To think that some types of 'western dress' e.g; high heels are as oppressive as the burka?

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Don't get me wrong; I have worn heels in the past in the dubious hope that they look 'sexy.' I have mostly ended up hobbling along at the end of the evening in pain and fed up, envious of those wearing trainers.
I do realise that women have a 'choice ' to wear garments such as heels, mini skirts and boob tubes but aibu to think that they are not garments of liberation but rather an over sexualised aesthetic imposed by the patriarchy.

I am not a massive fan of the burka and I do think that they have been enforced by the patriarchy for a different reason; to protect the modesty of the woman. I am very against the burka ban and I think Boris Johnson is a prick for his comments.

So both types of dress control women in different ways; the western dress to promote sexuality and the burka to hide it.

In short, women should wear what they want without government enforcement and comments from Boris and his ilk.

And before we talk about seeing women's faces when we talk to them and the obstruction to that that the burka causes; what about a full face of slap that many western girls embrace now?

Where are these areas that have all these multicultural people living in. Are there that many areas of white British/black British/Muslim/Indian/Jewish/Italian etc all living in one small area

We have such an area in my own east midlands city - forgive me for not being more specific than that

I once loved going there for the brilliant shopping, food and atmosphere, but noticed it becoming more threatening and eventually had to stop after being attacked by a gang yelling "white bitch" and similar (and if it matters I was a conservatively dressed 43 year old at the time)

Interestingly, when I mentioned this to someone from the attackers' same community, expressing surprise in light of the alleged respect for women, I was told "ah yes, but that's our women"

@Gin96

And Luton

m.youtube.com/watch?v=b2nlIfn8tNA

That seems like it might be a rather disturbing video... (unfortunately didn't have time to watch the whole bit).

But people living in the UK screaming "UK, go to hell" is just... Rather terrible.

MeyMary but who are these people, extremist minority not all people who live in the UK.

Oh, of course not.

I just skim read this thread and saw the video Gin posted.