You read it here first folks: I am against France’s ban of burqas. I cringed a little bit when I read about it last week, but recovered when I read about a poll that says 2/3 of Americans are against a burqa ban.

By now I’m sure many readers are asking, “WTF is this crap doing on a blog that proclaims to uphold common sense?” And I will say, “you must read into my subject line to understand the true purpose of this article.” I am not proclaiming that burqas are good things – they are in fact oppressive, morally repugnant pieces of clothing that showcase the backwards traditions of the fundamentalist societies that impose them on women. These traditions are fed by a fundamentalist reading of Islam that calls for the subjugation of women.| MORE ›