A man named Mohammed told her to cover her body. She's obeying a man who threatened to punish her for eternity for not obeying.
If you had to wear a burka, would you find it empowering?
No.
And if Muslims have to wear burkas, they don't find that empowering.
#Duh
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Any woman who wears it is wearing it because her religion compels her to. There's only one reason.
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More authentic what? Muslim perchance? Because Islam demands women wear it?
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Exactly. It's Islamic clothing. Worn by Muslims. Have you ever seen a nonMuslim woman in a burka? Why don't they make that 'choice'?
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I have to go to work; here's my final thoughts on the topic:https://youtu.be/0wJaWjCAkgs
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Any idiotic privileged women in the west wearing it by choice should take a long hard look at themselves. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/women-liberate-isis-syria-burn-veils-burqa-hijab-take-off-islamist-jihadis-state-deir-ezzor-a7596116.html …
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Any good reasons? Wearing burqa is an actual physical barrier and indeed a great big F U to the host culture, making integration difficult.
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Take care crossing the street.
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