French mayor bans burkinis

Should I, as a German-born British Asian, not have the same rights as you? How very enlightened of you.

It is relevant, and I have pointed out many times how it is relevant but you are too cowardly to admit it.

So people who go to live in non-Western countries should not abide by the country's laws because they are "inferior"? That's a very hypocritical and cultural supremacist way of thinking.

no. you wanting it to be 'relevant' (as it is your last card you can play to try an show how terrible we are) is not the same as it being relevant.

Yet you are arguing for exactly this

'People moving (or in this case even holidaying) to France should should not abide by the country's laws because they are "inferior"?'

Tyranny of the majority is inevitable in any organised society. In this case the "minority" is limited to a few thousands individuals, and the "tyrannical" laws only prevent them from wearing some sets of clothes that they didn't wear 10 years ago.


As I pointed above, these laws that weren't made through a democratic process and therefore cannot be compared to ours.

You and I both know that you would not be asking a White person to "prove" that he/she isn't an immigrant.

how would I know they are white?

Show me where I said that people should not obey the law.

Criticising a law /= encouraging people to disobey it. Again, you fail at simple linguistics.

If their profile picture showed they were, as mine shows that I am Black, obviously.

IN the UK no you should not just like I should not have the same rights as a German in Germany

But once again it seems it's OK for immigrants to want things in the countries they shop around in to find something better than 'back home' at the expense of those who don't

So the fact that I was born in Germany, even though I'm a British citizen, means you should be able to discriminate against me? I shouldn't be able to criticise the British government? Should I be arrested? Thanks for exposing your intolerance.



What a red-herring. You're bitter about the economic benefits of immigration? Grow up.

No i understand well enough

Do you agree if this is the law it should be complied with yes or no

Do you also agree it is up to the french to decide what laws they want and not immigrants to the country. and while we may criticise this it is up to them and not you or I what laws they want in their country

No profile picture is not good enough as if that was the case I'm a African.

How would I know a person is white

Obviously not every woman who wears a burkini is going to be an immigrant.

Laws should be abided by while they are still force, they may also be criticised and that's just fine. If someone challenges them in court or works in other ways to change them then that is just fine too, as there is no law against them doing so in a democratic society.

There's no point in arguing with him. He's one of them who has a weird obsession/hate against Islam and so would naturally be against anything that Islam encourages. If it was any other group, he, like the racist French president wouldn't care about something so minor like what people wear. But since the Burkini is associated with Muslims, it is something that should be strictly forbidden and laws and legislations should be held in place because of it. Don't pay any attention, the Muslims in France don't

Anyone can tell that your profile picture is not yours. Even if they did not know who the person in your dp was, Googling it to find out would be easy.

However, when somebody uses a dp of themselves it's normally easy to tell.

Are you going to now pretend that you did not know I was Black?

ah you've moved the goal post you said you were a born in Germany hence a German not a citizen of this country

But it's not discrimination to prevent immigrants having a say in some cases

and it seems you are incapable of posting without childish name calling so 'll not bother posting about the pro and cons of immigration and those who do benefit us and those who don't as it would be a waste of my time

Money is one reason: salaries are high and tax-free, especially if you have a degree from a Western university.

So people who go to live in non-Western countries should not abide by the country's laws because they are "inferior"? That's a very hypocritical and cultural supremacist way of thinking. It is absolutely fine to criticise the laws and even work to change them but expecting certain behaviour from people who come here but not the same from British people who go over there is the height of hypocrisy.

I am against completely against forcing women to cover up as well (though I have stated many times how banning them from going swimming won't solve the problem), but there are religious women who think that it makes them closer to their god and that they will be rewarded for the efforts so why force them to stop covering?

Is the ban to protect women from being forced to cover or is it because they are being associated with terrorists? Some people here keep contradicting themselves as to what the reason is, so which is it?