Observant Muslim women can't expose their hair or bodies in public. If they want to go swimming, they have to cover everything up. It's a religious statement, not a fashion statement.
And it has nothing to do with whether I "like" it or not. It's just a fact. The article explains all this, so I have to assume you still haven't read it. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Judy, Whether you like it or not, it IS a fashion statement. What else would you call it? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : It's not a "fashion statement." Didn't you read the article you link to? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Why would anyone get excited with this fashion statement to the point of banning it? http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/burkini-bans-cause-ripples-in-france-consternation-abroad/ar-BBvHZVX?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/burkini-bans-cause-ripples-in-france-consternation-abroad/ar-BBvHZVX?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp