Thou shalt not...

Why ban the burkini?  It's an all-in-one swimming garment which covers everything except the face, hands and feet, and thus allows Muslim women to swim without compromising their religious beliefs.  And what's wrong with that?  The Mayor of Cannes - where they are banned - says that they are a symbol of Islamic extremism.  Well, you see what you want to see, but from my point of view all it means is that those who are not prepared to expose their bodies won't be able to swim.  In other words it's all about exclusion, at a time when surely we should be seeking to be inclusive?  And didn't Victorian women used to dress very similarly when they went swimming?