Zagorath@aussie.zone to Sydney@aussie.zone · 5 months agoGreater Sydney [Blue Mountains] council bans ‘revealing swimwear’ sparking debate about double standardswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down15
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkGreater Sydney [Blue Mountains] council bans ‘revealing swimwear’ sparking debate about double standardswww.theguardian.comZagorath@aussie.zone to Sydney@aussie.zone · 5 months agomessage-square50linkfedilink
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoWas it? Any pool pics from that day that I can see has people looking like there wearing a burkha
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoHmm, I was partially correct, nude swimming for MEN was common until ~1970, and was rare for women. Bearing in mind this is data for seppos. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_swimming_in_US_indoor_pools
minus-squareDavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoThat’s USA only, do you have a source for Australia?
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoYeah that’s why I mentioned it’s data for seppos only. In a quick search, I found a newspaper article from 1927 suggesting outrage at nude swimming, although it seems to be in a mixed gender pool. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258423430/28764616
Was it? Any pool pics from that day that I can see has people looking like there wearing a burkha
Hmm, I was partially correct, nude swimming for MEN was common until ~1970, and was rare for women. Bearing in mind this is data for seppos.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_swimming_in_US_indoor_pools
That’s USA only, do you have a source for Australia?
Yeah that’s why I mentioned it’s data for seppos only. In a quick search, I found a newspaper article from 1927 suggesting outrage at nude swimming, although it seems to be in a mixed gender pool.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258423430/28764616