A debate is erupting around Islamic face coverings in Finland’s educational institutions.

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  • markovs_gun@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Okay imagine you move somewhere where all the guys go outside with their dicks out, but you don’t want to because you were raised to think your dick should be covered. Even without somebody explicitly forcing you to cover your dick, you’ll still instinctively want to do it because it’s a deeply held cultural taboo to go outside with your dick out, especially if you’re part of an immigrant community that still covers their dicks. Now imagine that your school says you have to go to school with your dick out even if you feel uncomfortable with it.

    Yes, the requirement for Muslim women to cover their hair is rooted in and perpetuated by misogyny, but ideas about modesty and decency don’t just disappear overnight and it’s kind of unfair for western societies to put girls in ththat position.

    • Perspectivist@feddit.uk
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      Would you make the same argument for genital mutilation or arranged marriages too? This isn’t about fashion choises. It’s about oppression. Not everything should be exported to other cultures.