Saturday, November 11, 2006

Guadian: Netherlands moves toward total ban on Muslim veils

I for one am glad that we are finally banning body covering, for years the young and attractive have been forced by archaic social pressures to cover their bodies in an misguided attempt at achieving privacy and modesty. The very idea that we should cover ourselves to prevent another being aroused or disturbed, is totally unmerited. Many young women are forced to cover up because their fathers or boyfriends don't like blokes looking at them like that, well tough. In a free society we should be able to look at other peoples naked bodies whenever we want, and I am glad the Netherlands, the home of porn and prostitution, is leading the way to total nudity. All we need to do now is free ourselves of the "politcal correctness gone mad" anti-discrimination laws that prevent us from forcibly covering the fat and ugly. Jack Straw was right to call for the removal of clothing when people come to visit him, I know I would want my MP to be able to encourage vistors to overcome their primitive modesty and removing clothing that covers their natural beauty. I know Jack Straw claims he was more interested in the importance of body-language, but as he was at the home office and allowed unseen witnesses to give evidence, I am not sure of his motives, but I am sure that when he speaks on the phone he is always quick to ask what other person is wearing. Of course there are concerns about security, I can easily imagine how hard it is to identify a suicide bomber who wears a veil, so I fully support all attempts by our legislature to determine what others wear, it is what freedom is all about.

1 comment :

Anonymous said...

I am all for informal, casual attire. In the world of health care provision in the netherlands and in sweden doctors, nurses and others often wear the same 'theatre scrubs' - thus removing the hierarchy of who is the consultant and who is the tea lady. Patients do not seem to be confused by this presentation, although I know my late father was, but that is another story.