If I had to shop at Abercrombie & Fitch and some saleswoman approached me wearing a hijab I'd walk right out of the store.
Why? I've worked with a muslim woman who always wore a hijab. She was a damn good worker, and very smart.
Do you always stereotype and judge people based on appearance?
Yes, I do. I try to send a message.
That you're a bigot?
If I had to shop at Abercrombie & Fitch and some saleswoman approached me wearing a hijab I'd walk right out of the store.
Why? I've worked with a muslim woman who always wore a hijab. She was a damn good worker, and very smart.
Do you always stereotype and judge people based on appearance?
Yes, I do. I try to send a message.
That you're a bigot?
Do you tolerate the views of a pedophile who declares that he wants to have sex with your kids? I'm going to guess that you don't show a tolerance to his viewpoint, and possibly even his existence. Clearly one can hold some intolerant views and fall outside the scope of what constitutes bigotry. There are ideas people have on how we should live together in community. Social Justice Warriors like you want to delegitimize the expression of such ideals, to put them out of bounds, and this creates a process which leads to no standards for there would no longer exist any mechanism to enforce community standards which also didn't qualify as bigotry. To enforce standards one must then be a bigot, to avoid the charge of bigotry one best steer clear of enforcing standards. And this is how civilization turns to chaos. France is tackling the issue. Is France a nation of
bigots?
As of 11 April 2011, it is illegal to wear a face-covering veil or other mask in public places such as the street, shops, museums, public transportation, and parks. Veils such as the chador, scarves and other headwear that do not cover the face, are not affected by this law and can be worn.[4] The law applies to all citizens, including men and non-Muslims, who may not cover their face in public except where specifically provided by law (such as motor-bike riders and safety workers) and during established occasional events (such as some carnivals). The law imposes a fine of up to €150, and/or participation in citizenship education, for those who violate the law.[5][6] The bill also penalises, with a fine of €30,000 and one year in prison, anyone who forces (by violence, threats or by abuse of power) another to wear face coverings; these penalties may be doubled if the victim is under the age of 18.[1][5][7]
As a result of the law, the only exceptions to a woman wearing a niqāb in public will be if she is travelling in a private car or worshiping in a religious place.[8] French police say that while there are five million Muslims in France, fewer than 2,000 are thought to fully cover their faces with a veil.[2] The wearing of all conspicuous religious symbols in public schools was previously banned in 2004 by a different law, the French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools. This affected the wearing of Islamic veils and headscarves in schools, as well as turbans and other distinctive items of dress.
The law was challenged and taken to the European Court of Human Rights which upheld the French law on 1 July 2014, accepting the argument of the French government that the law was based on "a certain idea of living together".
As I noted upthread, those who remain silent in defense of their culture will lose their culture to those who are vocal in advancing their culture. It's clear where you stand. I proudly defend my culture and that culture is not multiculturalism. You calling me a bigot signals to me that you're a mindless ****. See how back and forth communication can help us all understand each other better. Now we both know more about each other.