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18. But will she submit to je ne sais quoi? n/t
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  -Muslim woman refused French citizenship for her 'submissive' views emad  Jul-11-08 03:28 PM   #0 
  - There are several women just like this in Beaverton Oregon  depakid   Jul-11-08 03:35 PM   #1 
  - Plenty here in London supermarkets too.  emad   Jul-11-08 03:37 PM   #2 
     - Some of them could BE menfolk for all we know  marshall   Jul-11-08 04:47 PM   #10 
  - They should let her  pennylane100   Jul-11-08 03:44 PM   #3 
  - Are you kidding?  fifthgendem   Jul-11-08 03:57 PM   #4 
  - No, dig up "Married with Children" and "Roseanne"  undeterred   Jul-11-08 04:55 PM   #11 
  - Don't advocate torture at DU  JVS   Jul-13-08 11:44 AM   #88 
  - Good for France...  awoke_in_2003   Jul-11-08 04:14 PM   #5 
  - Special treatment? What special treatment?  High Plains   Jul-12-08 12:41 PM   #42 
     - From the article  awoke_in_2003   Jul-12-08 02:03 PM   #49 
     - Still, what special treatment?  High Plains   Jul-12-08 03:16 PM   #51 
     - She was accused of not being "assimilated enough."  pnwmom   Jul-12-08 07:44 PM   #71 
     - So I guess you are against English as a second language too.  The Croquist   Jul-13-08 02:38 PM   #92 
        - No, I am not against English as a second language  awoke_in_2003   Jul-13-08 04:07 PM   #94 
           - I think all immigrants should have to learn the language of their new country...  LeftishBrit   Jul-14-08 11:19 AM   #98 
              - I brought up Germany  awoke_in_2003   Jul-14-08 11:51 AM   #99 
     - France has a very strong belief in secularism.  pnwmom   Jul-12-08 07:40 PM   #68 
        - Thank you  awoke_in_2003   Jul-13-08 04:09 PM   #95 
  - China sees it that way with the Olympics nearing. Seems they are not welcome in their own country  ohio2007   Jul-11-08 04:25 PM   #6 
  - "There's a lot more to the French story..."  High Plains   Jul-12-08 12:43 PM   #43 
  - Mmm, considering China's general record on civil liberties...  LeftishBrit   Jul-12-08 05:17 PM   #61 
  - Good.  damkira   Jul-11-08 04:27 PM   #7 
  - I agree about fundie nutters finding refuge and getting $$$ state handouts  emad   Jul-11-08 04:36 PM   #8 
     - A man can have four wives in the UK and have the government support his children with welfare funds  ohio2007   Jul-11-08 07:07 PM   #15 
        - This has become garbled in the telling..  LeftishBrit   Jul-12-08 03:10 PM   #50 
           - Have you ever head the story  Spouting Horn   Jul-12-08 11:57 PM   #74 
              - A great story  ChazII   Jul-13-08 08:06 AM   #79 
  - Sometimes religion comes into conflict with the state  Politicub   Jul-11-08 04:38 PM   #9 
  - I really find this rather surprising considering that France is  JeanGrey   Jul-11-08 05:24 PM   #12 
  - france is a secular country and would like to leave it that way  pitohui   Jul-11-08 06:47 PM   #13 
  - The ruling comes weeks after a heated debate over whether traditional Muslim views were creeping int  ohio2007   Jul-11-08 07:03 PM   #14 
     - wouldn't that be...  pc1971   Jul-11-08 07:22 PM   #16 
     - It's their own cars and those of their neighbors they are torching  Flagg   Jul-12-08 06:17 AM   #38 
  - France is very far from being overrun with muslims  Flagg   Jul-12-08 06:16 AM   #37 
     - No I have read several major news items that say by 2015 or 2020  JeanGrey   Jul-12-08 10:55 AM   #39 
        - Major news item from where ?  Flagg   Jul-12-08 12:32 PM   #40 
        - Because Muslims "breed like bunnies"? Wow, that is  JeanGrey   Jul-12-08 01:46 PM   #45 
           - err, that was sarcasm  Flagg   Jul-12-08 03:57 PM   #57 
              - Oh I don't think you are interested in civil discourse at all.  JeanGrey   Jul-12-08 07:42 PM   #69 
                 - no, just in facts  Flagg   Jul-13-08 05:22 AM   #77 
        - One in three?  LeftishBrit   Jul-12-08 05:01 PM   #58 
           - I saw several major articles that claimed this - it was a while  JeanGrey   Jul-12-08 07:43 PM   #70 
              - links ?  Flagg   Jul-13-08 05:26 AM   #78 
  - Muslim woman deemed too submissive to be French  cigsandcoffee   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #17 
  - But will she submit to je ne sais quoi? n/t  Teh_Rabble_Rouser   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #18 
  - "I don't know what" What?  uppityperson   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #19 
  - Seems reasonable  NutmegYankee   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #20 
  - I also agree...  Jack_DeLeon   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #28 
  - Fixed  riverdale   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #35 
  - I tried, Twice. n/t  NutmegYankee   Jul-12-08 12:38 PM   #41 
  - Hmmmmmm......  tpsbmam   Jul-12-08 03:31 PM   #56 
  - I'll allow it  sasquatch   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #21 
  - Merde. What about S&M? The French practice that like everyone else.  McCamy Taylor   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #22 
  - This is a slippery slope, n'est-ce pas? n/t  countmyvote4real   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #23 
  - there's a difference in scope...  progdonkey   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #27 
     - Great post!  Growler   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #29 
  - I have no problem with this  policypunk   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #24 
  - on one hand, it's dangerous not to recognize religious freedom  galledgoblin   Jul-12-08 06:05 AM   #25 
  - Seriously  Matteon   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #26 
  - In what parallel universe?  girl gone mad   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #30 
     - Yeah! In what parallel universe? Bizarro world? nt  Enthusiast   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #31 
  - Isn't being too submissive a requirement for citzenship in Boosh's Amerika?  no_hypocrisy   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #32 
  - Nope. But being too dumb to realize you were a chump for voting for BUSH in 2004  quantessd   Jul-12-08 06:12 AM   #36 
  - Vive La France!!!  DeSwiss   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #33 
  - Vive le France!  quantessd   Jul-12-08 06:06 AM   #34 
  - Wow, these are a bunch of disturbing comments.  High Plains   Jul-12-08 12:50 PM   #44 
  - How about an american practicing his freedom of religion due to lack of submission  ohio2007   Jul-12-08 01:49 PM   #46 
  - Gee, I didn't realize that woman in France was involved.  High Plains   Jul-12-08 03:26 PM   #54 
  - You've made your point  ohio2007   Jul-13-08 12:52 PM   #90 
  - There has recently been in London...  LeftishBrit   Jul-12-08 05:30 PM   #62 
     - Islam itself  Spouting Horn   Jul-13-08 11:50 AM   #89 
     - The fundies of most religions believe in theocracy...  LeftishBrit   Jul-14-08 12:19 PM   #100 
     - There has recently been in Texas....  ohio2007   Jul-13-08 03:02 PM   #93 
  - I think it's awful and I've gotten jumped on as well.  JeanGrey   Jul-12-08 01:58 PM   #47 
  - How many US residents would pass American citizenship requirements  emad   Jul-12-08 02:03 PM   #48 
  - My guess is that 75% wouldn't pass the America's own citizenship test  depakid   Jul-12-08 03:18 PM   #52 
  - I agree, the majority of comments to this thread are disgusing.  closeupready   Jul-12-08 05:09 PM   #60 
  - Yes the dislike of religious fanaticism and oppression of women shown around here is truly shocking.  Dutch   Jul-13-08 09:52 AM   #84 
  - What is particularly strange about this story...  LeftishBrit   Jul-12-08 03:19 PM   #53 
  - Another trolling Telegraph tale  struggle4progress   Jul-12-08 03:26 PM   #55 
  - Don't be so silly.  emad   Jul-12-08 06:39 PM   #63 
     - Thanks for the links. Now let us go through a few of them:  struggle4progress   Jul-12-08 06:55 PM   #65 
        - Good points here  LeftishBrit   Jul-13-08 01:54 AM   #75 
  - This is a violation of her human rights, and she should appeal to the EU.  closeupready   Jul-12-08 05:07 PM   #59 
  - She should apply for british citizenship  Flagg   Jul-12-08 06:48 PM   #64 
  - i routinely defend the freedom of fashion, but here i worry about her legal awareness  NuttyFluffers   Jul-12-08 07:28 PM   #66 
  - It says that she speaks good French. That's not her problem.  pnwmom   Jul-12-08 07:39 PM   #67 
  - And that's just as scary as people in the US thinking you are a bad citizen for not being Christian.  krabigirl   Jul-14-08 10:31 AM   #97 
  - You're in France for pete's sake  UndertheOcean   Jul-12-08 09:02 PM   #72 
  - Well, I don't know about that.  closeupready   Jul-12-08 11:17 PM   #73 
  - Stereotype much? n/t  Fumesucker   Jul-13-08 08:30 AM   #80 
  - Um, no, not really. n/t  closeupready   Jul-13-08 09:49 AM   #82 
  - ethnic slur much ?  Flagg   Jul-13-08 09:06 AM   #81 
     - See response above.  closeupready   Jul-13-08 09:50 AM   #83 
        - It's true that French people don't wash ?  Flagg   Jul-13-08 10:42 AM   #86 
           - I apologize.  closeupready   Jul-13-08 11:34 AM   #87 
  - LOL - and really, the whole "submissive" thing is a joke.  krabigirl   Jul-14-08 10:28 AM   #96 
  - I guess the question is  fujiyama   Jul-13-08 02:36 AM   #76 
  - Sounds like she didn't meet the requirements for citizenship  supernova   Jul-13-08 10:06 AM   #85 
  - Comments on this thread are interesting...  WriteDown   Jul-13-08 02:24 PM   #91 
 

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