Why does Bluewater permit a burka but not a hood?

The wearing of any item of clothing which restricts the view of one's head/face (eg. hoods) with the exception of religious headwear

Why the double standards?

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Reply 1

SarahhhD

Fusion

Why the double standards?

Because Hoodie's promote gang culture, apparently.

Reply 2

Democracy

Err cause it's people's religion...and not usually associated with crime, unlike hoodies.

Cue bnp ******s who will say bluewater hate white people :rolleyes:

Reply 3

Cowberg

SarahhhD

Because Hoodie's promote gang culture, apparently.

There's a very fine line between gang culture and religion.

Reply 4

TheLandOfNorwegia

A) Respect
B) Those who wear hoods are often up to something different from those females wearing a religious head dress.

Reply 5

mipmapped

Because being part of a recognised religion gives you rights over and above the rest of us.

Reply 6

Fusion

Democracy

Err cause it's people's religion...and not usually associated with crime, unlike hoodies.

Cue bnp ******s who will say bluewater hate white people :rolleyes:

Uni hoodies are not associated with crime?

Reply 7

LaurenFah

I assumed hoodies were allowed, so long as the hood isn't up. Which sounds normal to me.

Reply 8

SarahhhD

Cowberg

There's a very fine line between gang culture and religion.

yeah, but people who Wear Burka's can argue it's against there belief's not to, If I walked in wearing my black H&M hoodie I'd have no such defeance.

Reply 9

Nayberay

I wore a hoodie to Bluewater obviously it wasn't up but I thought that rule was slightly relaxed?

Reply 10

largebrandon

I think the purpose of the hood not being allowed up is so one could recognize or see your face. I think they should apply the same regulation with everything else: not covering up your face.

Reply 11

i_<3_you

hoodies arent a symbol of a type of religion? its a trend or something like that, burka thats religious so its allowed, i know people who have worked at places like bluewater and in bluewater wearing burkas...there shouldnt be a problem with it.

Reply 12

Ed.

Because those wearing the Burka aren't usually involved in yobbish behavior.

Reply 13

angelmxxx

I think you just can't put your hood up, so you can be identified on cctv etc?

Reply 14

never_ending

Because on the whole it's teenage boys who commit violent crimes, not muslim women, idiot.

Reply 15

sconzey

It's a long way to go from "religious headwear" to "muslim women wearing headscarves"

Which one did they mean? My religion requires me to wear a gas mask when out in public, is this okay?

Reply 16

Callipygian

I dont think anyone stoped going to bluewater because they couldnt wear their hoodie, people would proabbly stop going if they couldnt wear a burka

Reply 17

Paeony

Being asked to take your hood down is no different from being asked to remove a motorbike helmet. There's a difference between religious dress and a hoody or a bike helmet, since a burka has religious significance, as does a nun's veil, and a hoody doesn't.