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Re:Female chess players forced to wear hijab at world champi... by arcanus on Thursday September 29, 2016 @10:55PM (#12610287)
> hardly oppression of the worst degree.

The symbolism is what is important. A government that tells you what to dress will certainly not stop with benign restrictions.

Re:Female chess players forced to wear hijab at world champi... by toomanybeersies on Friday September 30, 2016 @06:24AM (#12611589)
But all governments tell you how to dress in some form or another (or there's strongly ingrained beliefs that are de facto law), and it's usually different for men and women.

The question then, is where do we draw the line?