tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post2222902771063118356..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Headscarves and sagging jeansPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-71723398583152775262007-09-03T18:00:00.000-04:002007-09-03T18:00:00.000-04:00"There's a heck of a difference..."And yet, there ..."There's a heck of a difference..."<BR/><BR/>And yet, there is not. People wear what they wear for so many reasons. Peer pressure, not religious conviction, motivates a great deal of religious dress. People tend to dress like those around them, and to find other styles weird. I find it extremely hard to believe that a majority of those who wear baggy pants are doing so for a reason more involved than because that's the latest style. But the justification for the French headscarf ban is in fact much like that of the baggy pants ban--certain Muslim styles of dress are being interpreted as supporting criminal acts. My point is that interpreting clothing in such ambiguous cases is a waste of time and an unnecessary violation of liberties. And finally, why is religious conviction a more acceptable inspiration for dress than individual clothing preference?Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-6679381066643509122007-08-31T11:33:00.000-04:002007-08-31T11:33:00.000-04:00What about all the billions of conservative fat gu...What about all the billions of conservative fat guys who let their guts hang out over what they seem to sincerely believe is their waist(i.e., cinch their little belts below the quintuplets)? THAT should be a crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com