So as an old person, I’m just going to toss something in here. When I was growing up, we dressed not as forms of free expression, but out of respect for each other. The goal was to not make others uncomfortable in the commission of your daily life. This was a respect for...
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Yes, but of course the norms for this vary. This is also the justification for burqas.
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Yes they do. But not quite. Because one group is choosing for another, rather than allowing a range within norms. I don’t have a problem with Burkas if both parties agree. I have a problem with it when it is imposed on someone for my own comfort.
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I think there is more than choice here. Choice is primary, of course, but its also ok to object to gender-specific notions of modesty and extreme notions of modesty as ideas (whilst not prohibiting them)
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I agree with that. I just feel that it’s the respect for others piece I feel that our society has lost. I shower and fix my hair before I go out, not because I will feel that much different, but because I don’t want to make the folks around me uncomfortable or draw undo attention
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