The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools drew applause on Monday from the right, but also criticism.

  • @A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world
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    -42 years ago

    This is correct. Even if we don’t necessarily agree with why they’re choosing to wear it, saying that they’re outright not able to is completely unacceptable.

    • TheBlue22
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      162 years ago

      They are not choosing shit. They are being forced to wear them by their parents. It’s indoctrination and abuse

      • Andy
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        42 years ago

        This is dumb. I grew up going to a mainstream private Jewish school. We had to wear yarmulkes.

        Every child grows up in the guidance of parents, and everyone thinks someone’s lifestyle is abuse. Did you parents feed you meat? Yes? That’s abuse. No? That’s abuse.

        • rustydomino
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          62 years ago

          Sure, they key here being private school. They’re regulating public schools.

          • Andy
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            02 years ago

            The point was about indoctrination.

            You can’t call a Muslim upbringing indoctrination unless you also call Jewish, Christian, and secular agnostic upbringings indoctrination too. Which might be true, but then you’re just describing parenting.