• chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    I’m having difficulty parsing this. Are you saying “we should ban religions from coercive headgear” or “we shouldn’t ban clothing”? Cause those are contradictory positions and I’m not certain what you’re trying to say (which is probably entirely on me)

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      7 hours ago

      We shouldn’t ban clothing. We should ban the coercion of anyone to wear particular clothing.

      There’s no contradiction here.

    • Scratch@sh.itjust.works
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      20 hours ago

      Ban anyone for coercing someone into or out of clothing.

      Granted, I haven’t put a major amount of thought into the nuance, but the idea of making it a sin for some people to legally go outside is absurd.

      The approach of these laws makes it so the victims of mistreatment are the ones breaking the law.

      It’s like making it illegal to be homeless or illegal to have been mugged. It’s fucking outlandish.

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        20 hours ago

        Yeah, but that doesn’t really clarify, though. Does that mean that a woman could wear a hijab or burqa under your rule?

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            15 hours ago

            My mother was undergoing some weird medical treatment that made her skin super sensitive to UV radiation. She was in full sleeves and a vest and gloves and a hat and facescarf and everything covered everywhere. I sincerely recommended to her a hijab or burqa because it would make going out easier. A couple main articles of clothing, maybe sunglasses and gloves, and she would be fine. Unfortunately the religious element of it put her off too much, but clothes are clothes.