09-20-2013, 09:08 PM
SolemnBoy Wrote:I won't deny that many muslim women are coerced into wearing veils but I'd also like to point out that plenty of them choose to wear it. Sure, you could make the case that this will of theirs is purely based on indoctrination but nevertheless some of them even argue pretty eloquently in regards to this problem. Please listen to the words of this woman, for example:
It makes no sense to ban a certain outfit for muslim women in the name of equality, at least not to me. Of course it's despicable when women are forced to wear them but I find it equally despicable to tell a muslim woman who uses the veil as a way of expressing her religion and in some cases identity, that she cannot do so.
Think about it this way: if women were not indocrinated into their religion at an early age, and were given a free choice at age 18, how many would choose to live their lives in a black tent? Not very many. This is a just a way for women to be subjugated by their fathers, brothers and husbands.
If some women find such a ban uncomfortable, then so be it; women have found many things uncomfortable down the years in their fight for equality, ever since they chained themselves to the railings. With respect, apologists like yourself don't help.