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Just to be different from the French, pool in Britain enacts mandatory "burkini" garb. -- (link)

Posted by Mop (238 lbs) (aka rburriel) Aug 17 '09, 13:49

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6034706/Swimmers-are-told-to-wear-burkinis.html (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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While I admire the pool's desire to be accomodating, I can't say I like this practice any more than the French one. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:53 7
- I have no problem with it. Apparently it does not apply to all of their swim sessions. It's not different from somethhing like all-women. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:55 4
  - It's a fine line as to how marrowly you want to slice your programming to appeal to different sectors of the community, at the expense of serving the - znufrii Aug 17, 14:00 3
    - marrowly? now you're just making words up. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 14:03 1
      - no, see, 'cause bone marrow's like really tiny and full of holes. yeah... that's it. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 14:06
    - I'm assuming there was demand from the community to have the muslim swim sessions. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 14:03
- plus, you only wear the burkini for Dawson. -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 13:54 1
  - and only when he's been behaving himself. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 13:54
that's awesome. -- nm - loosilu Aug 17, 13:51 1
- The woman in the photo certainly looks happy about it. -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 13:56

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