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Now, I'm not a fan of Islam nor do I think that this is "racist" as some would claim. But it is absolute nonsense.

It's under the guise of "protecting" women by using the ban as an excuse to get away from oppressive clothing norms in Islamic communities, but also infantilizes women. Like somehow women are incapable of standing up for themselves for what they want to wear. It's just policing women's clothing, preventing those that want to wear it from doing so.

More importantly, this is just the enhance the surveillance state. It's because they don't like people wearing clothing that covers people's faces and obscures people's body shape so they can't track you and control you. Not to mention burqas are really good for concealed carry.

Don't fall for it. Anonymity is a human right. We may need it some day.