[Dashing Dasher]

Mona Marouf, left, Sohad Sarhan and Manal Elsay cover the windows at Meadowbrook Pool with paper before a special swim session. Muslim women must be fully clothed when seen in public, so swimming is a rare treat for many.

[AnnaZ]

I haven't had a chance to follow this thread, so I have no idea what the discussion/consensus has been... and, frankly, I have no idea how to really respond.

DD: The picture you posted is fantastic -- funny and yet depressing at the same time. My quandary: can one be free to choose bondage? In this instance, how much of this is based on modesty, how much on fear?

Can a woman freely demand to be accepted on a purely non-physical level (the "sistah souljah" "empowerment" of the burqa)? Certainly, in a "free country". Should women who are uncomfortable less-than-fully-clothed be able to make arrangements to swim together sans prying eyes? Why not. Is this exactly how these women choose to live? I hope so. Is it all just plain annoying? Absolutely.

Frankly a lot of this "diversity" crap is, well, crap. People who live in radically different ways are probably more comfortable among their own. The Amish have it figured out.

[Lijahsbubbe]

That picture is just sick. (post 366) How anyone cannot see the obscenity of it boggles my mind.