tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post116603437661779271..comments2024-03-05T17:55:58.806+00:00Comments on Nanny Knows Best: Nanny's Segregated Swimming Pool IIIKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1166274799760654372006-12-16T13:13:00.000+00:002006-12-16T13:13:00.000+00:00I have no qualms over sharing a swimming pool with...I have no qualms over sharing a swimming pool with other members of the public howsover they are dressed (or not as the case may be).<BR/><BR/>If Muslims cannot abide the sight of normal swimmers in their Speedos - the answer is simple:<BR/>1.) Go and live in a Muslim country, and/or<BR/>2.) Do what I've done and spend two years cold-hardening so they can swim outdoors all year round. Plenty of deserted beaches in winter so they'll have a whole sea to themselves.<BR/><BR/>Simple, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>PeteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1166169611343971552006-12-15T08:00:00.000+00:002006-12-15T08:00:00.000+00:00Regardless of the rights and wrongs of having the ...Regardless of the rights and wrongs of having the single sex swimming sessions, what I don't understand is how the council rationalises the dress code for men. If the session is, as they say, open to men of all faiths, then surely the muslim men can cover up as they feel they are required to do by religious dictat, but other men can wear normal swimming trunks if they wish. I can see a council saying that the genitals must be covered - ie no nude swimming, but after that rule it is ridiculous to demand that non-muslims adhere to a dress code which is specific to a particular branch of muslim ideology.herschelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414522582684680371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1166166749576082022006-12-15T07:12:00.000+00:002006-12-15T07:12:00.000+00:00Erm, does anyone know which Muslim countries have ...Erm, does anyone know which Muslim countries have Christian only swimming pool sessions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1166135419673597792006-12-14T22:30:00.000+00:002006-12-14T22:30:00.000+00:00Integration has never really worked. Look at Irela...Integration has never really worked. Look at Ireland for heaven's sake. The Scots and the Welsh only pretend to be integrated - when it suits them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-1166097235042864742006-12-14T11:53:00.000+00:002006-12-14T11:53:00.000+00:00"Croydon Council would have you believe that the s..."Croydon Council would have you believe that the sessions (which have been going on for a year) are outside of the normal opening hours of the pool, and as such no member of the public is being inconvenienced by this."<BR/><BR/>Ermm . . . Nanny must really believe that we are all morons. Let's see how this rationale would work in other contexts:<BR/><BR/>There is no discrimination in our bus service. All of the seats in the "normal section" are available to everyone. The ones in the front are for whites only.<BR/><BR/>There is no discrmination in our hiring policies. All of the "normal" jobs are open to anyone. However, the ones in management are only open to whites.<BR/><BR/>There is no discrimination in our school admissions policy. All of the "normal" slots are open to anyone. The others are reserved for . . . (oops, sorry, this one is still being debated in the courts.)<BR/><BR/>If the public is paying for the pool to be open and used during certain normally scheduled hours, then the public should be able to use the pool during those hours. <BR/><BR/>The only way that this policy might be acceptable, would be if swimmers with special clothing needs paid from their own pockets the full cost of operating the facility during those "closed" swimming sessions. That itself might still be problematic, however.Black Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347464061061628147noreply@blogger.com