Comments on: Unreasonable Accommodation In Quebec http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/ independent thinking since 1974 (and 1947) Wed, 09 May 2012 06:41:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: It’s not just one religion – it is all religions that screw people over. « voice from the pack http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-1036 It’s not just one religion – it is all religions that screw people over. « voice from the pack Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:11:22 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-1036 [...] Posted on 16 March 2010 by harebell Right wing water carrier Adrian MacNair takes issue with the moslems for enchaining their women folk, and you know I absolutely agree with him. These moslems are really [...] [...] Posted on 16 March 2010 by harebell Right wing water carrier Adrian MacNair takes issue with the moslems for enchaining their women folk, and you know I absolutely agree with him. These moslems are really [...]

]]> By: balbulican http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-796 balbulican Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:51:32 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-796 Pretty much. You KNOW I've always been a prick, M. Pretty much. You KNOW I’ve always been a prick, M.

]]> By: mahmood http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-794 mahmood Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:12:27 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-794 Balbull, you seem to be short-tempered lately...everything o.k. buddy? Balbull, you seem to be short-tempered lately…everything o.k. buddy?

]]> By: balbulican http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-792 balbulican Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:39:58 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-792 What a cogent and informed response. Now perhaps wipe the smirk off, and explain why forcing a woman to conform to your taste in clothing is somehow liberating her. What a cogent and informed response.

Now perhaps wipe the smirk off, and explain why forcing a woman to conform to your taste in clothing is somehow liberating her.

]]> By: Adrian MacNair http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-791 Adrian MacNair Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:24:07 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-791 Yes, we already know how you feel about gender apartheid. Yes, we already know how you feel about gender apartheid.

]]> By: balbulican http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-790 balbulican Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:23:10 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-790 What an excellent idea. Let's express our commitment to this woman's freedom and our disgust at her oppression by forcing her to adopt what WE feel is appropriate. What an excellent idea. Let’s express our commitment to this woman’s freedom and our disgust at her oppression by forcing her to adopt what WE feel is appropriate.

]]> By: Frances http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-767 Frances Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:39:07 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-767 If you've ever seen a woman in a burka, it's also a very intimidating sight. Noticed a woman downtown while on the train: tall, long coat, and veiled so only a slit for her eyes was visible. I would not want to be forced to interact (for want of a better word) with a woman who, while totally able to inspect and form her opinions about moi, will not grant me the same right. Not to mention that her words, muffled as they will be through the cloth, would be very difficult for me to understand and that could cause problems. Would my disease at being confronted by a mask, so to speak, not to mention my unability to understand the woman, be allowable excuises when the HRC comes calling? If you’ve ever seen a woman in a burka, it’s also a very intimidating sight. Noticed a woman downtown while on the train: tall, long coat, and veiled so only a slit for her eyes was visible. I would not want to be forced to interact (for want of a better word) with a woman who, while totally able to inspect and form her opinions about moi, will not grant me the same right. Not to mention that her words, muffled as they will be through the cloth, would be very difficult for me to understand and that could cause problems. Would my disease at being confronted by a mask, so to speak, not to mention my unability to understand the woman, be allowable excuises when the HRC comes calling?

]]> By: TangoJuliette http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-766 TangoJuliette Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:36:00 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-766 Bang on Terry M.!! The femme in question is apparently from Egypt. It has been reported that sometime in the past 12 to 18 months Egypt passed a law PROHIBITING the wearing of the Niqab. If her homeland rejects the attire, why must we knuckle under in Canada? Our western society has the iconic connotations that most wearers of face-coverings are perps of some sort of crime or evil. to wit: bank robbers, thugs, train and stagecoach hold up artists, highwaymen etc. etc. tj t.e.&o.e. Bang on Terry M.!!

The femme in question is apparently from Egypt. It has been reported that sometime in the past 12 to 18 months Egypt passed a law PROHIBITING the wearing of the Niqab.

If her homeland rejects the attire, why must we knuckle under in Canada?

Our western society has the iconic connotations that most wearers of face-coverings are perps of some sort of crime or evil. to wit: bank robbers, thugs, train and stagecoach hold up artists, highwaymen etc. etc.

tj

t.e.&o.e.

]]> By: dupmar http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-762 dupmar Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:50:26 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-762 the burka is an ideological statement, not merely a fashion statement. Those who hold such a worldview should have realized, in coming to this country, that while they are free to hold to their beliefs in their private lives, they should not expect our public institutions to change established practices to satisfy their demands. And the same freedoms that allow them to hold to their beliefs likewise protect everyone else, who may see fit to differ or to criticize. The cartoon is not a gratuitous insult seeking to communicate contempt towards minority beliefs. .. Having filed a formal human rights complaint and having sought public attention with their grievance, this matter is in the public domain and subject to political comment, including critical commentary in an editorial cartoon. Those unaccustomed to such practices may not like it, but it is part of public discourse in this country. the burka is an ideological statement, not merely a fashion statement. Those who hold such a worldview should have realized, in coming to this country, that while they are free to hold to their beliefs in their private lives, they should not expect our public institutions to change established practices to satisfy their demands. And the same freedoms that allow them to hold to their beliefs likewise protect everyone else, who may see fit to differ or to criticize.

The cartoon is not a gratuitous insult seeking to communicate contempt towards minority beliefs. .. Having filed a formal human rights complaint and having sought public attention with their grievance, this matter is in the public domain and subject to political comment, including critical commentary in an editorial cartoon. Those unaccustomed to such practices may not like it, but it is part of public discourse in this country.

]]> By: Bec http://unambig.com/unreasonable-accommodation-in-quebec/#comment-760 Bec Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:21:10 +0000 http://unambig.com/?p=831#comment-760 Well yes and that may need to happen because I suspect the moderates are looking for the perfect storm to stage their coo. It has to happen and this could be the venue and jurisdiction. Well yes and that may need to happen because I suspect the moderates are looking for the perfect storm to stage their coo. It has to happen and this could be the venue and jurisdiction.

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