Full bodied burkinis a huge sales success in Australia

Wednesday, August 24th 2016 - 20:40 UTC

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Australian woman credited with creating the burkini says bans on the full-bodied Islamic swimsuit in France have boosted sales. The clothing - which combines “burqa” with “bikini” - leaves only the face, hands and feet on show. Read full article

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Honestly, most Aussie don't give a crap about this.

But then we are doing a better job of integration and multiculturalism than France.

However, a nice cottage export industry.
Aug 24th, 2016 - 11:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Voice
A better job Skip...
It's not like you have a choice....you're a nation of foreigners, not a real country at all...
Aug 25th, 2016 - 12:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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foreigner
ˈfɒrɪnə
noun
1. a person born in or coming from a country other than one's own.

Yes, plenty of foreigners here; 30% of Melbourne and 28% of all Australians were born in another country. And 25% have parents that were born in another country.

5% of Australians were born in the UK. They left for a reason and came here... Aussies now as well.

Still there are more Australians born in Australian than outside. So no, they cannot be termed foreigners.

As for not being a real country..... if you say so! We are richer and more prosperous than most countries, including yours.... not bad for not being “a real country”.

We had a choice in creating our country and obviously it isn't as narrow minded as you would have liked..... guess that is why we aren't British any longer.
Aug 25th, 2016 - 03:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Heisenbergcontext
Excellent defence against melanoma's.
Aug 25th, 2016 - 04:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
“Access to beaches and for swimming is banned to any person wearing improper clothes that are not respectful of good morals and secularism”

The French appear to be having a meltdown. Do they not see this statement is the first step on a very slippery slope? It's the sort of thing you hear from totalitarian regimes.

Wake up France. Go and chase some terrorists. Using armed police to force a woman to remove clothing on a beach cannot possibly achieve anything to your benefit.

It's just stupid, stupid, stupid with a big dollop of stupid on top.
Aug 25th, 2016 - 10:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
Look at the third picture.

That's not an aiming mark is it?

:o)
Aug 25th, 2016 - 01:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
the one on the left in the top picture looks like she was out of the blade runner,

perhaps all humans will dress like this in the future,

who knows ??
Aug 25th, 2016 - 07:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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