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The EU is defending this by saying that a workplace is only allowed to do this if they have ‘a good reason’ and it’s needed to protect the peace and neutrality of the workplace, and gives as example that a school who outlaws headscarves need to show that there are parents who are 'uncomfortable’ with the presence of people who show their religion.
In other words, everyone can do it and very easily.
Remember people, even if you’re don’t care about muslim women for some godawful racist reason, when we have vague neutrality laws that prohibit “political, philosophical and religious beliefs” they can be used to affect everyone.
The Belgian headscarf ban in public offices already led to a ban on anything that signals queerness. A woman with short hair is political. Wearing covered clothing or wearing revealing clothing is political. What does 'phylosopical beliefs’ even mean here, you can put so much random shit under that.
a person of color will always have a political body, wheter they want to or not. A religious minority never gets to be neutral.
'Neutral’ as a public face does not exist. It’s just who looks the most like who’s in charge. And you might fit in there right now, but one day you will not.
Get angry for other people before it comes to that.
having a quiet life is so.. underrated. i don’t mean it in the sense that people who’re open and loud and busy aren’t important, but when our culture has significantly put so much emphasis on the definition of success as fame, extraordinary accomplishments, greatness and importance and excessive wealth, i think there is so much power to be found in our own anonymity. in the silence of life. in not being constantly perceived, analyzed and performing for the world. in being able to take a walk, smile at strangers and just notice the world without all that noise. taking the biggest pleasure out of the smallest joys, like a cup of coffee or blowing out birthday candles. knowing that our lives don’t have to be a grand spectacle for others in order to have worth and cause a good impact.
every day i get a little madder about the ‘dream job’ narrative… all i want is to have a job that benefits society somewhat, doesn’t abuse me, and lets me live a happy life outside of my job lol. jobs should not be (and arguably can’t be) cosmic destinies and identities
