Assuming for argument's sake that Muslimahs are coerced into covering up, this law would just put them in double jeopardy. You wouldn't make it a crime to be sporting bruises if domestic violence were a huge issue, but that's the most direct parallel here if you really want to argue that burqas and burqinis are oppressive to women.
And I can't believe this came up on my fb newsfeed under American Association of Teachers of French and four people "liked" it. I expect better from foreign language teachers, especially considering how many francophones are Muslim. But Americans only ever associate speaking French with beautifully dressed white people traipsing around Champs Elysees quoting Moliere, I guess. News flash, French stopped being a white people language a century ago.
I decided to look up more pictures of burkinis because this quote from the mayor stuck out to me, "I simply forbid a uniform that is the symbol of Islamic extremism."
I kind of love them. I mean, I wouldn't wear the hijab part because I am not Muslim, but the idea of a bathing suit that doesn't make me feel naked? Please. I don't even like wearing sleeveless shirts or shorts so bathing suits are way too much for me.
People (like the French) should realize it's also really fucking oppressive to force women to feel like they need to put themselves on display to enjoy things like swimming.
I'm a not particularly religious Muslim and don't wear hijab, but I own a burkini that I wear to the beach because I sunburn really easily. The fact that it covers up my post-babies thigh cellulite is also appealing. I just don't wear the part that goes over your head. I've had lots of non-muslim women compliment it and ask where they can get one, because they also find a fuller-coverage swimsuit appealing.
I've noticed, too, that modest swimsuit companies are popping up all over the internet, and although they are often run by Jewish/Muslim/Mormon women, the majority don't advertise themselves specifically towards those demographics and seem to have a wide and varied customer base. So imo this law is not about protecting people from terrorism or defending women's rights or whatever other dumb excuse they're giving. It's about keeping dirty brown people out of nice white people's swimming pools.
I sunburn if I look out the window at the sun and had no idea these things existed. Now I want one. It never even occurred to me to look for something like this.
But you nailed the truth of this situation. It's absolutely ridiculous.
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And I can't believe this came up on my fb newsfeed under American Association of Teachers of French and four people "liked" it. I expect better from foreign language teachers, especially considering how many francophones are Muslim. But Americans only ever associate speaking French with beautifully dressed white people traipsing around Champs Elysees quoting Moliere, I guess. News flash, French stopped being a white people language a century ago.
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People (like the French) should realize it's also really fucking oppressive to force women to feel like they need to put themselves on display to enjoy things like swimming.
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I've noticed, too, that modest swimsuit companies are popping up all over the internet, and although they are often run by Jewish/Muslim/Mormon women, the majority don't advertise themselves specifically towards those demographics and seem to have a wide and varied customer base. So imo this law is not about protecting people from terrorism or defending women's rights or whatever other dumb excuse they're giving. It's about keeping dirty brown people out of nice white people's swimming pools.
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But you nailed the truth of this situation. It's absolutely ridiculous.
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