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"Ensure people have reasonable rights to keep wearing masks or something in public. " When was that ever forbidden, except on demonstrations?

marvin 5y ago
Can't speak for the US, but e.g. generally Norwegian teachers aren't allowed to wear masks at work. Unless things have happened behind the scenes that I'm not aware of, this is under threat of being fired, although I doubt anyone has actually been fired over it. Surely there must be other professions with similar rules, or cultural quirks to the same effect.
- hutzlibu 5y ago
  Are we talking about health masks, or burkas for example?
spacechild1 5y ago
Austria has made it illegal to hide your face in public. They did this to effectively stop women from wearing Burkas but because of equality principles they couldn't spell it out like that. Instead they added lots of exceptions (scarfs, carnival, sports, street artists, etc.) It's ridiculous.
- systemvoltage 5y ago
  We should let people do whatever they want. Wanna wear a helmet all day? You bet. Wanna wear Burkha everywhere you go? Sure, I just wish it wasn’t a symbol of oppression. To me it’s the same as someone wearing a Swastika. Knock yourself out with whatever fits your mojo. Don’t expect me to show respect for it though and don’t tread on my rights to speak against it. We have a deal.
  - hutzlibu 5y ago
    "Sure, I just wish it wasn’t a symbol of oppression." For me it is such a symbol, too. But there are women who say it means something different for them and they want to wear it out of their own free will. And I am not the one telling them what they have to think, because you know, that would be opression? edit to your edit: And the swastika is a perfect example, too. Because the swastika is thousands of years old and the Nazis are not and just occupied it. So someone who wears that symbol might do it for way other reasons, than because he likes the Nazis. (less likely in europe, though, but more likely in india or mongolia for example)

marvin 5y ago

Can't speak for the US, but e.g. generally Norwegian teachers aren't allowed to wear masks at work. Unless things have happened behind the scenes that I'm not aware of, this is under threat of being fired, although I doubt anyone has actually been fired over it. Surely there must be other professions with similar rules, or cultural quirks to the same effect.

hutzlibu 5y ago
Are we talking about health masks, or burkas for example?

spacechild1 5y ago

Austria has made it illegal to hide your face in public. They did this to effectively stop women from wearing Burkas but because of equality principles they couldn't spell it out like that. Instead they added lots of exceptions (scarfs, carnival, sports, street artists, etc.) It's ridiculous.

systemvoltage 5y ago
We should let people do whatever they want. Wanna wear a helmet all day? You bet. Wanna wear Burkha everywhere you go? Sure, I just wish it wasn’t a symbol of oppression. To me it’s the same as someone wearing a Swastika. Knock yourself out with whatever fits your mojo. Don’t expect me to show respect for it though and don’t tread on my rights to speak against it. We have a deal.
- hutzlibu 5y ago
  "Sure, I just wish it wasn’t a symbol of oppression." For me it is such a symbol, too. But there are women who say it means something different for them and they want to wear it out of their own free will. And I am not the one telling them what they have to think, because you know, that would be opression? edit to your edit: And the swastika is a perfect example, too. Because the swastika is thousands of years old and the Nazis are not and just occupied it. So someone who wears that symbol might do it for way other reasons, than because he likes the Nazis. (less likely in europe, though, but more likely in india or mongolia for example)