Banning The Burqa

So the government of France has taken the commendable steps to rid the wearing of this disgusting garment. I cannot fathom for one second how any free woman in a free society, who calls herself a feminist can actively support and condone the wearing of the veil/burqa. I just can’t.

The burqa is more than ‘an item of clothing’. It is a symbol. It is completely closed minded and anti-feminist to ignore the FACT that there are women in Islamic societies who have NO choice but to wear it. Places where their rights AS WOMEN are seen as secondary to men, where they’re not allowed to drive or even walk the streets without a man present.

And then these racist-crying, victim-card-holders who support women’s ‘right’ to wear the burqa moan and whine that these steps are taking away their ‘natural right’ to wear what they please. Yes, in theory I support women’s right to wear what they like, and the same goes for men. But when something is used as a means to SUPPRESS rights, how do these people not see the contradiction?

And the case made about the backlash and uproar is futile. Out of 3.5 million Muslims in France, only 2,000 women wear it. There is no reason to suggest there will be some kind of civil war about it. But the emotional and sensitiveness of this issue I find baffling beyond words. These pro-burqa activists might as well be wearing a yellow star, because they support a symbol that represents oppression. I say again, that women who support the wearing of the burqa are traitors to their gender.

However, I do think though that banning it is not the most effective method for its extinction. I am not a racist. I believe in equal treatment for everyone, but Islam is NOT a race. It’s an ideology under the disguise of a faith (excuse the pun). There are, as a matter of fact, white, black, Asian people who are Muslims. But whatever way is used to oppose it, I will support it. At least for the time being.