Burkini Atoll
In a tweet, this woman gets it right.
@KassandraTroy
The purpose of the burkini isn't the moral right to cover up, but to empty the beaches of bikinis.
This is what's called "soft jihad" or "stealth jihad." Roger Kimball explains it:
Traditional jihad is waged with scimitars and their contemporary equivalents, e.g., stolen Boeing 767s, which make handy instruments of mass homicide. Soft jihad is a quieter affair: it uses and abuses the language and the principles of democratic liberalism not to secure the institutions and attitudes that make freedom possible but, on the contrary, to undermine that freedom and pave the way for self-righteous, theocratic intolerance.
Related: Robert Spencer's 2008 book, "Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam Is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs."
tweet via @ScrewedByState
In the end it's all about the context. Where, and who is wearing it.
Take for account in China, where facekinis and full body suits are used in order to avoid getting a tan:
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-07-28-1438092611-2559276-facekini_51-thumb.jpg
Of course, you don't see the Chinese go Communism Akbar! in other nations.
Sixclaws at August 27, 2016 9:01 AM
I'm not convinced the burkini is a bad thing. And banning it is an affront. Take that, French.
Some people would even look more presentable in a burkini. Especially if it hides the ink. Oh, and isn't there a group that has an aversion to tattoos?
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/631046/jewish/Why-Does-Judaism-Forbid-Tattoos.htm
Canvasback at August 27, 2016 9:15 AM
Other facets of "Soft Jihad" include demographic pressure, waging lawfare, identity politics, victim-group politics, staging a long march through our institutions, and various forms of making common cause with the Marxist Left.
Soft Jihad should be understood as a form of Hard Jihad -- similar to what the communists used to call "Talk and Shoot".
Lastango at August 27, 2016 9:56 AM
It's like a confederate flag t-shirt.
Some people wear it because they are proud of whatever southern state they are from, the way I might wear a Red Sox hat.
Some people wear it as a political statement, not because they are racist but because they are for States' rights.
And a whole lot of people wear it who are for State' rights BECAUSE they are legit racists.
I would be uncomfortable with police forcing people to remove confederate flag shirts.
I would also be uncomfortable if confederate flags started sprouting up all over my home state of Massachusetts.
It's like the God Hates Fags people. When I see a man in shorts and a tank and his wife is in a niqab and abaya, what I hear is "God hates bitches".
Now if it is just a few people, whatever. But I don't want it normalized.
At some point a subculture reaches a critical mass and stops being a subculture and starts being a competitor.
NicoleK at August 27, 2016 10:54 AM
I agree with the person who noted that when in the minority, Muslims zealously promote minority rights. When in the majority, there are no minority rights.
This is part of the "ratchet" process. Next will come complaints that scantily-clad women are offending the Muslims and disrespecting their sensibilities. "Safe spaces" will be needed soon thereafter.
Soft Jihad, indeed. Camel's nose under the edge of the tent? Why would you say that?
Jay R at August 27, 2016 12:37 PM
I have been to Penang, Malaysia, fairly often on business.
It is a largely Muslim country that is a vacation destination for both Saudis and Aussies.
The Saudi women are all in their Burka Brand pup tents -- its hilarious to see them in the water, or, even more side splitting, parasailing behind a boat.
Meanwhile, the Aussie birds are perfectly happy to put their girls on display.
At least within the confines of the hotel beach, there seems to be a whole lot of go along - get along.
But a couple questions occur to me:
How do they get the Saudi women back on the reservation?
And Saudi family reunions. They take the group shot. How the hell do they know which burka is which?
Jeff Guinn at August 27, 2016 2:48 PM
I met a Saudi girl on vacation once, in Germany, when I was in my 20s and she was the only other person around my age. She lived in London, and went back to Saudi regularly. I asked her how she felt about covering up when she went home (in Germany she wore normal clothes like shorts and tank tops).
She shrugged and said, "I live a life of such privilege, it is a small price to pay"
NicoleK at August 27, 2016 8:09 PM
Does that answer your question Jeff?
NicoleK at August 27, 2016 8:10 PM
The women of the elite only have to cover up in public, so I'm betting they are fine with it given they live better than most american millionaires.
Why do you think the wanted to close down the beaches they visit during their trips to Europe?
It has jack shit to do with seeing other people show skin, they want to be able to shed the curtains without any embarrassing photos making it back home
lujlp at August 27, 2016 11:44 PM
I haven't heard about Muslims wanting to "close down" European beaches. Cite?
I searched on muslims europe beaches, plus "close" and "shut down" and found only one story from Germany about a nudist beach - and while it was scary enough, it wasn't about any truly organized, municipal effort to shut down the beach.
lenona at August 29, 2016 7:20 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/20/french-public-beach-closure-saudi-royal-family-holiday-angers-locals
lujlp at August 29, 2016 8:21 AM
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