(October 3, 2017 at 10:46 am)AtlasS33 Wrote:(October 3, 2017 at 5:52 am)Aoi Magi Wrote: Burqa is associated with oppression and rightly so, most people are against this oppression, but I won't deny that there are many bigots too who are just out to bully the minorities.
Regarding the "choice" of wearing burqa, most muslim women are brainwashed from childhood to make them believe that wearing the burqa is by their own choice and a part of their identity. People will often fight tooth and nails against anything they perceive as a threat to their identity, so giving them the choice cannot be done through any law or legal means, rather the only way for them to truly recognize their rights is through proper education.
I have serious doubts about the "brainwashing" bit: "brainwash" is more of an excuse to justify the negative look that judges others of being "robots" that don't think.
I am mentioning that part from my own experiences as I spent a good portion of my childhood in a muslim community. The brainwashing here isn't done in the sense of let's say, Alex Jones, rather it happens with the parents trying to pass on their own cultural values unquestionably, often with strict enforcement, without fostering the child's ability to think critically. And this problem is not limited to just muslim parents, but most non-skeptic parents.
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