I know that wearing a burka wouldn't even be noticed in Saudi Arabia, but how about in North America? If we can have a boob quake, how about a burka bonanza? Let's all wear a burka for a day, and that means you guys too!
Why should we do that? I have been interested in how it would feel to be walking around only showing your eyes. I suspect it is a lot like getting dressed up for Halloween. I am always a witch at Halloween, and as I get dressed up, my personality changes, until I'm acting the part of a witch. Look at Marti Gras, once people are masked, they relax their morals, and do things they normally wouldn't do. A burka is a big mask that women hide behind.
The thing is, after Halloween, I don't go around in my witches costume, it gets packed away in a trunk until next year. Most importantly, by reverting to the normal dress of our society, I fit back in and can truly be myself, not some made up character.
Why would a woman choose to hide behind a burka? It is not a religious requirement of their religion, so why wear it here in Canada and risk being stared at or worse?
I personally think is as a form of oppression. I might wear a witches costume for a few hours, but by then I am tired of playing a role and want back into my sweats. Do the women who wear burkas feel the same?
I think the best way to gain prospective on this issue is to wear a burka for a day. I want to see all our MP's wearing them during question period, not to mock them, but to let them see what women who are forced into wearing them must feel. They have all sorts of days on Parliament Hill, like woman's day, and international day of the child, why not burka day?
I suggest an international burka day, in solidarity with all the women out there who are forced to wear them. Oh, and only black burkas would be allowed, anyone daring to wear a blue burka would be subject to big fines. Let's wear a burka for a day and see how we feel being stared at and maybe worse, only then can we formulate a law for Canada.
