View Full Version : Public Paris pool: "No Burquinis!"
Dual867PowerMac
August 12th, 2009, 3:07 pm
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539108,00.html?test=latestnews
"Harmful to other swimmers?" Uh... how? :think:
Pudge
August 12th, 2009, 3:17 pm
What is a burquini?
Mimiheart
August 12th, 2009, 3:32 pm
Um... I can't figure out how that would be any more unhygienic than any other bathing suit. I'd rather wear something like that, honestly. I hate showing my legs. It's not much different from wearing what the Olympic swimmers wore and a swim-cap.
Apatriot
August 12th, 2009, 3:41 pm
What is a burquini?
Look at the OP's link.
It's basically a head to toe swimsuit. It has a face opening that is similar to a scuba wetsuit's facial opening.
IMHO, the French are just crazy.
Mimiheart
August 12th, 2009, 3:52 pm
Look at the OP's link.
It's basically a head to toe swimsuit. It has a face opening that is similar to a scuba wetsuit's facial opening.
IMHO, the French are just crazy.I looked up some other pictures, and it could be a different style that would be more like a jogging suit. If that were the case I can understand.
chip
August 12th, 2009, 4:14 pm
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539108,00.html?test=latestnews
"Harmful to other swimmers?" Uh... how? :think:
The phrench are phunny when it comes to swimming attire. They dont even allow board shorts on guys in most of the swimming areas.
Her being muslim has nothing to do with it.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c113/ChipV/speedoonly.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IytuEYMUG7g/Sfty9kYF1QI/AAAAAAAADto/9gtor7KyADU/s1600-h/photo.jpg
Vaard
August 12th, 2009, 4:16 pm
i think it violates the official french swimming uniform of thong bikini and no top.......
snagswolf
August 12th, 2009, 4:22 pm
"Harmful to other swimmers?" Uh... how? :think:
Lots of room to hide C-4 under that thing.
Floydian
August 12th, 2009, 7:03 pm
:sick:
Vaard
August 12th, 2009, 8:06 pm
i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.......
thats one stickey wicket......
DLaw911
August 12th, 2009, 8:23 pm
i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.......
thats one stickey wicket......Well that's some serious conversion therapy right there. I'm sure we're gooing to have a lot more gay hannity.com members tonight.
AutoRacer55
August 12th, 2009, 9:22 pm
Since when did Chewbacca live in person?
Dual867PowerMac
August 12th, 2009, 10:30 pm
Snaggy, what in the blue hell prompted you to post that photo? :evil:
chip
August 12th, 2009, 11:43 pm
And this has everything to do with cracking down on Islam.
No it doesnt thats ridiculous.
angelicmadrigal
August 13th, 2009, 10:54 am
::laughs at the reaction of the guys:: See that's how I react when I see a REALLY hairy man.
The Bos'un
August 13th, 2009, 11:02 am
If the western culture was more modest, it would not have the problems it is having. The problems can be traced to the infidels.....
Greyclouds
August 13th, 2009, 12:21 pm
If the western culture was more modest, it would not have the problems it is having. The problems can be traced to the infidels.....
You're right!
http://www.fashion-era.com/early_swimwear.htm
Oh, wait...!
Who'd have thought that Western culture had its own modesty standards at one point of time?
Gabby
August 13th, 2009, 1:40 pm
What is a burquini?
Click on the link in the OP to see what they look like. They are basically a 2 piece fitted pant suit with a hood to cover the woman head to foot so that only their hands, feet and face show.
Gabby
August 13th, 2009, 1:47 pm
The article I read said that the pools have a restriction on people wearing 'street clothing' in the pools. These berkinis look like street clothing.
They can be unsanitary if the person does not wash them between uses. With that much fabric they could introduce a lot of bacteria, mold, etc into the pool.
Normal swim suits are made of materials that dry quickly so they resist the growth of bacteria, mold, etc.
Fabric also shed fibers in water clogging the filter system. So the more fabric in a pool, the more expensive it is to keep the pool clean. Of course human hair is an issue with the filters too.
The safty issue might be that the head-cover/hood can block sight and hearing. So a swimmer might not hear or see a the other swimmer before they run into them.
notluzn
August 13th, 2009, 1:49 pm
Good.
Greyclouds
August 13th, 2009, 2:45 pm
The article I read said that the pools have a restriction on people wearing 'street clothing' in the pools. These berkinis look like street clothing.
They can be unsanitary if the person does not wash them between uses. With that much fabric they could introduce a lot of bacteria, mold, etc into the pool.
Normal swim suits are made of materials that dry quickly so they resist the growth of bacteria, mold, etc.
Fabric also shed fibers in water clogging the filter system. So the more fabric in a pool, the more expensive it is to keep the pool clean. Of course human hair is an issue with the filters too.
The safty issue might be that the head-cover/hood can block sight and hearing. So a swimmer might not hear or see a the other swimmer before they run into them.
I believe that the bolded portion is the best argument against the full-length modest swimwear.
If a bathing-suit is sufficient for inoculating a public pool with enough bacteria to cause infections, then the bathing suit is not the only problem!!! Chlorine content (if properly managed) should be enough to disinfect a public pool.
gdoane
August 13th, 2009, 4:17 pm
Well, I fer one is outraged becuz us Rednecks cain't get in the cement pond wearin' our cutoffs and them yankees won't let us skinny dip neither! And the durn snack bar ain't no good without Blue Ribbon beer. Ain't no self-respectin' redneck running around without a can of PBR and some cutoffs!
It's dis-crim-Y-nation I tells ya!! They'd let my beer and shorts into NASCAR!!
ISYairio
August 13th, 2009, 7:33 pm
ISY is too cheap to buy swimming shorts, so he swims in old clothes. :shifty:
nortman
August 13th, 2009, 8:21 pm
Snags........:eek:.............Dude..........:eek: .....what the hell are you trying to do to us?
Celtic Pax
August 13th, 2009, 8:56 pm
:dance:Best advertisement for gay rights I ever say!!!:dance:Keep posting those pics and someone is going to be responsible for replacement of a lot of monitors!!!! Never mind keyboards!!:lol:
CHUG
August 13th, 2009, 9:32 pm
In a similar vein.
Alton Towers holiday resort in Britain has bannned the wearing of "Speedo" style swimming trunks as being unsuitable for a family swimming pool.
BTW. The Aussies call swimming trunks "Budgie smugglers". Can you guess why?
smyrna
August 13th, 2009, 11:49 pm
The phrench are phunny when it comes to swimming attire. They dont even allow board shorts on guys in most of the swimming areas.
Her being muslim has nothing to do with it.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c113/ChipV/speedoonly.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IytuEYMUG7g/Sfty9kYF1QI/AAAAAAAADto/9gtor7KyADU/s1600-h/photo.jpg
The French are as peculiar about a burquini as the Muslim countries would be about someone wearing a French bikini in their public pool...:mrgreen:
mysticbeauty_nbeast
August 14th, 2009, 2:06 pm
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539108,00.html?test=latestnews
"Harmful to other swimmers?" Uh... how? :think:
This is France we're talking about here. Why am I not surprised that some idiot is making a fuss over a fully covered woman at a public swimming pool? Thank God we're not France...or England.
One of the posts here stated that men can't wear Bermuda shorts or long shorts for swimming either. Looks like Spedo type mens wear is all that is acceptable. Um...not to be gross..but there are some men out there that simply should never wear that style of swim suit...know what I mean? :eh:
~Mysty
snagswolf
August 14th, 2009, 3:13 pm
Looks like Spedo type mens wear is all that is acceptable. Um...not to be gross..but there are some men out there that simply should never wear that style of swim suit...know what I mean? :eh:
Now you're just trying to tempt me into posting another indecent photo.