Syrian Women Burn Burkas To Celebrate Liberation From Isil In Manbij, Could It Possibly Catch On In The Uk?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/13/women-rip-of-their-burqas-as-residents-of-syrian-city-of-manbij/

[Old_Geezer]

Well ichkeria, it's because you can not see who is behind it. As the recent army (SAS ?) raid in IS held territory shows. No one has ever suggested that a ban will cure all security problems though.

[ichkeria]

"Well ichkeria, it's because you can not see who is behind it. As the recent army (SAS ?) raid in IS held territory shows. No one has ever suggested that a ban will cure all security problems though. "

You can't see behind lots of things! Not sure it's fair to bring SAS raids in the Middle East into it. There are plenty of situations where head covering is inappropriate and should not be allowed: the trouble with trying to introduce a general ban of this sort is that you have to dress it up (so to speak) as something it is not, and you end up looking silly: France did not introduce their ban for security reasons of course. Their ban applies, as far as I know, to lots other types of head gear, and is effectively unenforceable. But the motivation behind it, and the reason it got through, is because of their idea of secularism.
Anyway, I daresay this has been debated ad nauseam enough times. Sandy's first answer was the most relevant to the question.

[Old_Geezer]

Sandy's first answer is an ideal one, not a practical one. It assumes each individual has freedom of choice in a "free" society. The reasons for banning can be varied, but the situation you mused on was to do with security, which I hope I've indicated is justified. But contracting cultural pressure with a ban is arguably a good move, at least in the short to medium term, until folk are not made to feel that they have to excessively cover themselves in order to be considered "decent".

[Khandro]

ichy;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfDgPjHuSyY

[CrapAtCryptics]

Congratulations to them - throwing off the yoke of mindless oppression.

[ichkeria]

But we are in the UK :-)
You are not comparing like with like.

I don't see what 'practical' has to do with it. Two different worlds two different situations. What these people in Syria are doing is a natural human reaction to oppression. I could see s similar situation occurring here if some daft ban was imposed here and then revoked. We'd have joyful burka, motor bike helmet and kangaroo-head wearing celebrations all over the country :-)

[Khandro]

http://i68.tinypic.com/nl5qc6.jpg
I've been told elsewhere that this may now work.