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The French cabinet has approved a draft law to ban the wearing of full-face veils in public spaces, opening the way for the text to go before parliament in July.
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Addressing the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, said: "Citizenship should be experienced with an uncovered face.
"There can be no other solution but a ban in all public places."
Wow, that seems pretty ridiculous. I personally don't think that wearing clothing should EVER be a crime. It hurts absolutely NO ONE. If it makes somebody uncomfortable or scared like a baby to see somebody wearing a veil, then maybe THEY should stay inside in the safety of their own home, instead of forcing people to remove their clothing when they go out into public.
I found a link to another related article (an opinion piece actually) that had this to say
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Discrimination of any form is considered unacceptable is all civilised societies.
The burqa or the niqab does just that. It allows one person to remain anonymous during face-to-face communication, thus depriving the right of the other to reciprocate whilst registering the changes in facial expressions, which is vital in such communication, in conjunction to voice that is used for everyday communication.
That is probably one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. How is wearing a burqa discrimination? It's not like they're forcing you to NOT wear one! That would be only possible way it could possibly be depriving people of something. And if I don't want to participate in a conversation where I can't see the person's facial expression, it's clearly my right to just not talk to them! I shouldn't be able to force them to take off their burqa just because it makes me uncomfortable that I can't see their face during a conversation.
Well, that's just my opinion on the subject anyway.
