tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post2118641699306976980..comments2024-03-28T01:17:42.336-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: MASKS, VEILS, AND THE PRESENTATION OF SELF IN EVERYDAY LIFERobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-36343653353406898052010-05-06T13:22:06.199-04:002010-05-06T13:22:06.199-04:00On the one hand Copé's arguments are not fully...On the one hand Copé's arguments are not fully convincing me. Banning the burqa is not going to effect how women are treated by their husbands behind closed doors, and surely if a woman refuses to be seen by other men in public, and her only means of entering the public sphere is by wearing the burqa, then isn't banning it simply forcing these conservative Muslim women further into the private sphere, out of sight and out of mind?<br /><br />Yet on the other side of the same coin I understand the need for gender equality and female liberation, specifically within the Islamic diaspora. <br />My problem with Copé's approach to it, however much I respect his efforts in that direction, is that I strongly feel that such an equality can not be forced, nor will this happen overnight. By banning religious garb the Western world is only further isolating followers of the Islamic faith. This is not going to serve to incorporate them into the euro-centric world of France, but is more likely to make them seek out spaces where they can continue to wear their burqas in a more Islam-concentrated community.Kellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170473927874978343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-30296136138319446642010-05-05T20:37:55.113-04:002010-05-05T20:37:55.113-04:00As I understand your argument, the proposed restri...As I understand your argument, the proposed restrictions on the burqa in France are simply a form of prejudice... racial or ethnic.<br /><br />What about the presumed intent to "liberate" women in French society...at least according to our definition of liberation.....?<br /><br />It reminds me of the debate on female mutilation...whether each culture must be allowed to have its own practices, or whether there is some universal human right to bodily integrity.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508381261535877414noreply@blogger.com