Boob Vs. Boobs
Shocking news of my ancestral island via Jawa. NSW MP Fred Nile wants to ban topless sunbathing on Sydney’s beaches to avoid offending Muslim men. It’s a blanket boob ban that would burkha the beaches Down Under. Sydney Morning Herald.
Conservative MP Fred Nile says he wants topless bathing banned in NSW to protect Sydney’s Muslim and Asian communities.
The Reverend Nile has rejected allegations that prudishness is behind a bill he has prepared to ban nudity, including topless sunbathing, on the state’s most popular beaches.
Australia’s reputation as a conservative but culturally inclusive sociery was at risk of erosion by more liberal overseas visitors, he said.
“Our beaches should be a place where no one is offended, whether it’s their religious or cultural views,” he said.
“If they’ve come from a Middle Eastern or Asian country where women never go topless – in fact they usually wear a lot of clothing – I think it’s important to respect all the different cultures that make up Australia.”
The practice was at risk of raising the ire of Muslim men in particular, Mr Nile said.
“I don’t want to have any provocations or disturbances on our public beaches,” he said.
OK, deal. But only if they have to respect our customs in their countries, and stop draping the women in gunny sacks so as not to offend western men and women. Hang on, what am I talking about? My ancestral island is considerably more advanced on this front than the nation of my birth and current residence.
Anyway, when you get into the article, though, it starts to look like Nile doesn’t care so much about Muslim sensitivities as about the bare boobs themselves.
… Mr Nile said he believed most politicians would come around once all the issues were considered.
“I think if you survey Australian women you’ll find a lot of women would be uncomfortable if it became the custom [to be] topless at the beach,” he said.
“Australia’s always been a conservative country as far as beachwear goes.
“Once being topless is accepted as lawful the next question will be why can’t women go totally nude on a public beach and I don’t think Australians want to go down that pathway.”
Muslim/topless beach art at the link, you perv.
Topics: Australia, Islam, boobs, moronocy
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:48 pm Comments (1) on Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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December 31st, 2008 at 11:09 am
So, it all comes down to women offending Muslim men. No word about men being topless on the beach.