This is something that has been pissing me off for a long time, and it pisses me off that every single woman in America isn’t pissed about this.
I’ll start illustrating my point by asking a question. Why isn’t it a federal law that Muslim women have to wear their burqas? Anyone can answer that. Separation of church and state. It’s not the government’s responsibility to enforce religious taboos with fines, jail time, or permanent criminal records. Plus, as far as the issue of enforcing the Burqas go, every American knows that being able to wear what you want is such a basic human right that it should go without saying. That’s why Americans were so pissed off that the Taliban government in Afghanistan was forcing women to cover themselves.
Now let’s test how free we are in America. Try walking down the street with no shirt on. Won’t be a problem for me. I’ll get a tan. If you’re a woman you’ll be arrested, fined, and be given a criminal record. Why? Is there a functional reason why your chest is dangerous? No. It’d take a maniac to even suggest there is. Exposing your chest is just a religious taboo that’s enforced by law. So much for basic human rights, freedom, or separation of church and state.
Ladies, next time you go to the beach take a marker and write this across your bathing suit top in big letters, “THIS IS MY BURQA.”
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