One Potential Upside

The perception of veil-wearing women by Americans seems to be primarily negative, but with a significant minority opinion which is neutral.  It does not, however, appear that many (if any) people think that anything about veil-wearing could be positive.  In spite of this, and in spite of the many possible negative causes or effects of veil-wearing, I can think of at least one effect which is (in my opinion) positive.  This is the idea that veil-wearing, due to the fact that it often conceals much of women's bodies, may encourage potential romantic partners to focus on the women's personalities rather than their looks.  In modern American culture, and in many modern first-world cultures, the media and society place an inordinate amount of emphasis on the importance of body image.  This is particularly true in regards to women, although it does affect men as well, and is doing so with increasing frequency and severity.  The idea of women wearing veils (and men wearing similarly modest and concealing garb) might help offset this probably unwise focus.  Obviously, it does not always do so, and may not do it terribly often, but it could be one out of numerous positive results of veil-wearing.