France doesn't back down. It's female Olympic athletes won't be allowed to wear a hijab and Amnesty International is outraged

The irony of wearing a hijab in the Olympics is that it attracts attention, which conflicts with its intended goal of being modest and not standing out. Plus, the mentality that showing your hair makes you immodest reinforces the idea that men cannot control themselves and that women are to blame for whatever happens to them because of their "immodesty".

I mean, I am not crazy about Islam, but I think this rule is a bit insane (Really? You can't let people of a religion wear a hat?). This is obviously a contestation of the French people / government towards what is becoming of their country.

However, the idea of some international entity forcing a country to have some sort of dress code is nuts—France shouldn't have to listen to the IOC, and if France wants to impose this petty dress code, it's within their right .

The hijab is not meant to avoid "standing out". It is merely about modesty.
It does seem a bit wild, but we in the US in our schools have dress codes too and the same rationale can be used there.

What "hat" has a religious context to it that people wear?

Hijab??? for French Athletes, I always thought France was A Christian Country??

France is supposed to be a secular country, which means banning religious expression should be against the principles they're meant to represent. It's kinda bull**** that this is even a thing that they impose in the first place. Freedom of speech in European countries is f*cked in a lot of ways already tho.

Muslims will be the majority in france in 20 years at best and 50 years at worst.

There's no turning back.

They'll change this stupid law soon.

What if women want to?

They have people from other countries. Same with America we just have such a large pool of talent that the odds of a Muslim athlete insisting on wearing her hijab is lower.

"Amnesty International is outraged" WTF? BroJos?

Many Muslim women don’t wear hijabs, just as most Christians don’t have an issue with competing on a Sunday (heats 100 years ago also in Paris are why the favorite Eric Liddell famously withdrew from the 100m). I personally wouldn’t have an issue with them wearing it and don’t agree with the decision, but if there was already a uniform code in place that hijabs would violate it seems reasonable as you can’t accommodate all of every religion’s customs. If they allow their athletes to wear baseball caps during competition (Dave Wottle) and are expressly doing this to discriminate then that seems unfair.

European women are making videos like this one warning potential visitors about the very real threat of violence against women across Europe.

https://x.com/Klaus_Arminius/status/1815455538248929381

Just how many offices does Amnesty International have in countries where the hijab is routinely worn? Asking for a friend.

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As if the women is something in the west.
Do you want I show you how women is used as "meat show" in the west, especially in USA.
Every time I see these videos, I wonder what dignity they have?
The society made them what they are ... objects of excitation

It obviously violates the spirit of the Olympics. Religion is an integral part of many peoples’ lives; it shouldn’t have to be given up in order to compete at the highest level. Many athletes have competed in hijabs for years and it has worked in the past without issue. Don’t see why France is being dumb about this now.

Hijab is a tool of islam imperialism (djihad). It was non existent a few decades ago even in arabic countries. It's a symbol used to promote islam everywhere. It's also a tool of man domination over woman, which is one of the basis of islamic culture.
Everyone who doesn't understand this has no clue about what is happening in the world right now.

European countries are threatened by being taken over by islam in the next few years. All islamic symbols should be prohibited all the time. Be careful USA, after europe's fall, you will be next.

It was- in the 1970s.