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minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·11 days agoThat does assume that the person wearing the burka is doing so because they are forced to. This is not universally true and thus the comparison you make is also not true. Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-24/why-do-muslim-women-wear-a-burka-niqab-or-hijab/5761510
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 days agoThe term “demanding” led me to that assumption. If someone wants to wear one, that’s fine, and irrelevant to this conversation. I was referring to people who are forced to wear one despite their wishes.
That does assume that the person wearing the burka is doing so because they are forced to.
This is not universally true and thus the comparison you make is also not true.
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-24/why-do-muslim-women-wear-a-burka-niqab-or-hijab/5761510
The term “demanding” led me to that assumption.
If someone wants to wear one, that’s fine, and irrelevant to this conversation. I was referring to people who are forced to wear one despite their wishes.