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In reply to the discussion: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: Halima Aden first to wear hijab, burkini [View all]mia
(8,439 posts)23. 20 Non-religious Reasons to Wear a Burkini at the Beach (and 1 Religious One)
Love the idea of wearing a burkini made with sun-blocking fabric. My daughter and I already wear our own versions with long-sleeved tunics over swimming tights. It's great sun protection and is more flattering for those of us who are self-conscious in a bathing suit.
1.Youre uncomfortable with your body and dont want to put too much of it on display.
2.You love your body and think a burkini is what makes it looks its fabulous best.
3.You dont want to sunburn the back of your neck.
4.You dont want to sunburn the front of your neck.
5.Youre a natural ginger and dont want all your freckles to turn into one megafreckle.
6.Youre recovering from/at risk of/generally dont want skin cancer.
7.You hate the feeling of sand on your skin.
8.You hate the feeling of sunscreen on your skin.
9.You have short hair and dont want to sunburn your scalp.
10.You have long hair and dont want to sunburn your parting.
11.You just dyed your hair a fabulous colour and dont want the sun to bleach it out.
12.You just dyed your hair an awful colour and dont want anyone to see it.
13.You prefer to be modest and avoid sexual attention.
14.Youre on the prowl for a partner who thinks covered-up is the sexiest thing ever.
15.Your favourite beauty blogger posted a video called 6 ways to rock a headscarf at the beach and you want to try them all out at once.
16.Your least-favourite beauty blogger said headscarves arent beachwear and you want to prove her wrong.
17.Youre transitioning or genderqueer and you think a burkini is less gender-coded than other swimwear.
18.You just got a new tattoo and you dont want to expose it to the sun.
19.Youve spent the last ten years wearing ever-skimpier bikinis and just want to try something different.
20.A seagull shit in your hair once and you are not going to give that fucker another opportunity.
And one religious one:
Your religion calls for modest dress....
2.You love your body and think a burkini is what makes it looks its fabulous best.
3.You dont want to sunburn the back of your neck.
4.You dont want to sunburn the front of your neck.
5.Youre a natural ginger and dont want all your freckles to turn into one megafreckle.
6.Youre recovering from/at risk of/generally dont want skin cancer.
7.You hate the feeling of sand on your skin.
8.You hate the feeling of sunscreen on your skin.
9.You have short hair and dont want to sunburn your scalp.
10.You have long hair and dont want to sunburn your parting.
11.You just dyed your hair a fabulous colour and dont want the sun to bleach it out.
12.You just dyed your hair an awful colour and dont want anyone to see it.
13.You prefer to be modest and avoid sexual attention.
14.Youre on the prowl for a partner who thinks covered-up is the sexiest thing ever.
15.Your favourite beauty blogger posted a video called 6 ways to rock a headscarf at the beach and you want to try them all out at once.
16.Your least-favourite beauty blogger said headscarves arent beachwear and you want to prove her wrong.
17.Youre transitioning or genderqueer and you think a burkini is less gender-coded than other swimwear.
18.You just got a new tattoo and you dont want to expose it to the sun.
19.Youve spent the last ten years wearing ever-skimpier bikinis and just want to try something different.
20.A seagull shit in your hair once and you are not going to give that fucker another opportunity.
And one religious one:
Your religion calls for modest dress....
https://medium.com/@directordanic/20-non-religious-reasons-to-wear-a-burkini-at-the-beach-and-1-reli
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: Halima Aden first to wear hijab, burkini [View all]
guillaumeb
May 2019
OP
Right up there with claiming Muhammad is a great inspiration for women's rights
Major Nikon
May 2019
#36