Switzerland bans minarets.

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Kasz216 said:
Once again... that's not a way to fix anything.

- It fixes the problem of people wearing Burkas.  That in and of itself is a problem.

There are tons of outfits just like a Burqa.

It's not illegal for me to wear one of those cheap hot Richard Nixon masks and it accomplishes the same thing.

And if a section of society had to wear nixon masks all day, then there'd be reason to discuss banning that too. How many outfits like the Burka are there that people actually wear? 

It's a target against one specific religious group of clothing, rather then attacking the anti-woman message the garb has... and more importantly that a lot of different things have.

yes it is a target against one specific group of religious clothing; Physically oppressive and isolating religious clothing. If your suggesting I'm only concerned with muslim clothing, I may point out that I specifically said this doesn't apply to the hijab.

What's worse? The burqa or the eating disorders caused by Western subjugation of women?

The eating disorder. And after 7 years being in a relationship with a woman who has to fight that disorder ever day, don't you think I'd support a ban on that if it could actually work? 

Both are issues that should be tackled together... and by discussion and reason. Not bans.

Except they're quite different. One is a phsycological disorder and one is a body covering. Eating disorders are a symptom of a problem within society, and I feel quite strongly about the need to tackle the causes and tools that lead to the prevalence of this condition (By the way, within this generation, eating disorders in Korea will definitely spike far higher than in the western world)

The burka isn't merely a symptom, it's a means.

You're saying that I'm willing to ban a symptom of subjugation. I'm saying I'm willing to ban a tool of it.