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Nude sunbathing, g-strings banned on Paris beach
Reuters ^
| 07/29/2006
| Reuters
Posted on 07/29/2006 5:01:00 AM PDT by Feldkurat_Katz
PARIS (Reuters) - Parisian sunbathers will no longer be allowed to go nude or wear g-strings on the capital's artificial beaches and risk a fine if they are caught baring their breasts or buttocks.
City hall has issued a decree banning indecent clothing to preserve the tranquillity of the sandy beaches created on the banks of the River Seine every summer since 2001.
"People must behave according to good standards to maintain tranquillity, security and public order," the decree said, according to Saturday's edition of Le Parisien. "Notably indecent attire (nude sunbathing, g-strings and toplessness etc) is forbidden."
The city police will be enforcing the rules, and anyone caught baring too much flesh risks a 38 euro (26 pounds) fine.
Defending the decree, city hall sports official Pascal Cherki told Le Parisien that indecent clothing "could have led to temptations and dangerous behaviour on the banks of the river."
Topless sunbathing and g-strings are common on real beaches around France in the summer.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cityhall; france; moralabsolutes; paris
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To: Feldkurat_Katz
Frankly, the American norm where two-year-old girls are forced to wear bras is silly and almost Islamic. You must not know anything about America if you can say this. Pretty profound statement of utter ignornace. Perhaps in the future you might actually try to learn some facts before commenting.
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:23:31 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/)
To: metmom
My thoughts exactly. I was just thinking that it was pressure from the muslimesThis interdiction has absolutely nothing to do with pressures of the muslims. It's just a question of decency. Paris is not Saint-Tropez or the Cap d'Agde (famous for the nudist camps). For years, in some towns of the French Riviera, it's forbidden to do your shopping wearing bikinis, for istance. On the beach ok, downtown no, thanks.
To: MNJohnnie
We just got back from a quick vacation that included a visit to a New England beach. There wasn't a thong in sight. Lots of bikinis, and a few guys in Speedos, but nothing rude. Is that so much to ask? :)
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:24:36 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: mewzilla; MNJohnnie
Is that so much to ask? :)
I'm wondering if maybe that's what the French are thinking, too?
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:25:28 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Republicain
If so why did the Police offical say this?
People must behave according to good standards to maintain tranquillity, security and public order" Not a word about decency, did mention security and order.
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:29:18 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/)
To: mewzilla
Maybe you are right Mew. We can hope you are anyway. :-)
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:31:43 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/)
To: MNJohnnie
"Notably indecent attire (nude sunbathing, g-strings and toplessness etc) is forbidden."
To: Feldkurat_Katz
Try posting the pics on FR and see how long they stay!
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:33:20 AM PDT
by
pageonetoo
(You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
To: MNJohnnie
I just had a thought. This just applies to Paris's artificial beaches, right? The country isn't doing this on all their beaches? If not, then I'll bet the decision was made to avoid offending Muslims, since there's a greater concentration of them in the city than throughout the country at large. And if the decision was made to keep the Muslims happy, it'll be interested to see if this is enough to keep them happy.
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:34:27 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: mewzilla
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:35:10 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Feldkurat_Katz
"Hey, it works for them. Frankly, the American norm where two-year-old girls are forced to wear bras is silly and almost Islamic."
what the heck??
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:40:53 AM PDT
by
tuffydoodle
(Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
To: mewzilla
I'll bet the decision was made to avoid offending Muslims, since there's a greater concentration of them in the city than throughout the country at large.There's not a great concentration of Muslims intra-muros, and not where the artificial beaches are. The Muslims are more concentrated in the suburbs of Paris, in the "département de la Seine-Saint-Denis", for instance.
To: Republicain
There's not a great concentration of Muslims intra-muros...But they're a lot closer than the coast.
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:45:04 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: MNJohnnie
So the Islamization of France continuesStop threadjacking, idiot. Since when is a bikini acceptable in Sharia law? Rhetorical question, please spare us from spamming more of your knee-jerk nonsense.
To: MNJohnnie
So the Islamization of France continues
Not necessarily. Do you REALLY want to see FRENCH people nude? I don't!
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:49:10 AM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(Hi. This is the artist formerly known as MikeinIraq. Your message is being forwarded to /dev/null.)
To: Diddle E. Squat; MNJohnnie
Firstly, I don't think MNJ was threadjacking, and the use of the word
idiot was uncalled for.
Secondly, if the authorities are doin this to avoid offending Muslims, then they'd probably start slow so as not to tick off everyone too greatly, and so that they can change as little as they feel they have to. If Muslim sensibilities decide that bikinis are okay after all, then no-one will be discussing bathing burkas. What'll be interesting to see is if, now that they're being pandered to, if Parisian Muslims will want more than what's on offer.
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:52:44 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: mewzilla
"And if the decision was made to keep the Muslims happy, it'll be interested to see if this is enough to keep them happy."
Probably not unless they're allowed to cap a few "Jeufs" a la Seattle.
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:53:06 AM PDT
by
Panzerlied
("We shall never surrender!")
To: ChadGore
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:55:21 AM PDT
by
MAD-AS-HELL
(Put a mirror to the face of the republican party and all you'll see is a Donkey.)
To: Feldkurat_Katz
I've never understood the draw of riverside sunbathing, particularly when the ocean is not that far away.
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:55:35 AM PDT
by
Katya
(Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Try actually reading the post I was responding to. In the future it would be wise if you bothered to actually follow the conversation instead of leaping into the middle of it with an udderly childish completely meaningless rant.
Rather then having the arrogance to lecture OTHER Freepers I suggest you try living up to your OWN standard in the future.
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posted on
07/29/2006 5:56:50 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/)
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