Should woman-degenerating clothes like the burqa be illegal in a libertarian society? Burqas also represent a security problem, and it’s a mobile prison for many women.
I don’t think the burqa itself is degenerating. Merely the chauvinistic culture that comes with it.
How are burqa’s a ‘security problem’?
At first I read, " Burqas in a librarian society."
Same question different scenario. Coercion is not acceptable. You can’t force them to wear, nor can you force them not to wear it. Next question
Many men force their women to wear burqas. If burqas were illegal, they wouldn’t be able to.
Many women like to wear burqas. If burqas were illegal, they wouldnt be able to.
Why not just make forcing women to wear burqas illegal?
Nothing intrinsically wrong with Burqas. You could view them as merely another fashion choice. Government institutions (for as long as they exist) should ban employees from wearing overtly religious symbols
Because it doesn’t work. Women will never admit that they’re being forced by their husbands.
And you know this how?
He’s forced to wear burqas.
If someone is forced to steal, shouldn’t the stealer be punished? Isn’t it sometimes ok to punish innocent people, when it can prevent harm?
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How do you prevent harm by creating harm?
Very few women outside of Afghanistan wear a “Burqa”(which pre-dates Islam btw)- most just wear the headscarf. What’s with the nonsense that they’re all being forced? Many women WANT to wear them- just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean anything. There’s plenty of women that protested against any hijab bans whenever governments tried them. Most muslim women that are in a country like the United States- their husbands and fathers DON’T want them to wear hijab for fear of discrimination but they want to do it anyway. Your head is really far into the sand, try talking to some Muslim women, and don’t assume that they’re husbands are waiting right behind them to strike them down.
Outside of a Prison states like Saudi Arabia where women are forced to be covered- any Muslim women you see wearing a covering is 110% more than likely doing it because of her own beliefs. You wouldn’t ban head coverings for Nuns would you? I’m sure those evil priests are all forcing them to wear that too.
What harm is being prevented when a women decides to wear a head covering? Your displeasure at how it looks?
How would we be able to find criminals if they could simply hide behind a burqa? People would feel more safe when other people around you aren’t anonymous.
So if a burqa is women-degenerating, are bikinis women-liberating?
How would we be able to find criminals if they could simply hide behind a hockey/ski mask? I think you should rephrase that last sentence to “I would feel more safe when other people around me aren’t anonymous.”
Well if individuals decide to wear a burqa, they are not violating rights of other individuals.
Although I am usually the last one to defend laws created to “protect” us from ourselves, I believe that the burqa creates a dangerous driving environment in which the burqa-clad driver has ludicrously limited vision. I see no reason to ban a form of self expression except in the case of driving when it can present unique hazards to other drivers.
The issue of whether Burqas are desirable or not is immaterial to a true Libertarian. As long as nobody’s natural rights are infringed there is no problem