To the Editor:
As a feminist, I find it supremely sad to read article after article about a so-called issue that should be no issue. If what women wear, or don’t, brings the “soul of France” into question, as Marine Le Pen, the leader of the extreme-right National Front, has argued, that soul is extremely vacuous. Women are now being almost forcibly stripped and fined on France’s beaches.
I call on all feminists to adopt the burkini and the hijab in support of our Muslim sisters. And I call on the media and politicians to focus on the very real major issues of our time.
ELIZABETH EASTMOND
New York
Note from KBJ: I join Elizabeth Eastmond's call for feminists to cover their bodies.
