The Associated Press reported that a Muslim woman in Emerainville, France was barred from entering a public pool because her 'burquini' was unhygienic. Fair enough, if the authorities think the woman came straight from home walking the streets in her burquini and non-muslim girls only change into their swimsuits at the pool (and no one ever invented the cover-up dress). Whatevs....
What's interesting are comments like this from MEN who can't for the life of them figure out why women want to be all covered up when they can get more attention by showing more skin:-
What's interesting are comments like this from MEN who can't for the life of them figure out why women want to be all covered up when they can get more attention by showing more skin:-
"We are going back in civilization. Women have fought for decades for equal rights with men. Now we are putting them back in burqas and veils." - Alan Kelyor, the MAYOR of Emerainville, France
Meanwhile, Nicolas Sarkozy, the PRESIDENT of France has been reported to agree that the burqa and other voluminous Muslim attire should be banned, saying that such garbs make women prisoners.
I heart France, but if these are the people they elect to government, I seriously wonder what is wrong with them (ditto Malaysia, too, actually!).
So ok... hello!!! Are they really that dumb or are they so busy that they can't take time to understand that whether you're bundled up or naked, it has nothing to do with a civilisation's timeline, except perhaps as a marker of which period or decade it refers to. What matters is how you act, what your moral standards are, and what your self-worth is. Just because someone is covered from head to toe, does that mean they're not allowed to be doctors or lawyers, even if they graduated top of the class? Does that mean they're not allowed to drive a car? That they will not be capable of writing a convincing business proposal? It's all in the mentality of the person, not in what they're wearing.
I also think it doesn't mean that someone's ashamed of how they look and would rather hide it all under a billowing burqa. Rather, I take it as them being so proud of their body that not just anybdy can be allowed to look at it. Yes, that means you, lecherous sleazy old men and horny teenage boys! What? You're a dastardly good-looking chiseled medical surgeon who moonlights as a model and just got back from a space mission? Well, you gotta prove your worth, too, honey! You want a piece of me? Then you gotta pass every test including the last one - marriage.
Honestly, men like Kelyor and Sarkozy are no different than Arab traditionalists who try to impose their own beliefs unto us poor women, and skew their words to make us feel bad about our own choices. They want us to act according to their standards, their beliefs and their needs. Women shouldn't do this, women should be like that. Really... who asked you??
Original report:- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32388642/ns/world_news-europe/?GT1=43001
