Burkini Wars Show What’s Wrong With the Religious Right — and Secular Left

By Jane Eisner
August 24, 2016

No matter how progressive our society has become, a woman’s appearance is still scrutinized, commented upon, critiqued, evaluated and dismissed far more frequently than anything said about a man.

Just ask Carly Fiorina. Or Hillary Clinton.

But this double standard isn’t simply being exercised by those who weren’t brought up with any manners, or lost the memo telling them that whether a woman is “ugly” (Fiorina) or “tired, old and mean” (Clinton) has nothing to do with her fitness for anything, including the presidency of the United States.

No, what’s even more dismaying is that we continue to witness a double standard imposed and regulated by public authorities.

http://forward.com/opinion/348351/burkini-wars-show-whats-wrong-with-the-religious-right-and-secular-left/