Australian Federal Government Banning Burqas Around Parliament House

[George385]

So Australia has banned woman wearing burqas around federal Parliament House.

What is everyone's thoughts on this?

[Krotan]

I like Australia more now.

[Duuring]

Around one building? Oh noes.

[Killington]

First they ban the Saint's Row games, now burqas... Damn you Australia!

[William]

First they ban the Saint's Row games, now burqas... Damn you Australia!

Not to mention Left 4 Dead

[ClearlyInvsible]

Ban 'em in the entire nation, then I'll be happy.

[Killington]

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, down with a symbol of misogynist oppression, yay!

On the other hand, I really don't care what people wear, if someone wants to wear their KKK Grand High Mega Wizard robes or an SS Uniform to Parliament House, they have the right to wear offensive clothing. I don't know that this is really going to have the effect we want it to (less oppression for Muslim women) and might just end up keeping conservative Muslim women that wear it away from parliament house, which I don't agree with.

[Archduke Sven]

More countries should do what France has done.

[ClearlyInvsible]

Ban the Hijab? No fuck that, a headscarf doesn't do anything positive or negative.

[joer5835]

I'm all for immigrants and foreigners to intergrate into their new homelands culture and society, but banning Burqas and hijabs goes too far for me. That's an attack on personal freedom and liberties.

[Duuring]

I don't think that has anything to do with it. More to do with the fact you can hide a fucking armory under a Burqa.

[joer5835]

I guess you're right if you put it like that. Perhaps I was a bit quick to judge.

I just hope they don't turn this into something country wide.

[Nipplestockings]

Good on them. Australia isn't the bitch of the anglosphere anymore, I guess. Now they just have to uncensor all their pointlessly censored media and I might actually like them.

[KL4R1N0G4MPR0S]

I like Australia more now.

Me2 tbh

I'm all for immigrants and foreigners to intergrate into their new homelands culture and society, but banning Burqas and hijabs goes too far for me. That's an attack on personal freedom and liberties. (You forgot to say Democracy ! )

Spoken like a true American. Amen.

I don't think that has anything to do with it. More to do with the fact you can hide a fucking armory under a Burqa.

Not an RPG 'do

Anyway, I have to ask: What were Muslim women with traditional garments doing near the Parliament House? Who involved the second sex in Government and Politics? Shouldn't they be at home, washing the dishes and taking care of the children? (Yes, that is what Muslims want their women to do in more conservative regions of the world, blame them for misogeny, not me, iz da truth, sadly....  )
Australia seems to be taking a lot of controversial measure lately, in terms of immigration and privacy, and I like it

[Grantrithor]

Anyway, I have to ask: What were Muslim women with traditional garments doing near the Parliament House? Who involved the second sex in Government and Politics? Shouldn't they be at home, washing the dishes and taking care of the children? (Yes, that is what Muslims want their women to do in more conservative regions of the world, blame them for misogeny, not me, iz da truth, sadly....  )
Australia seems to be taking a lot of controversial measure lately, in terms of immigration and privacy, and I like it

Unlike Greece, Australia is a civilized country of actual worth.