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Can a female from Papua New Guinea play without wearing a shirt in the "ultra religious" country of the USA?
According to [1], the answer seems to be yes by and large. [1]: http://gotopless.org/topless-laws
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According to [1], the answer seems to be yes by and large. [1]: http://gotopless.org/topless-laws
I think we all know in practice they would be arrested in most states, even if there were no eventual charges. (Similar to what would happen in Iran)
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>>Iran like all countries have certain cultural norms. I am not allowed to chew gum in Singapore. I am not allowed to drink alcohol publicly in places like Dubai. I am not allowed to smoke outside in the city in parts of Australia. I am not allowed to wear full body swimsuits in parts of France. Welcome to the world. Need to change slightly . I, whether a man or a woman, am not allowed to chew gum in Singapore. I, wh…
Because I am a man, I am allowed to be topless outside in NYC. I wouldn't if I was a woman. The hijab worn in Iran is a lot less restrictive than the hijab worn in a lost of other Muslim countries. I would join in the outrage if the chess players were forced to wear a niqab, but requiring people to wear a loose headscarf is hardly oppression of the worst degree.
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>>Iran like all countries have certain cultural norms. I am not allowed to chew gum in Singapore. I am not allowed to drink alcohol publicly in places like Dubai. I am not allowed to smoke outside in the city in parts of Australia. I am not allowed to wear full body swimsuits in parts of France. Welcome to the world. Need to change slightly . I, whether a man or a woman, am not allowed to chew gum in Singapore. I, wh…
Because I am a man, I am allowed to be topless outside in NYC. I wouldn't if I was a woman. The hijab worn in Iran is a lot less restrictive than the hijab worn in a lost of other Muslim countries. I would join in the outrage if the chess players were forced to wear a niqab, but requiring people to wear a loose headscarf is hardly oppression of the worst degree.
Actually, it is legal for women to be topless in New York: https://www.law.cornell.edu/nyctap/I92_0160.htm
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I think we all know in practice they would be arrested in most states, even if there were no eventual charges. (Similar to what would happen in Iran)
I'd say a lot of people need to dress better... Half the time I can't tell if a female is even wearing bottom clothes because they are so short... I don't believe a hijab is necessary clothing, but it would be intelligent to dress (modestly) to avoid being "offensive" Dress to attempt to avoid rape or being taken or anything that people may be tempted to do...
Perhaps you don't know, but it's all but illegal to say something like that in US.
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In Boulder, yes; absolutely.
Yup, and no one got arrested in San Francisco, either (SFW, but barely): http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Go-Topless-Day-sf-nude-nu...
Isn't that exactly the point? By your own choice of words it's clear it's not culturally acceptable in the US and Europe, (except for specially designated areas/specially designated times).
Not sure why this is being posted on HN but anyway. Iran like all countries have certain cultural norms. I am not allowed to chew gum in Singapore. I am not allowed to drink alcohol publicly in places like Dubai. I am not allowed to smoke outside in the city in parts of Australia. I am not allowed to wear full body swimsuits in parts of France. Welcome to the world.
It's on HN because hackers, as a whole, react to what they perceive to be injustice, or discrimination.
Hiding behind a nation's "norms" doesn't make it OK to tell foreign visiting women they need to hide themselves. Personally I don't think anywhere in the world a woman should be forced to do this, and it's all fine and good to try to find analogies like wearing shirts in public, but this is a step too far.
This isn't a nation saying their women have the right to do something, this is a nation saying all women should do this regardless of their beliefs, despite the majority of the world disagreeing with it.
Not sure why this is being posted on HN but anyway. Iran like all countries have certain cultural norms. I am not allowed to chew gum in Singapore. I am not allowed to drink alcohol publicly in places like Dubai. I am not allowed to smoke outside in the city in parts of Australia. I am not allowed to wear full body swimsuits in parts of France. Welcome to the world.
Slavery is a cultural norm. Racism a cultural norm. Sexism a cultural norm. Just because something's a cultural norm doesn't mean you should accept it. Social progress is made by fighting against cultural norms that treat groups of people as second-class citizens.
Both are widely rejected by countries, including many in Western civilization.
Still a fan of rejecting social norms that are objectionable to many of us? Or only those America doesn't hold dear?