Swimmers are told to wear burkinis - TelegraphNo way. No fucking way. I just could not believe that municipal pools in the UK would really succumb to fanatical religious pressures. The same country that made famous the Page 3 Girl? No fucking way.
Under the rules, swimmers – including non-Muslims – are barred from entering the pool in normal swimming attire.
Instead they are told that they must comply with the 'modest' code of dress required by Islamic custom with women covered from the neck to the ankles and men, who swim separately, covered from the navel to the knees.
They had hooked me. I read on.
But across the UK municipal pools are holding swimming sessions specifically aimed at Muslims, in some case imposing strict dress codes.See! I think it's lovely that they are offering special special swim sessions for the Muslims. And isn't it nice of them to tell the public so they don't show up for it? I certainly would appreciate the notice. Just like I wouldn't want to show up during the retiree swim time where incontinence is an issue. Or when a bunch of severely mentally handicapped folks are in for a swim who just aren't going to understand why they shouldn't pee in the pool. Just another public service announcement of a freak show you want to miss.
Croydon council in south London runs separate one-and-a half-hour swimming sessions for Muslim men and women every Saturday and Sunday at Thornton Heath Leisure Centre.
Swimmers were told last week on the centre's website that "during special Muslim sessions male costumes must cover the body from the navel to the knee and females must be covered from the neck to the ankles and wrists".
Page 3 is safe.
2 comments:
Someone made a dooky in the pool!
The day any municipality tells me and my family we have to wear Muslim wear is the day I begin the revolution to restore the seperation of Church and State.
FUCK!
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