“It was the 'Are the boys doing it?' basis on which I finally decided I was against women wearing burkas. Yes, the idea is that it protects your modesty, and ensures that people regard you as a human being, rather than just a sexual object (...) But who are you being protected from? Men. And who - so long as you play by the rules, and wear the correct clothes - is protecting you from the men? Men. And who is it that is regarding you as a sexual object, instead of another human being, in the first place? Men. Well. This all seems like quite a man-based problem, really. (...) I don't know why we're suddenly having to put things on our heads to make it better.”

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About Caitlin Moran

English journalist, broadcaster, and author

Caitlin Moran is an English journalist, broadcaster, and author. She writes for The Times and is known for her columns and her work across print and broadcast media. At The Times, she writes two columns each week, one for the Saturday Magazine and another satirical Friday column called “Celebrity Watch”. Her work is rooted in journalism, with a strong satirical edge in her regular writing.

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