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A short history of cops telling women what to wear at the beach
France has banned women in their country from wearing full-body, head-covering bathing suits. And "burkini police" are patrolling the beaches to catch violators, making them remove their swimwear. People are expressing their opinion on social media. Examples:
Just let this sink in. Men with guns forcing a women to undress, with the weight of the law behind them. pic.twitter.com/4BI16Bbss9
— Abdul-Azim (@AbdulAzim) August 23, 2016
1925 vs 2016. 90 years later and we're still policing women on what they wear to the beach. #BurkiniBan pic.twitter.com/gOUKM8H8NZ
— Matthew Ruddle (@RuddleMatthew) August 24, 2016
Handing themselves in to the French police. pic.twitter.com/JvOLrRfcHs
— Giles Fraser (@giles_fraser) August 24, 2016
Time for a swimwear quiz: Banned in France or not? 4 photos to highlight the hateful idiocy of the #BurkiniBan pic.twitter.com/ZGaGDbOhmY
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) August 18, 2016
Armed french cops force woman to remove clothing on Nice beach. Has it come to this? #BurkiniBan pic.twitter.com/xMg71qC111
— Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) August 24, 2016
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