Re:The American chess champion challenging Iran’s hijab fetish
by hospes on Thursday October 06, 2016 @05:45PM
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>> Social norms and rules exist everywhere for clothing, especially for women.
In this case it is not a social norm it is a law. For breaking law you can be prosecuted and/or imprisoned, for breaking social norms you cannot. Social norms and laws are two different things, your comparison is extremely misleading.
To make it completely clear why your comparison is misleading look at following example:
In some Muslim countries you can be executed for leaving Islam and it is not a social norm, it is a law and part of criminal code they have.
Now imagine someone from conservative Christian family (let's say in US) changing their religion. They most probably will be judged by their families and some peers, but no one can prosecute them for that.
Enforcing by law certain group or minorities wear certain clothing is a definition of oppression. If there is no choice left, that is an oppression, there is nothing to discuss here really.
In this case it is not a social norm it is a law. For breaking law you can be prosecuted and/or imprisoned, for breaking social norms you cannot. Social norms and laws are two different things, your comparison is extremely misleading.
To make it completely clear why your comparison is misleading look at following example:
In some Muslim countries you can be executed for leaving Islam and it is not a social norm, it is a law and part of criminal code they have.
Now imagine someone from conservative Christian family (let's say in US) changing their religion. They most probably will be judged by their families and some peers, but no one can prosecute them for that.
Enforcing by law certain group or minorities wear certain clothing is a definition of oppression. If there is no choice left, that is an oppression, there is nothing to discuss here really.