Should it be accepted or should we follow our French counterparts and ban veils? Is Jack Straw's Comment Right? Your Thoughts!
2006-10-26 23:56:43 · 23 answers · asked by Christophe 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
i do respect peoples beliefs but in the case of a teacher i think it would be very impersonal for the students and even a bit frightening if they are really young
2006-10-27 00:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by lucky 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
France didn't ban the veil they banned all types of religious clothing. So if you're willing to ban yarmulkes, turbans, crosses and evrything else. Go for it.
I do agree teachers should not be allowed to wear veils if teaching in an open public school. But my guess is a veiled woman wouldn't want to teach in that environment anyway,
2006-10-27 01:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly children should be able to see the face of their teacher.much more than speech can be transmitted by a smile or a scowl. For that reason only any good professional teacher would agree. As far as peoples general dress, we do live in a free country. It is an every day sight in the London areas to now see many different national dresses, African, Chinese, Jewish, Indian , Muslin and many others including the Scots Kilt outfit.
Some people do dress to cause problems be they ' HOODIES', pulled down baseball caps or any other garb. It is the motive that matters.
2006-10-30 12:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by Whistler R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like i have said before, when in rome, do as the romans do. in a strictly muslim country, westerners would be expected to conform to standards there, so shouldn't veil wearers be made to conform to british standards?...i wonder: here's my opinion....
if we all wore veils, nobody would be able to recognise one another, and would make for a very weird world. on the other hand, the "rome" applied to britain means we have freedom of expression, so any individual choosing to wear a veil of their own freewill should be allowed to do so. i personally would be put off by anyone talking to me that was wearing a veil, regardless of creed or background. and it is also a way for suspects, again of any creed or background, to get around without being noticed.
even so,i talk to people in instant message and by e mail who i have never spoken to face to face, only over the net or phone, so i can see exactly where the veil wearers are coming from, if you see what i mean. but it is a richer experience to see the whole face smiling at you while you are engaged in conversation, and not have to rely soley on the expression in their eyes.
there is also the possibility that a veil can hide excess facial hair, which can cause misery to the "sufferer" due to mockery from people who don't yet have this problem to deal with. i have excess hair myself, so any veil wearer who has this problem has my deepest sympathies: adults can be as cruel as children sometimes, not realising this could be them one day. their impudence and ignorance can leave you feeling impotent.
so to answer your question, on balance, i don't think veils should be banned, and there would, rightly, be an outcry if they were banned, but i also think it can be a hindrance to communication, eg, lip reading, or just having a laugh with your mates.
2006-10-27 01:42:22 · answer #4 · answered by swot 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as people intentionally make themselfs to look different- such as ear piercings, or tattoo's or bone in the nose or some other nonesence- at least you can read their facial language.
Wearing a veil puts everyone else at a reading body language disadvantage.
Mr Straw is correct, the veils need to go
2006-10-27 00:15:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Let take it to the extreme and veils were 'outlawed', do you really thing your going to put women in prison because they wore a veil to work/school etc? That's really going to help with integration and won't in any way fuel further hostility toward the British people. A few months ago this wasn't a problem. This subject is getting very boring now move onto Sikhs and their turbans or Jews and their head caps (kippa) or how about red Indians with their head feathers!!
2006-10-27 00:05:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i don't know what jack straw said about it. never mind.
i think that as long as you could understand what the teacher was saying, there should be no reason to ban veils. if the problem was that her english wasn't very good she could practise, if the students couldn't hear her she could speak louder.
she shouldn't be discriminated for her religion.
2006-10-27 08:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by claire 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Save the Veil
2006-10-26 23:58:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
to be honest with you.....
why do we have to 'respect' other cultures rights and beliefs when they come to this country and want to change all of ours???
it is bad enough that we - a christian based country - have now got to stop celebrating our own religious holiday.
Christmas is now to called "seasonal holiday"
Christmas decorations are to be called seasonal decorations.
since when did we have to bow down to immigrants and asylum seekers??????????
i am not a racist. i have coloured relatives. i work with multi-cultural colleagues.
i just feel that all this fuss over the teachers veil, the B.A. woman's cross, etc... is getting out of hand.
if we were to go to another country and demanded that they built us a catholic church and that they did not celebrate their own religious holidays - do you think they would listen???
sorry to get on my soap box then good question anyway.
2006-10-27 11:36:42 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ban the veils and the people behind them
2006-10-28 05:31:49 · answer #10 · answered by richie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its strange how people can interpret religeon to do what the hell they want. Why should kids have to put up with that? especially if they are not muslim. Its human nature to look at peoples faces to tell how they are feeling or to see expressions, either whether the teacher is happy, concerned etc. Damn its hard enough being a kid without masked teachers.
2006-10-27 00:02:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋