How would DU respond if Iran outlawed berets?

[branders seine]

France outlawing burquas seems to have sparked some discussion.

[Radical Activist]

1. Buy a new one.

[arbusto_baboso]

2. I'd pull my old rifle-green beret out of the closet and don it again.

It's been a long time.

[sharp_stick]

3. The beret must be banned

The French have given a lot to world fashion but that stupid looking tiny hat is not among the best. It should be a felony to wear one in public.

;)

[branders seine]

6. any culture that treasures Jerry Lewis

must be opposed!

[dmallind]

4. Full face berets designed to hide males due to superstition? Probably same as about burqas

[EFerrari]

7. Has any culture forced men to wear shrouds in public?

I can't think of one.

[dmallind]

10. Neither can I - which is why this comparison really isn't one. NT

[LostinVA]

22. Nope, most Muslim men don't even cover their head

And, they are supposed to, as per the Quran.

[meegbear]

5. I'll support it only if they're raspberry

[branders seine]

8. worn by the Ayatollah formerly known as, umm, Ayatollah?

(kudos for the possibly unintentional Derailers reference too)

[NV Whino]

29. Mine's purple

Does that count?

[slackmaster]

9. Someone would find a way to twist it into proof that Christianity is just as bad as Islam

:nuke:

[SB37]

14. ding ding ding.....

we have a winner!

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Indifference - see the collective yawn to Iran banning some haircuts a few weeks ago

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8697935
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8704085&mesg_id=8704085

[NeedleCast]

12. Why would DU care if Iran baned berets?

[IndianaGreen]

13. Other

I would only be curious to know on what grounds they banned berets.

[canetoad]

15. Other

Why do they hate the French and artists :shrug:

[texastoast]

16. And Beatniks n/t

[Cronus Protagonist]

17. A loud YAWN

Puhleaze. A yarmulke would be a better comparison.

[valerief]

18. Ha! Funny poll!

:rofl:

[branders seine]

20. humor on DU?

is that permitted by the new rules?

[Old Troop]

19. Do many Iranian minorities wear berets?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. lol

[branders seine]

23. the funniest thing about this thread is the serious responses

[La Lioness Priyanka]

24. yeah, racism toward muslim arabs in france is fucking hilarious. nt

[branders seine]

26. see what I mean?

[Old Troop]

28. It's a typical authoritarian answer to an issue they don't understand.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

30. its a typical reaction of people who believe they are the better/smarter/more evolved

race & also part of a colonial past

[Fumesucker]

31. Not to mention the racism toward Muslim Arabs in Syria..

Oh, wait...

Syria is majority Muslim Arab..

[La Lioness Priyanka]

32. you know these things work different & for different reasons. so no need to be disengenuous

i support arab countries who create laws to emancipate women. i dont support a law created by white lawmakers that target people of color communities specifically, especially when the community isnt consulted and there may be huge unintended backlashes.

i am not the only person who thinks so either, Amnesty International & the Human Rights Watch agree with me.

[Fumesucker]

33. Should men also be allowed to completely cover everything but their eyes in public?

Before you answer bear in mind that wearing masks in public is illegal in many localities in the USA.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

35. were the laws created to target gender/religion in the US?

if not, again, there is no need be disengenuous

[Fumesucker]

39. That is not a responsive answer..

Should men also be allowed to cover everything but their eyes in public?

I'm trying to find out whether you think men and women should be treated equally, if one sex is allowed to cover everything but their eyes then both sexes should be allowed to do so.

[DailyGrind51]

25. Indifferent, but I bet the French would be pissed!

[Autumn Colors]

27. It'd be immediately posted in Beret-king News (nt)

[Motown_Johnny]

34. Remind me, which major religion is it that wears berets?

[sendero]

36. It's their country..

... if you don't like it go the fuck home.

[Sta au]

37. I don't think I'd care at this point

They've already released a bunch of strange laws. The recent one I remember is the fatwah against dog ownership since it was making their people "too western".

[Richard Steele]

38. Does the "other" option include 'alerting the Mods to an obviously pointless DISRUPTOR post'?

nm