Sarkozy: burkas 'not welcome' in France

[89coupe]

I think this is great!

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/20...886856-ap.html

[01RedDX]

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[Toma]

Sarkozy is an idiot....

But since the spotlight is again on the 'backwards' mideast, hardly surprising.

[a social dsease]

to sarkozy. it might offend a few people, but good on him for not being a "politically correct" little bitch like most leaders and actually standing up for what (he thinks) is right.

[turbotrip]

Originally posted by Toma
Sarkozy is an idiot....

But since the spotlight is again on the 'backwards' mideast, hardly surprising.

if a woman chooses to wear a burka, let them

[sputnik]

Who cares what people choose to wear?

[89coupe]

Originally posted by turbotrip




if a woman chooses to wear a burka, let them

Chooses?

[B4tMan]

in France, freedom of speech exists and its President chose to speak his mind

[sputnik]

Originally posted by 89coupe


Chooses?

They live in France don't they?

There are no laws forcing them to wear anything specific unless they follow the laws of the religion the CHOOSE to follow.

[01RedDX]

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[B4tMan]

01 is smart. sputnik is off his 'orbit'

[sputnik]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
Somehow I doubt that most women who wear them decided to do so without any coercion from husbands/family members.

Then if that was even the case, what difference does it make what Sarkozy or 89coupe think?

Is there point of view really going to change anything?

[masoncgy]

Some Muslim women wear the burka by their own choice... it's true.

Just like some people choose to die their hair bright green... it's 'stupid', it's unpopular and it raises people's eyebrows... but still, it's allowed.

I don't think banning garments is really the right path to take... let people wear what they want.

[Toma]

Originally posted by 01RedDX
Somehow I doubt that most women who wear them decided to do so without any coercion from husbands/family members.

That's cause your intellectually stumped.

Did you watch the BBC special on Dubai? What about talking to your Muslim friends and ask them why they choose to wear theirs? Oh wait,...

cause you are a racist, and dont have any muslim friends.

[B4tMan]

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get him his meds

[89coupe]

Originally posted by sputnik


They live in France don't they?

There are no laws forcing them to wear anything specific unless they follow the laws of the religion the CHOOSE to follow.

Religion? I'm pretty sure the origin of this practice was not enforced because of religion.

...and do you really think the woman who are born into families that still practice this form of subservience have a choice?

[Toma]

Originally posted by B4tMan
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get him his meds

Wow! So clever! Did you just think that up, or did you have to google it?

[Toma]

Originally posted by 89coupe


Religion? I'm pretty the origin of this practice was not enforced because of religion.

...and do you really think the woman who are born into families that still practice this form of subservience have a choice?

So what you are really saying is our environment dictates our behavior and beliefs?

So being raised in the west, do we really have a choice, or do we behave along the lines expected or "sold" to us?

[89coupe]

Originally posted by Toma


So what you are really saying is our environment dictates our behavior and beliefs?

So being raised in the west, do we really have a choice, or do we behave along the lines expected or "sold" to us?

I'm saying woman who are born into a world taught to think they are less of a person than a man won't know any better, but that doesn't make it right.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by 89coupe


Religion? I'm pretty the origin of this practice was not enforced because of religion.

...and do you really think the woman who are born into families that still practice this form of subservience have a choice?

In France (and all other non-Islamic-law countries) anyone can leave a religion (and family if necessary) behind if they feel that their rights are being infringed upon.

There is no one forcing women to wear a burka or headscarf.

Just like there is no one forcing someone born in a fundamentalist Christian family to be straight.