A Woman’s Body is Not Her Identity

By now, most web users are probably aware of the latest anti-Muslim schtick happening in France by way of banning Burkas. I have plenty to say about Islamic attire, but I shall save that for a future post.

What I’m annoyed about at the moment is the constant claim, from both conservatives and liberals, that niqab “hides” a woman’s identity. Thoughts? Feelings? Golly gee, who cares about any of that crap? Everyone knows that a woman can only be defined by her face, her hair, her chest, her rear end, etc. Any woman who takes it upon herself to decide whether or not complete strangers can get a good idea about the size, shape, and “beauty” of her various physical attributes may as well just cease to exist.

This is what we call misogyny, folks.