I guess that i'm coming at it like a sysadmin; #1 is the root cause from which #2 is a result. One thing that mouseworks told me some time ago (and i hope i'm remembering this correctly) was that sometimes Muslim women in Europe who wear the veil are doing so to buck the politically correct establishment, and in doing so are asserting their culture, even if to my Western eyes, that culture has inherent male-dominant elements (i also think of the odd juxtaposition of the Muslim women i see sometimes at my soccer facility who come to see their husbands play, and they're wearing a scarf and clothes that cover them completely, but they're also wearing makeup and stilettos).
There are certainly systematic pressures, but the individual choices we make can either reinforce or combat those pressures. And the choices we make can be made for completely different reasons than others assume, but at the same time, we should consider the reactions of others before making that choice. In short: people are a problem.
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Date: 2010-04-03 06:03 am (UTC)There are certainly systematic pressures, but the individual choices we make can either reinforce or combat those pressures. And the choices we make can be made for completely different reasons than others assume, but at the same time, we should consider the reactions of others before making that choice. In short: people are a problem.