You live in North America, you are North American. I am not against multiculturalism or the hotpot, but we do have certain standards and just as immigrants and refugees need to learn English, they need to respect the values of the larger culture. I see Africans, Eastern Europeans, Hispanics, Jews and other groups bend over backwards. Even Natives want to get with the times while keeping their language and traditions on the side.
But say with this stand-off in Caledonia, it is a different issue. Canadians should not be banned from showing their own flag. It is not that I am going to rip up an Ethiopian or American flag, but it is Canada. It is one thing to speak Cree and go to the cultural and arts center twice a week and a whole other thing to be militant and separatist. It is one thing to be a moderate or conservative Muslim and a whole other thing to support the agenda of extremists.
2006-12-16 19:44:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I know they are two separate issues, but I meant to draw parallels between the two. I am tired of this separatist nonsense. Cape Breton wants to separate, we've got standoffs with Natives, Alberta is bent on building firewalls around itself, people want to live separately. Didn't we create this country to avoid apartheid?
2006-12-16 19:46:42 · update #1
You have to learn to respect other cultures and religions. It's called Freedom.
2006-12-16 19:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by †ღ†Jules†ღ† 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It appears that the Q pertains not just to religious belief,but individual freedom of choice.
If Muslim" women would be better off" giving up hajib as a way of dress that only shows their religious/cultural beliefs.
Not their political views
It must follow that:
It would also be better if Hasidic Jewish women did not dress in long skirts and cover their hair at all times with a wig.
That Amish women did not wear bonnets and clothes from the late 1800s.
That Italian and Greek women did not confine their dress code to black on black for 7 years after the death of a husband or other close relative.
That Hippie women should wear bras and iron their clothes.
Women of the Christian sect,Exclusive Brethren should cut their hair.
Even that married women should not wear a wedding ring.
The list could go on.........
My point being we have no right to judge others by their creed, culture and religion.
You and I are lucky to live in countries were freedom of speech is encouraged and diversity of religion just a part of life. Multiculturalism has had so many positive effects on our progress as a society.
I believe that to target people purely because of feeling a bit threatened by their traditions,heritage and religious dress code for whatever imagined reason.
Is a huge step backwards in progress for world integration and peace.
2006-12-16 22:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by sistablu...Maat 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
My family is Muslim and because they've lived here their whole lives are well accustomed to the American culture. My parents speak English well and so do I (obviously) with no accent. I don't find a problem with women wearing scarves, as long as they are articulate, intelligent and well-adapted. I can see however, that a lot of problems arise when women cover their faces (which therein, lies their identity). People should be able to express themselves and it is their choice but they are going to face a lot of difficulty (esp. in ID). Lastly, I know this may sound bias (so I apologize) but I am very frustrated with foreign people that can not speak and pronounciate English properly (esp. telemarketers calling my home). I have to ask them 3 times to repeat something because I don't understand. A slight accent is fine, but man, sometimes I can't tell if they're speaking English or not. You can only ask so much of people without them losing their sense of culture and original identity. America would flourish if we welcomed diversity and that the foreigners embraced this culture. God bless and peace.
2006-12-17 06:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by justmyinput 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'm a Muslim, and Islam would not require you to gown in hijabs or headscarves. there is not any such rule in Islam. you in simple terms conceal / gown marvelous once you're praying. by using fact of this my faith gets one in each and every of those undesirable recognition. Why could a faith of all eternity oblige for a undeniable way vogue? can we even have "clothing" (or hair on our heads) in a million years from now? Will Islam be out of date then? i'm against hijab by using fact it particularly is degrading females as no longer tremendously much as good as guy, and because it claims to end men's lust by making use of punishing females. in spite of if it particularly is men who's lustful, why are you punishing females. there is not any end to conceal females, if he's evil, a guy will continually locate something to get excited no rely how lots you conceal a woman.
2016-10-15 02:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You sound like a Frenchman. People in France really do believe that foreigners must become their idea of "French" in order to stay. NO, in America, people should not be forced to assimilate or leave. We in America do not have an official language, so no, people are not required to learn English to live here. The problem is not Muslim women covering their faces, the problem is YOU not accepting it.
You think you've got problems? Look at the divisiveness in Belgium. Geez.
2006-12-16 19:59:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Does it make YOU uncomfortable? this is a FREE country, founded on the ideals of freedom of religion...these symbols are religious in nature not just cultural. Personally I give an extra measure of respect to the women that wear them for the courage and bravery they exhibit every day by wearing such a blatant statement of their relgious views in a society that they are a minority member of.
2006-12-16 20:07:46 · answer #6 · answered by cynthia s 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If we take this line of thinking you may as well ask Christians to stop wearing their crosses, Hebrews not to wear their skull caps, Buddhists not to wear their beads and so on and so on. Why can we not just respect each other for who we are not our beliefs, clothes, skin colours etc?
2006-12-18 20:12:43 · answer #7 · answered by polynesiachick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should have the right to wear it. BUT then they need to accept that they will be made fun of from someone somewhere.
If you do something that draws attention to you then you must be ready for certain outcomes and not whine about it as disrespect.
2006-12-17 03:06:11 · answer #8 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like to wear black. A lot of people think that is morose and I should dress like they do. My sister dresses very differently than I do. I don't like her style, but it is her right to dress as she likes, as it is my right to dress as I like. If I decided to dress in a hijab I would have the right in this country to do just that. So if women who feel comfortable in that dress live here, why should they be made to meet some dress code that you create? Because, in case you missed it, we have no dress code. We dress in a wide array of styles and colors and textures. It is a wonderful mosaic here!
I agree that separatism is awful, but our clothing is not the problem.
2006-12-16 19:56:36 · answer #9 · answered by Batty 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't put it as a matter of respect to your culture. They can dress as they like. But it is exactly that I don't get: if they can dress as they like, why do they like wearing the veil? I am sure that when you live in a society where no one will mind seeing your hair, there is no reason to be ashamed of it or anything. So why oppress yourself and cover up all the time?
2006-12-16 19:55:10 · answer #10 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋