The Magical Ingredient

[debka_notion]

I think I've found the magical ingredient for generating tons of comments on LJ, at least among my friend- circle, and it is very simple-

Talk about head-covering and/or ritual-wear and gender.

I guess people with those interests tend to congregate.

I think other halakhic concerns might get close- so, here's one I need to do some research into- what has the status of a shoe, and the acceptability going barefoot during (davening on) Yom Kippur.

Comments

[hatam-soferet.livejournal.com]

It comes under the same heading as cleavage. Social norms in some places dictate that you uncover when indoors. You ought to appreciate that :P

[hotshot2000.livejournal.com]

Not in America, and not legally. And yes, I appreciate social practices, in the context of the large matrix of values -- and there's no value in enforcing such a petty social form on other cultures and people who already embody what that form is supposed to indicate. To put it simply, I find strange_selkie's boss's attitude highly offensive and, yes, immoral.

[hatam-soferet.livejournal.com]

enforcing such a petty social form on other cultures

To her boss, perhaps it is no more offensive and immoral that insisting that male employees wear ties.

[hotshot2000.livejournal.com]

It sounded like strange_selkie tried to explain the significance of it and the boss still insisted on his norm. (If that's not the case, nevermind.)