Dear Belgium,
Yesterday one of your idiotic lawmakers stated, “We cannot allow someone to claim the right to look at others without being seen… It is necessary that the law forbids the wearing of clothes that totally mask and enclose an individual. Wearing the burqa in public is not compatible with an open, liberal, tolerant society.” May I suggest you find a dictionary, look up the words “open,” “liberal,” and “tolerant” and then use aforementioned dictionary to bash yourself in the face? Okay, thanks.
Oh yeah, and to respond to French President Sarkozy who said, “The all-body veil is contrary to the dignity of women…The answer is to ban it,” guess what? Violence is contrary to the dignity of women. The denial of basic human rights is contrary to the dignity of women. But having the freedom to define yourself through your clothing? That, my dear sir is not contrary to the dignity of women. (Frankly, I think your face is contrary to the dignity of women, but heck, if Carla Bruni can take it…)
In conclusion, how about you two go back to making your respective foodstuffs, and leave the ‘safeguarding’ of ‘women’s dignity’ to someone else. The world thanks you for leaving your curious schnozzes out of women’s closets.
Spitefully yours,
PG
