For all those defending burquas, here is a list of direct health issue they cause (never mind the restricted vision, limited daily activities, etc.) https://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2001/02/niqabs-and-burqas-as-impediments-to-health
Good luck next pandemic.
More bullshit to make a two bird one stone targeting both muslim minorities and activists. And as usual, the “yeah but you see it’s a feminist move” talks from far right is… a crackdown on women.
How in the world is restricting a dangerous and compromising item that oppresses women a “crackdown on women”?
Balaclava OK?
Banning people from covering their face willingly is an absurd attempt to control people’s behaviour. Banning people from forcing others to cover their faces is pointless because you already have ways to stop that.
This is plainly just a way to satisfy the right, diluting the power of the law and causing a scene in public.
Willingly? How is it that only women are choosing them “willingly”? How is it that only women from oppressive countries are choosing them “willingly?” Burquas are the public oppression and dehumanization of women. They compromise basic human activities and are dangerous. They have no place in a society.
People will accept anything as long as it is only women who are the victims.
Surveillance too.
Right. They should just either not allow them or kick them out.
What happens when pandemic 2 requires mask mandates?
I don’t know much about Portugese politics, but I imagine it would depend on what style of right-wingers they are. They may be anti-mask troglodytes, in which case no problem, masks are banned and good luck everybody. Or they may be just bigoted troglodytes, in which case the law will be selectively enforced according to their prejudices.
Wear a burqa.
Claim it’s artistic.
When challenged, say you’re cosplaying as someone who lives in a country with religious freedom.
To be fair it’s more of a cultural garment than religious. Several Muslim countries ban it too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqa_by_country
I’m not a Muslim, but I think this law is really silly.
