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[–] RedQuestionAsker2@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

We're all subject the cultural norms of the society that we live in. Particularly with religious norms, maintaining them can be coercive.

But that doesn't mean that burkas, in and of themselves, are regressive.

Shouldn't the goal be to create a space that is free of coercion so people can actually choose to wear it if they want to? Outright banning them is just enforcing a different cultural norm.