both kinds. I'd assume we agree that at least some things ought to be private rather than public, right?
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AkivaMCohen
We do have cultural norms & they are unavoidable. However, there is no justification for arguing for modesty as a virtue in this sense.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
if it's entirely about cultural norms, that suggests there's no basis to privilege one culture's norms over another's
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Replying to @AkivaMCohen
Why does it? The fact that norms exist doesn't mean we can't argue that some are better than others.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AkivaMCohen
It should be a feminist principle that women should not be burdened by expectations to cover up more than bare minimum men are.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I'd frame it as "the same principles should apply to both"
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Replying to @AkivaMCohen
But the principles may or may not be good ones. If neither men nor women are allowed to be atheists, this is still wrong.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
yes, but then the question becomes one of evaluating the principles on their own merits, not potentially differing applications
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That's the first step, yes. The principle itself. Then ensuring that it covers everyone.
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