Speaking of women's PoV: am I the only one having noticed that this diary and the whole comment thread so far is 100% male? What does it say about us? Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
On a serious note, this pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/opinion/28iht-edgopalan.html "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
This is not about a fashion faux pas or women's rights, but about sending a message to Muslims. Concerned with increasingly visible numbers of Muslims openly practicing their way of life while enjoying the privileges of life in the West, French citizens and politicians alike feel that they need to restore "Frenchness" to their streets.
This is stupid and ignorant. "increasingly visible numbers of Muslims"?? WTF is he talking about? In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
