Burkini makes a splash

Was just reminded of this Time article in another thread:

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Since the full-coverage swimsuit dubbed the Burqini (as in burqa plus bikini) hit the international market in January, devout Muslim women have been snapping them up. The polyester suits were designed to accord with Islamic laws that require women to dress modestly and to eliminate the risk of drowning when the yards of fabric used in traditional burqas get soaked. Now, however, non-Muslim beachgoers are getting into the full-covered swim.

Conservative Christians, cancer patients, burn victims and senior citizens, among others, have shown surprising interest. Joanne Martinez, 37, of San Clemente, Calif., bought a Hawaiian-print ensemble to stave off chills during late-night dips. Her mother Norma Suarez, 69, got a suit because her medications make her skin sun-sensitive. "We're both hooked," says Martinez. Meanwhile, Kathleen Petroff, 59, of Helendale, Calif., bought her Splashgear suit for a snorkeling trip, after weight gain from multiple-sclerosis treatment made her old suit unappealing. If not for Sabet's design, she says, "I would have missed swimming with the dolphins."

Still, in this bare-it-all age of the string bikini, when young girls take wardrobe cues from Paris Hilton and body-image pressure is intense, the Burqini swimsuit is making a statement. And that's the point, the designers say: the suits allow women, Muslim or not, to choose comfort over conformity. "I know it sounds like an oxymoron," says Sabet. "But this is really about freedom."
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1645145,00.html
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so if you see any conservative Muslim girls drowning in a burqa, tell them about the burkini.

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Fascinating species we are.

 

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well...I am happy this was invented.

 

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Interesting.... I'm guessing the fat chicks really like it. I can't even fathom wearing that on a hot day much less actually swimming in it.

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I like the sound of comfort over Conformity, this is a great way to bridge the gap.

 

Sure, and I'm not kicking myself!

Saw groups of Muslims learning to swim ( fully garbed in burqas) in Malaysia 3 years ago and thought" hmm, there's amarketing opportunity.

And giving myself an uppercut too!

 

All that gushy, mamby-pamby, doo-gooder liberal attitude is probably why there's so fuckin' many fat people in the world. If we'd collectively shun them, ostracize them, perhaps they'd be more careful about become fat, slobby asses!

Baron Max

 

why not just wear a wet suit?

 

They are a real pain in the as to put on especially when you add a few extra pounds to yourself in all the wrong places.

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So, you're saying that you adore it.

Besides, since when do fat chicks cover up?

 

YOU KNOW! I was thinking the same thing!

Exactly where do YOU live Sandy that "fat chicks" actually cover up? Here in Cleveland our more corpulent members have the fun habit of showin' it off!

~Strig

 

You don't see many fat people at the CA beaches. I'm guessing they stay home. The ones you do see are pretty well covered up.

In IL I see more fat people at the beaches. And in DC, I see way more than in IL. I guess it depends where you go.

With 80% of adult Americans being overweight this is no surprise.

And no, I am not fat. I probably have 5 extra pounds I could lose but otherwise I'm ok.

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why should a fat person not wear something for comfort as well? Does wearing something like that make them magically skinnier? You know they're fat, they know they're fat, so WTHell, go for comfort.

 

Don't know. Don't care. Just saying it's not the most practical thing to wear if you're really going to swim/do laps vs. sitting on the beach.

 

what about sunburns and skin cancer?
and wouldn't being naked be the most practical???

 

Uh... I'm guessing those costumes would prevent some of that on the body. The face is more sensitive/prone I would think. No?

 

The face sees the sun more often, every day in fact when you go outside.
But again, isn't being naked the most comfortable way to go swimming?

 

But there is more sun-caused cancer to the face than to any other part of the body, no?
I think swimming naked is nice but it's kind of hard on the boobs when you're swimming hard/fast/laps.

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swimming naked ftw!