Should the Burqa be banned in Australia

[nero_bolt]

Should the Burqa and Niqab be banned in Australia?

[mugssy65]

TI see a few women in shopping areas wearing the Burqa. The most recent one I saw had her young son with her, who had impeccable manners, I was impressed ( as I would be with any young child, no matter who he was with)


AM ... My husband and I had completely the oppersate happen to us, we were in a que outside Nando's the other night, behind a group of teenage Muslim girls, the que was long and one girl turned to the others and said very loudly "let's get the F$&K outa here". I don't know why I was shocked but I was. Not in a bad way either, it was sooo normal and "teenagerish" lol

[azureline**]

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@bushies.girl wrote:
Still doesn't make it a race, hence NO rasicm

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who said it was? the statement was about culture.

[cherry*135]

I didn't know this type of racism had a definition.

Polite racism – involves an attempt to disguise a dislike of others through behaviour that appears non-prejudice.

Example:  “I’m not racist but…”

[bushies.girl]

Not going to "split hairs" .... The original question was  "should they be banned?"  ... My answer YES!  easy peasy

[cherry*135]

My answer is No.  I also believe it is very unlikely the burqa will be banned in the forseeable future in Australia.

The Muslim population, largest in EU, in France is estimated at 5 million.  The burka or niqab is worn there by, perhaps 2000 women.

Wonder what the number of burka or niqab wearers in Australia would be? A hundred or so?

[bushies.girl]

Each to their own AM3  🙂  

[lightningdance]

That picture of the woman sitting on the road in a blue burka brought back horrific images of the one stoned to death on the street like a dog.

[lionrose.7]

I am thinking of wearing a Burqa this summer so i dont get another skin cancer.

I think i will go for Bright Pink

[azureline**]

So, those who want to ban the Burqa in case the person is hiding an AK47 or a BIG knife................. will that also mean that the priests at my grandchild's school will not be allowed to dress like this anymore? (please note, these priests are not the ones from her school, just  3 of the same order.)

 

[bushies.girl]

***** waits for those who mentioned AK47s or big knives etc to answer *****