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jmg257

(11,996 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:26 AM Aug 2016

French court suspends burkini ban

(CNN)Mayors do not have the right to ban burkinis, France's highest administrative court ruled Friday.

The Council of State's ruling suspends a ban in the town of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, and could affect cities around the country that have prohibited the full-length swimsuit.
More than 30 French towns have banned burkinis, which cover the whole body except for the face, hands and feet.
Officials say the ban on the burkini -- worn mostly by Muslim women -- was a response to growing terror concerns.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/26/europe/france-burkini-ban-court-ruling/

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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
1. That's what kind of got me about people thinking this was some national French Law
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 11:32 AM
Aug 2016

It's like taking the actions of a Kentucky court clerk to be "US law"

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
4. Well done French
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 12:47 PM
Aug 2016

judicial system. I have never considered a nude beach. I lack the physical attributes. I have worn a swim cap and modest attire.

Iggo

(47,549 posts)
17. Armed men walking up to a woman and demanding that she remove her clothing.
Sun Aug 28, 2016, 10:14 AM
Aug 2016

Yeah, nothing at all wrong with that.

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
9. I believe in being very very progressive but not so progressive I applaud repression.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:16 PM
Aug 2016

Fuck burquinis and fuck the society that thinks women should have to wear them.

Hekate

(90,645 posts)
12. When I go to the beach I cover up extensively in SPF 30 fabric and a large hat. That okay with you?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:20 PM
Aug 2016

Should I feel oppressed by my male doctor?

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
13. Do you wear that because you fear being stoned to death?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:50 PM
Aug 2016

There is a difference between repressive rules against women and doing something for your health or because you really want to do it. I do not believe that most of these women want to dress in Bronze Age fashion, and that has been shown to be true when rules about women's clothing are relaxed in some of the Middle East nations.

JI7

(89,247 posts)
16. some muslim women wear both and i see non muslim women wear covered up things all the time
Sun Aug 28, 2016, 01:32 AM
Aug 2016

it may not be a burqa but what they wear is covering up about the same .

CrispyQ

(36,457 posts)
14. While I agree with your sentiment,
Sat Aug 27, 2016, 11:41 AM
Aug 2016

how is telling this woman to dress more western any different than the culture that told her she must cover up?

on edit: I just can't get over that two men stood there & told a woman to remove her clothing in public. WTF????

My bad. Four men!



At least they both agree on the central truth, that it's a cruel male-dominated culture.

pampango

(24,692 posts)
15. French rightwingers call for extension of burkini ban
Sat Aug 27, 2016, 09:50 PM
Aug 2016

France’s political row over the burkini continued to rage on Friday, as the French right stepped up its call for the garment to be outlawed nationwide despite a decision by the country’s highest administrative court to suspend a ban in one Riviera coastal town.

... the French right, led by the former president Nicolas Sarkozy, stepped up its calls for a complete nationwide ban on burkinis and at least three mayors refused to withdraw their bans.

Marine Le Pen’s far-right Front National, which is now calling for a complete ban on all religious symbols – including veils or turbans – from all public spaces.

The left is bitterly divided on the matter: the prime minister has supported the mayors who issued anti-burkini decrees while the feminist education minister and the health minister warning of a dangerous unleashing of racist rhetoric and stigmatisation.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/26/frances-highest-court-suspends-burkini-ban-in-test-case

The Left may be divided on the wisdom of banning the burkini. The right seems very unified in supporting the ban.

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