NancyLebovitz comments on Open Thread September, Part 3 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AnlamK 01 October 2010 08:15:21AM *  8 points [-]

As a Turk, I strongly believe that story is fictional.

Where and how was this ban issued? Can you give more details?

You may be hearing some fictional story based on his social reforms.

See here

And the veil, currently banned in public universities, is still very much a hot button issue. Also, a large segment of the Turkish population still wears the veil. The country is deeply divided over this issue.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 01 October 2010 11:28:56AM 8 points [-]

Now that I think about it, believing the story requires ignoring how strongly many people who follow modesty rules are apt to be attached to them.

If a western ruler announced that prostitutes were required to cover their breasts, do you think respectable women would start going topless?