Burkini ire turns on budgie smugglers

28 August 2016 - 02:00 By THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Following the burkini ban in some parts of France, social media users have suggested that the French government would do well to focus on something far more offensive: fat men in Speedos. As one woman tweeted: "If France are banning burkinis then they really should ban Speedos too, because they are 100x more offensive to everyone having to view it."Others questioned the morality of a man being able to expose most of his body in a Speedo - while a woman was not allowed to cover her body.The tweets follow a satirical news report from The Mideast Beast, which reported that Muslim women were demanding the criminalisation of fat white men in the tight swimwear.The burkini ban - which was suspended by a French court on Friday - was widely criticised after a woman on the beach in Nice was ordered to remove hers. Dozens of French towns have banned the burkini, saying it is a conspicuous demonstration of religious belief, but, Reuters reported, the court said it "had seriously infringed ... fundamental liberties"...

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