The whole thing was crazy on so many levels! What on Earth makes them think they have the right to deem whether she's oppressed or not? I'm seeing oppression there but it's not from the husband.
Generally speaking their argument is it's needed to solve problems of cultural assimilation. Which is absolutely ridiculous (I feel like taking about France makes me overuse this word alot). If there is a problem with assimilation I'd say it stems from minorities feeling they're being persecuted and forced to give up their own culture in arenas where it it none of the government's BUSINESS.
To be specific (and accurate) the hugest argument has been that they're trying to 'help' young Muslim girls who are forced to wear hijabs by their relatives. Again ridiculous. It disallows the possibility of their being girls who make the choice to wear it and doesn't offer any real help to those who are. If girls are suffering pressure at home, 'freeing' them from the hijab at school does very little to actually alleviate the problem.
France is having to deal with their visible minorities making themselves visible and they're indulging their prejudice uncer the form of upholding laicite. D-<
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Date: 2008-07-21 01:40 pm (UTC)Generally speaking their argument is it's needed to solve problems of cultural assimilation. Which is absolutely ridiculous (I feel like taking about France makes me overuse this word alot). If there is a problem with assimilation I'd say it stems from minorities feeling they're being persecuted and forced to give up their own culture in arenas where it it none of the government's BUSINESS.
To be specific (and accurate) the hugest argument has been that they're trying to 'help' young Muslim girls who are forced to wear hijabs by their relatives. Again ridiculous. It disallows the possibility of their being girls who make the choice to wear it and doesn't offer any real help to those who are. If girls are suffering pressure at home, 'freeing' them from the hijab at school does very little to actually alleviate the problem.
France is having to deal with their visible minorities making themselves visible and they're indulging their prejudice uncer the form of upholding laicite. D-<
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