France is proving itself to be very selective in its liberality. The idea of personal autonomy for women who choose to wear the burqa is not acknowledged. Instead the French state must liberate these women from their oppression, by banning an article of clothing.
The Burqa Is Not Welcome in France
July 6, 2009 by Royce
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that’s fucked.
that’s all.
Yeah the Daily Show did a sort of bit on this with Kristen Schaal which for the most part I liked with the exception of the way they brought in eating disorders
:http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=232246&title=burka-ban