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Absolutely. Even on the worst case scenario where the wearer of a burka is some sort of self-loathing puritan, she is only projecting an image of herself, not anyone else, regardless of her general views. Secular women are not oppressed by her existence. The most society should be doing is creating an environment where she feels free from oppression, not criminalising her.
jimmy_james
@Fyoosh
It's a tricky issue for sure but isn't the difference with that example, the t-shirt would literally say that. The phrase is on the t-shirt and is inciting racial hatred.
The burqa doesn't literally say anything. It doesn't incite racial hatred or cause any harm to anyone who lays their eyes on it. There's nothing on it, it's just fabric.
I actually think that example gets closer to the heart of the issue – that the burqa shocks a lot of us in the west and we cant imagine anyone choosing to wear it out of choice so we project that phrase onto it. You and I might think it represents the opression of women by patriarchy and religion but what do the women who choose to put it on each day think? I just don't see who has the right to tell them they can't do that.