Men Dressed In A Niqab, A Bike Helmet, And A KKK Hood Tried To Enter Parliament

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October 27, 2014

Stepping straight out of the opening line of a pub joke you immediately tune out of because you just know it’ll be offensive as shit, three men dressed in a niqab, a bikie helmet, and a KKK hood tried to enter Parliament House this morning, to make a point about… uh… something, or other.

A week after the highly contentious ban on traditional islamic dress was sensationally dumped, the three men approached Parliament House wearing the controversial array of facial coverings, but apparently didn’t get past the door. According to reports, the men were asked to remove their facial coverings – as per Parliamentary security regulations – but were all wearing additional black facial coverings underneath. As a result, the trio’s head coverings were confiscated by security – which included the AFP. They were returned after the three left a short time later.

“It’s fantastic that we were not allowed in. It seems that you’re allowed to wear a full face covering into Parliament if you’re a Muslim woman but no other group is allowed to have that same privilege,” stated one of the men, Sergio Redegalli, apparently completely forgetting the fact that “dickhead” is not recognised as a religious minority.

Whilst in one breath they added that they “couldn’t care less” how their actions would make Muslim women feel, in another they gave their reason for only venturing into the building as far as the Marble Foyer:

“The reason we didn’t go any further was there is a memorial for Gough Whitlam. The last thing we wanted to do was to interrupt that, there’s just certain things you don’t cross.“

So, y’know. They’ve got at least one moral.

Three men try and get into Parliament @2GBNews pic.twitter.com/PGszMk4lBR

— Stephanie Borys (@StephieBorys) October 26, 2014

Men wearing a KKK hood, a niqab and a helmet march towards Parliament House in an attempt to test security pic.twitter.com/63HD7EaUc7

— Alex Ellinghausen (@ellinghausen) October 26, 2014

Men wearing a KKK outfit, a motorbike helmet and a niqab at Parliament House – arguing in favour of #burqaban pic.twitter.com/3WPWRo0tyr

— Simon Cullen (@Simon_Cullen) October 26, 2014