Britain considering ban on full-face veils after shocking incident

[jberryhill]

A woman in London wearing a full-face veil as part of some sort of ancient tribal ritual stopped traffic and caused thousands of onlookers to impede all movement in the Westminster City district today.

Said one spectator, "It is awful the way they completely cover up their wives like that."



The woman was promptly whisked away by a private militia run by her husband's family into a guarded compound, where people familiar with this odd family have said she will likely be kept in seclusion, and only allowed to leave with a chaperone.

[BeyondGeography]

1. It's just a half-measure until you ban the plunging neckline

[jberryhill]

3. The "necklines" of the wives of this family have had historical issues

[Atman]

2. Awesome.

:hi:

Good post.

[deminks]

4. Brilliant. An ivory burka. K&R nt

[leveymg]

5. Barbaric and uncivilized to subject women to such humiliation. Only in an undemocratic country

would this sort of oppression be allowed to continue.

Ban the veil! Ban the wedding dress! Ban the damn tiara!

[Ikonoklast]

21. It's sanctioned by the ruling monarchy

Sad how backward some of these countries are still.

When will they finally rise up and throw off their yoke of oppression?

[simonisme]

6. She's Cheating

I can see her face.:7 :7 :7

[jberryhill]

7. Wait for the next funeral...

[blogslut]

8. That veil fascinates me

I'm still trying to figure out how they got it to tuck behind the tiara while still draping over it:

[pnwmom]

11. Maybe it's like the way you tuck a pillow under a bedspread?

[blogslut]

13. Yeah

It's probably pinned in from behind.

I dig it. Not as much as those crocheted cap veils from the 20's but this one was perfect for the dress.

[WolverineDG]

30. It complemented the gown instead of overwhelming it

and, at least this time, the royal bride wore her gown, instead of her gown wearing her.

dg

[jberryhill]

16. People tuck pillows under bedspreads?

A good night's rest for me is if, at the end of the day, the sheet isn't on the floor.

[WinkyDink]

20. Two separate veils.

[jberryhill]

44. It has to be... I'm not buying the magic "single veil theory" /nt

[lunatica]

36. The veil is sewn onto the tiara making it all one piece

And the tiara has combs to keep it in place as they fixed her hair with the tiara embedded in it.

[blogslut]

42. That makes sense

The two-piece explanation above makes sense too but yours makes more sense. :)

[KittyWampus]

9. A disgusting post. You have no point. A burqa is a full body mask that cuts off women's

ability to see except straight in front of them.

Here- see the dfference:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_useez28HxzI/S-XMKT_fsTI/AAAAAAAAA_k/OpRBjfPHxWM/s200/burqa+niqab.jpg

[leveymg]

22. Irony meter in need of tune-up? Or, are you being Level 2 funny?

Nice, dry delivery, if the latter. But, could use some oak and citrus accents for drinkability.

[pnwmom]

10. You can't have ever seen a burqa, solid black except for netting over the eyes.

There's no comparison.

[Xenotime]

12. They didn't even cut out a place for her eyes.

[pnwmom]

14. Yeah, how could she ever see out of it?

:shrug:

[jberryhill]

15. It could be a one-way veil, but you'd only know from the inside

So there.

[leftynyc]

17. Disgusting comparison

I'm sure the women who are forced to cover themselves from head to toe, including netting their eyes, are very appreciative of your attempt at humor.

[leveymg]

23. Actually, they've been persuaded to like them.

Just like many western women enjoy their torture device fetish shoes.

[leftynyc]

26. Really?

HOw many burqua clad women have you interviewed about this?

[leveymg]

28. What? You don't like your Jimmy Choo's?

Actually, I used to prepare political asylum cases for a living. I've seen Burqas, Niqabs, Chadors, and interviewed the women who wear them.

Believe me, they are no more considered an imposition by most of the wearers than six-inch heals are to those who endure (and adore) them. It's all culturally relative.

[leftynyc]

34. I don't understand either one

Haven't worn heels in a couple of decades and as a claustrophobic, the idea of covering my face with anything makes me want to scream. The heel people are doing it for vanity. What reason are the women in the US using for wearing face coverings?

[leveymg]

41. I didn't ask that question as its not relevant to the threat of persecution in their homeland.

It seems that women here impute elaborate head and face coverings of Muslim women as a form of persecution, regardless of where these are worn or under what circumstances, whether completely voluntary, or not. That perception is not shared by all the wearers.

Admittedly, most people would feel claustrophobic wearing a fencing mask covered by a Nun's habit and headgear, which is what a burqa basically is. But, to the wearer it may be a reminder of their relationship with the Creator, just as similar outfits are for Catholic Nuns. If hubby makes them wear this, and they'd rather wear a bodice, six inch spiked heals, lipstick, and nothing else, that may be a form of cognizable persecution if it occurs abroad. Here, there is always the divorce courts.

Our extremes of dress and dysfunctions of our social system might seem equally revolting to a religiously observant persons from another land. They have their religions and cultural norms, and we have ours. Viva la difference, provided that nobody can impose one on the other.

[jberryhill]

38. Well, thank goodness you are here, then /nt

[WinkyDink]

18. I guess you missed the lifting of the veil in the religious ceremony? FAIL. But if you think you

make Islam look good, you do not; you only accentuate ITS hideousness about women.

You DID notice that Catherine refused to utter "to obey"? That at 29 she is marrying a man of her age and of her choice; that she is not age 13 being forced into a "marriage" with some 45-year-old loser with three other wives?

[leftynyc]

19. Bad comparison

I'm sure the women who are forced to cover themselves from head to toe, including netting their eyes, are very appreciative of your attempt at humor.

[uppityperson]

24. unrec. I know you think you are trying to be funny but it's not any sort of comparison

[truebrit71]

25. Unrec x 2

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[begin_within]

27. Funny! I'm stealing this and posting it on other fora.

[Aerows]

29. K&R - too funny! n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

31. Experts agree: GD is too serious.

"You're too serious!" -Tuxedomoon, "Victims of the Dance"

[DFW]

32. They don't "cover their wives like that"

She removed it before she became his wife.

(so there! LOL)

[Dawson Leery]

33. The burqa is much worse (France was correct in banning this oppressive piece of s**t).

A wedding vail is ceremonial and one can easily breathe through it for the 30 minutes that it is being worn.

[JoePhilly]

35. I thought this OP was majestic, stunning, and quite graceful!!!

And while it is appalling that this woman was forced to hide behind a veil, that is nothing compared to the number of women wearing HATS I had to sift through as I desperately search for actual NEWS today.

Hats, hats, hats!!!

Apparently, earlier today, London was invaded by women wearing all manner of odd head gear. I can only assume that the corwds out side were screaming in horror (I had the sound turned down) as what appeared to be thousands of women in hats took London by storm.

Ok ..... maybe, just maybe, based on the replies to this thread, the rod up the DU butt must have a rod up its butt!!

[jberryhill]

37. Lol... DU should consider a ban on butt rods /nt

[closeupready]

39. Haha! That actually is very funny - in part because it's true.

Just consider the notion of a veiled groom and you see how much alike the two traditions are. K&R

[Odin2005]

40. OFFS!!! What a realy dumb post.

[joeybee12]

43. If Nicolas Sarozky had been invited, he would have wrestled her to the ground...nt

[jberryhill]

45. So would Berlusconi, but for different reasons.