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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A government that forbids you from wearing a burkini is as bad as a government that demands that you wear one.[/quote]

Given your opinion, would you mind pointing me to your post protesting the gross injustice to females in those countries where they are forced to cover up?  (I mean, since you're equally upset about that...)[/quote]

NP here, but I think most posters on this forum would agree that no external force (religion or state) should dictate what a woman wears. That's a given.  [/quote]

Sure, that would be best. However, I happen to think it's worse when the state forces all of its female citizens to cover up in an obvious symbol of their subjugation than when the state forces a few of its female citizens NOT to wear the symbol of subjugation. Call me crazy![/quote]

I am neither a Muslim, nor have ever gone to beach without a mainstream beach worthy attire. However, I happen to think it is equally bad for the state forces all of its female citizens to cover up in an obvious symbol of their subjugation or the state forces all of its female citizens to strip in the name of security. Call me crazy![/quote]

Which country is forcing all of its female citizens to strip?[/quote]

It is so easy to create a "symbol of something" in your own head without understanding another culture and what their symbolism is. You do not see it this way, but I know many Muslims women who would consider being asked to take off their traditional clothing on gun point as a symbol of "stripping". Ask the Muslims.
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So you're not going to answer the question?[/quote]

Did you read the story and see the photos of the Nice policemen forcing a woman to remove her tunic?[/quote]

If you're suggesting that France forces all of its female citizens to strip, then you would be hyperbolic and inaccurate. (That's like saying America forces all of its citizens to wear clothes in public. Regardless of what the law does or does not say, most of us are choosing not to go outside naked of our own free will.)

If you really believe in the merits of your case, you can persuade others without being purposefully misleading. [/quote]

My mistake. I should have said France forces "some" of its female citizens to strip and not "all" of its female citizens to strip. May be in this case it would France police forced "a" female citizen to strip. Does that make the situation palatable?[/quote]

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