You know you can hide a knife under your kippah. Did you see France forbidding jews from wearing kippah?
Or a nun and her habit?
Or hey -- how about those traveling Asians who wear surgical masks like there's a major SARS outbreak? How about them?
That's why I said they're mentally afraid.
What I disagree with here is that you're presuming a lot about motive. Nothing is ever that singular. Just like the upper middle class teenager who wears baggy pants with his underwear hanging out to emulate his favorite rap video stars, is it safe to assume that he's busy banging hoes and peddling heroin?
Women have no obligation to shower the world with their radiant beauty. They should be able to do whatever the hell they want, even if it means putting a burlap sack over their head that says "potatoes". The hottest new fashion statement from Milan.
When it's abused because someone is publicly shamed into wearing something, the problem isn't the item they are wearing -- the problem is the public shaming. Banning it does not solve the problem.
...white socks with sandals?
That's just criminal!
The political motives aside, do you think this is the same as the military law in France, which allows military personnel to grow a beard or moustache only during periods when they are out of uniform or the U.S Army law which strictly bans beards?
Totally different. The military rule is about enforcing order and discipline in an organization. Hell, even Disney has a rule where employees cannot have facial hair. It's not the same as addressing the root issue, which is external forces imposing their will on women instead of it coming from her per se.