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Political Correctness as the Defense of Enslavement

From an interview with Brishkay Ahmed, who made the documentary film Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan.

“The older people my father’s age or the experts I interviewed, oh my God, they’re dying to get rid of this cloth. Over and over they make that statement.”

Ahmed supports women’s choice to dress modestly and wear the hijab to cover their hair, but she believes the burqa should be banned everywhere.

“I have never met a woman in Afghanistan who has said she has worn the burqa because she likes it – never,” Ahmed said. “The fear associated with it is why it’s still hanging in the closet because [women] have been killed for not wearing it… The entire world needs to ban the burqa and I’m not scared about saying this and there is one reason: I’m a filmmaker and I’m not supposed to be politically correct. It’s not my job,” Ahmed said.

The moving memorial ceremony for Christopher Hitchens reminds me to link to his defense of burqa bans.

Margaret Soltan, April 25, 2012 1:37PM
Posted in: democracy

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One Response to “Political Correctness as the Defense of Enslavement”

  1. Mike S. Says:

    yeah but Hitchens flatly says that walking into a bank with one’s face covered ought to automatically trigger presumption of guilt…

    let me restate for emphasis:
    Hitchens lauds presumption of guilt.

    never mind that walking in face covered is not itself a crime, causing one to wonder “guilty of what?”

    “my right to see your face”
    where is that found in the law?
    other than at trial (confronting one’s accuser), I’m not aware that this is codified in law, and Hitchens isn’t referring to trial, he’s referring to everyday interaction.

    Woe be unto those who would walk past Hitchen’s house on a frigid day wearing a balaclava.
    What would Hitchens do if he were in Zimmerman’s shoes, accosting Trayvon Martin and demanding Mr. Martin put down the hood of his sweatshirt?

    I’m not in any way in favor of the burqa, but here Hitchens’ column is equal parts reasonable argument and irrational arrogant bullying.

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