(December 4, 2013 at 12:56 pm)KichigaiNeko Wrote: it IS saddening to see it seep into the psyche of females of these middle eastern regions where this garment is NOT a requirement but a cultural law.It would be interesting to study exactly how this garment evolved from requirement to survive to law.
OH well, I guess I just answered my own question.
If you don't wear that, you die, so the law requires that you wear it.
Much like our laws prohibit suicide, I guess...
Now, how did it become so accepted in people's minds that this particular law never got a review?