So, I see that now we’re talking about the burqa again. And in spite of the fact that I keep hearing that us feminists are getting it all wrong – somehow simultaneously politically correct apologists and culturally insensitive hypocrites – the most sensible thing, by far, that I’ve read in recent days on the topic has come from a feminist.
Long live The Blogger on the Cast Iron Balconey.
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