces being visible on ID cards for verification, but this smacks of another example of women being persecuted.

 

[Rival]

Banning articles of clothing...

Will they ban the kippah next? The dastar?

Why?

 

[David T]

Looks like he misspelled "G" on his face...just sayin'.

Ha!! I looked closer I think the photo was inverted!!!

Which BTW reminds me since this is a religious forum, inversion seems common.

 

[Estro Felino]

What's the difference, guys?

 

[icehorse]

How do you think regulating dress in this way is useful?

We already regulate dress, in many ways.

First off, when an immigrant wears a face mask, the clear message is that they are choosing to not integrate.
Second, most of these mask wearers are Muslims, and Islam is known to be a misogynistic ideology, the probability of coercion is quite high.
Third, wearing a mask is in conflict with the culture of the host country. Immigrants are not entitled to immigrate, they have been given a gift, which they should respect.

 

[Rival]

What's the difference, guys? Both look like two terrorists to me.

The difference is that we know that one is a Muslim in traditional Islamic dress.

 

[Estro Felino]

The difference is that we know that one is a Muslim.

This is pretty irrelevant before the secular law, which doesn't allow special treatments.

 

[Rival]

This is pretty irrelevant before the secular law, which doesn't allow special treatments.

It's not special treatment to let people wear whatever they want to wear.

 

[BSM1]

The difference is that we know that one is a Muslim in traditional Islamic dress.

Do we? You don't think Muslim men go skiing?

 

[Rival]

Do we? You don't think Muslim men go skiing?

Close enough

 

[BSM1]

We already regulate dress, in many ways.

First off, when an immigrant wears a face mask, the clear message is that they are choosing to not integrate.
Second, most of these mask wearers are Muslims, and Islam is known to be a misogynistic ideology, the probability of coercion is quite high.
Third, wearing a mask is in conflict with the culture of the host country. Immigrants are not entitled to immigrate, they have been given a gift, which they should respect.

So you think the host country gets to call the shots of who may enter and how they must act?

 

[BSM1]

Close enough

Ha! You call this skiing?

 

[Rival]

Ha! You call this skiing?

Psshh, I bet you can't even pronounce skiing!

 

[BSM1]

Psshh, I bet you can't even pronounce skiing!

Can, too. Skyi..skii..skka..dammit.

 

[Estro Felino]

It's not special treatment to let people wear whatever they want to wear.

Yes...but your face must be recognizable...
it's not asking for the moon.