Posted on 03/09/2023 12:10:13 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
BERLIN (AP) — Women in Berlin will soon be allowed to go topless at the city’s public swimming pools, like men, the Berlin state government said Thursday.
The new bathing rules allowing everyone to go swimming without covering their torsos followed a discrimination complaint by a woman who was not allowed to go topless in a swimming pool in the capital.
The woman, whose identity was not revealed, had turned to the senate’s ombudsperson’s office for equal treatment to demand that women, like men, can swim topless, the Berlin senate for justice, diversity and anti-discrimination said in a written statement.
In reaction to the complaint and the ombudsman’s involvement in the case, the Berliner Baederbetriebe, which runs the city’s public pools, decided to change its clothing rules, the statement said.
“The ombudsperson’s office very much welcomes the decision of the Baederbetriebe, because it establishes equal rights for all Berliners, whether male, female or non-binary, and because it also creates legal certainty for the staff at the Baederbetriebe,” said Doris Liebscher, the head of the ombudsperson’s office.
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My very first thought upon reading the headline. This should be interesting.
In addition to paid swimmers, there will be a host of paid lookers
Guys will look at girls will be appalled that guys are looking. Eventually videos, clips, gifs and meme will be made out of “creepy” guys gawking at women and thr “right” men will be targeted for firing and/or sensitivity training.
Poolside Inequity!
I absolutely love that graphic!
Says it all!
Going to go over big with the immigrant community there.
Nein bustenhalter??
Where’s the photo of that meat head, Rob Reiner? Also, the local muslim population will react accordingly…
LOL!
Long time ago we were at a boat race in Milan (not even at a beach) and some of the crew saw some topless girls - needless to say they were HIGHLY interested.
she hot
What does that have to do with Berlin. I’m petrified by the ignorance of some not understanding that German women don’t vote in the United States. Holy crap!
“Going to go over big with the immigrant community there.”
The bad thing is the Muzzie men see that as a justification for (and even a requirement) to rape them.
“The horror! The horror!!”
One wonders how the Muslim population will react.
No fat chicks.
Reveal your boobs, but not your name.
Got it.
-PJ
I visited some North Sea beaches in the 1980s. I found it was the middle aged (and even old) women who went topless, while the young women all remained covered, or at least, wore bikinis. What a disappointment for a teenage guy!
At the time, I attributed it to an older “hippie generation” being more open vs. a more conservative younger generation - but I think now perhaps it also had to do with notions of vulnerability and generational status. At the time, a younger woman may not as confident, or sure of her “status” to be as exhibitionist as an older matron of German/Danish society.
Anyway, I’m not a sociologist. And that was a long time ago - have no idea what it would be like now.
BEACHED WHALE ALERT!!
I hope they do not attempt the dynamite trick a second time.
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