The argument by the three centrist/right of center Austrian parties is that this infringes on the girls right of expression and freedom. Critics say it’s anti Muslim. Honestly I can’t make up my mind about this. I get it but I also don’t know why it matters.
666haha on
Yeah freedom of expression is crucial even for children so this law fucking sucks. Yes it’s bad that some dynamics make girls feel forced to wear a hijab we should work on combatting those dynamics. But why the fuck should a country make it illegal for a daughter who wants to be like her mom and wear one. It’s Islamophobic and just fucking bad policy
amanaplanacanalutica on
I’m sympathetic, there is real hazard. That said, the specific argument of “we don’t want young girls expression restricted by authority, so we’re using our authority to restrict their expression” is an embarrassing rationale.
My local middle school’s informal policy of “if anyone on staff snitches to parents re:garb, that staff member is f’d” seems like a less hostile starting point.
Also, a side note, there appears to be a real disregard for the children who earnestly feel like they’re in a state of undress without a specific garment / how that effects comfort and truancy. I’m mostly aware of this in the context of bullying and discrimination, not formal policy, but it feels like a significant omission from the general conversation.
Glavurdan on
Good. This is mainly used as a system for oppression by ultra-conservative religious parents.
Maximilianne on
But why under 14 why not until they are adults then
sirploxdrake on
The same law was previously repealed by the austrian court in 2020, since it target one gender and one religion.
fantasmadecallao on
This won’t last long. Vienna is set to be majority Muslim in just 20-40 years. Currently 42% of school children there identify as Muslim. This is simply the last desperate gasps of an Islamophobic culture.
InsteadOfWorkin on
It kind normalizes religious oppression of women, probably a good thing.
eliminate1337 on
I get where they’re coming from but it’s unacceptable for the law to single out Muslims by name (it bans ‘traditional Muslim’ head coverings). There’s an argument for banning all religious symbols but it must be written and applied uniformly.
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The argument by the three centrist/right of center Austrian parties is that this infringes on the girls right of expression and freedom. Critics say it’s anti Muslim. Honestly I can’t make up my mind about this. I get it but I also don’t know why it matters.
Yeah freedom of expression is crucial even for children so this law fucking sucks. Yes it’s bad that some dynamics make girls feel forced to wear a hijab we should work on combatting those dynamics. But why the fuck should a country make it illegal for a daughter who wants to be like her mom and wear one. It’s Islamophobic and just fucking bad policy
I’m sympathetic, there is real hazard. That said, the specific argument of “we don’t want young girls expression restricted by authority, so we’re using our authority to restrict their expression” is an embarrassing rationale.
My local middle school’s informal policy of “if anyone on staff snitches to parents re:garb, that staff member is f’d” seems like a less hostile starting point.
Also, a side note, there appears to be a real disregard for the children who earnestly feel like they’re in a state of undress without a specific garment / how that effects comfort and truancy. I’m mostly aware of this in the context of bullying and discrimination, not formal policy, but it feels like a significant omission from the general conversation.
Good. This is mainly used as a system for oppression by ultra-conservative religious parents.
But why under 14 why not until they are adults then
The same law was previously repealed by the austrian court in 2020, since it target one gender and one religion.
This won’t last long. Vienna is set to be majority Muslim in just 20-40 years. Currently 42% of school children there identify as Muslim. This is simply the last desperate gasps of an Islamophobic culture.
It kind normalizes religious oppression of women, probably a good thing.
I get where they’re coming from but it’s unacceptable for the law to single out Muslims by name (it bans ‘traditional Muslim’ head coverings). There’s an argument for banning all religious symbols but it must be written and applied uniformly.