France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch

Knusper , vor 10 Monaten

I did not know what an abaya is, but it did not matter to know this is a stupid ban. Just let people wear whatever the fuck they want to wear.

Mubelotix , vor 10 Monaten

The thing is some children do not have a say in the clothes they get. Those children still deserve the same conditions in school

Renacles , vor 10 Monaten

You know, the solution to women being told what to wear is not to tell them that they cannot wear it.

denissimo , vor 10 Monaten

"When you walk into a classroom, you shouldn't be able to identify the pupils' religion just by looking at them,"

Sir I'm sorry but a abaya doesn't prove someone is religious. You can wear one if you so please even if you're not Islam. It's just a dress.

Turun , vor 10 Monaten

Sure, and you an atheist could wear a cross and speak a prayer every morning. They just usually don't and until we can telepathically determine what someone actually believes such insignia are the best way to show support for religion.

Rozauhtuno , vor 10 Monaten

But the abaya is not a religious symbol, it's literally just a fucking dress like any other, it's just what they wear typically in that part of the world. It's like saying that pants are a christian symbol because all Europeans wear pants, and Europe is majority christian.

Llewellyn , vor 10 Monaten

Do you really think those girls wear abaya inside school not because of religion?

radix , vor 10 Monaten

Is it a bad idea for me, a non-religious person, to wear one in solidarity? (As well as for privacy, sun protection, etc.)

(I do not live in France.)

denissimo , vor 10 Monaten

I fail to see why not. It's just a dress. You shall wear whatever resonates with you.

Llewellyn , vor 10 Monaten

It's not just a dress, unfortunately. It's a dress, strongly associated with female oppressive rules of Islam.