Re:Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penal...
by toast0 on Saturday April 08, 2023 @02:02PM
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> Tbf, they serve no practical purpose
It's a head covering; it covers your head, which can provide comfort depending on the environmental conditions.
Depending on the specific garment and context, it may provide some privacy/anonyminity.
Comparing it to nazi symbols doesn't seem right; in part because it's not purely symbolic, but also because it's only oppression when you're forced to wear it, not when you choose to. No one is calling for the star of david to be banned because Jews were forced to wear them; if someone wants to wear it, they can.
It's a head covering; it covers your head, which can provide comfort depending on the environmental conditions.
Depending on the specific garment and context, it may provide some privacy/anonyminity.
Comparing it to nazi symbols doesn't seem right; in part because it's not purely symbolic, but also because it's only oppression when you're forced to wear it, not when you choose to. No one is calling for the star of david to be banned because Jews were forced to wear them; if someone wants to wear it, they can.