The sight of a women shrouded in that hideous black tent is plain ugly. I would like to see their men forced to wear it.
Some young Aussie girls could do with a bit more modesty, most of their attire looks as if it could do with a few more bits of cloth.
The most revolting are pregnant females who wear tight jeans and a skimpy top with a great portion of their anatomy bulging through the gap.And it does bulge. What happened to decent maternity wear.
One can look cool and with it without flaunting that which should never be flaunted.

I know it sounds a bit like man-bashing but I don't think that was the intention of the article.

It is true that it's still a mans world and it is true that women are women's worst enemies generally. Some would say that the latter is due to the former (competition).

It is also true to say that the 'beauty' industry is self perpetuating.
The more you read magazines, the worse you feel about yourself in general and the more you tend to look for ($$) solutions - whether that is beauty product or dieting or pilates. I consider myself very lucky that I never got into womens' mags, so I mostly missed out on the agony of the beauty myth.
Nothing can convince you of poor self esteem as easily as an internal 24/7 mantra....get it free with this months issue of Cosmo!

So the point? Is Australias resistance to the hijab/burqa/chador really a Western resistance to the death of the multi-million dollar beauty industry? Just a thought....

BTW - Muslim men also have to observe religious modesty, they are forbidden to show their torso from chest to knee. Not quite a burqa but in the land of the shirtless-bronzed-Aussie, still a restriction on comfort and personal freedom.