Let’s retire the term. Let’s name the problem: fear, not fabric.
But here’s the hard truth: comparing that performance to a burkha is not profound. It’s offensive. lipstick burkha
A burkha is not a metaphor for emotional restraint. For millions of women, it has been a tool of state-enforced invisibility, physical restriction, and religious policing — not a choice about how to “show up” at the office or in a relationship. Let’s retire the term