Swimming pool discrimination

[XTC]

XTC I've seen you say you're Muslim before - you must be a moderate to share these views, go swimming with your gf etc?

It is a little difficult with all this PC 'please everybody' nonsense, because you can't please everybody, for whatever reason they want to be set apart. I honestly don't know where all this is going to end up - and it makes a mockery of multiculturalism, as the divisions NL have embraced have only divided society further IMHO.

No I'm not Muslim, I was probably p**ing about. I'm an Ozzie and Oz is very multicultural, but we are a lot more sensible with it. The whole women only, men only bullsh**t it's pathetic it really is. And this is case it's coming from Muslim women wanting women only nights. I don't have a problem with Muslims, but in this instance they have turned a public pool into some stupid PC sh**te pool. No-one else has.

[realityhack]

No I'm not Muslim, I was probably p**ing about. I'm an Ozzie and Oz is very multicultural, but we are a lot more sensible with it. The whole women only, men only bullsh**t it's pathetic it really is. And this is case it's coming from Muslim women wanting women only nights. I don't have a problem with Muslims, but in this instance they have turned a public pool into some stupid PC sh**te pool. No-one else has.

Ah, K.

It's not the race/religion/orientation of anyone I have any issue with either - just the ridiculous segregation and PC nonsense surrounding it. I wish a sensible ideology would take this problem head-on, properly.

[richard-af]

The idea of a faith-related admittance policy at a Public swimming pool is beyond parody. But not beyond being allowed by a bunch of Council turdies, whose only purpose in life is to balance-out any real intelligence and ability in Society.

I take it that those women aren't billed separately for their exclusive use of the pool? No, thought not. Couldn't be that the Borough at large will (by dint of Council Tax) do that, as effing per, could it?

[DimPrawn]

Why don't you put an exercise pool in your garden?

http://www.splashandrelax.co.uk/acat...cise-pool.html

[XTC]

Why don't you put an exercise pool in your garden?

http://www.splashandrelax.co.uk/acat...cise-pool.html

Actually I swam in one of those.. but they're a bit like a treadmill.

[Pondlife]

The idea of a faith-related admittance policy at a Public swimming pool is beyond parody.

Eh, now this is really getting silly.

Where has anyone said that they have a faith-related admittance policy?

Tower hamlets have a women only policy for 2.5 hours per week

http://www.towerhamlets-sports.org.u...ens+activities

Which the OP said is due to muslim women not wanting to swim with men - not sure how he knows that though.

[Clippy]

Ah ok. Well my pool is in Tower Hamlets, London's most deprived borough. The 'clientel' that frequent the local baths have limited knowledge of diet and nutrition, if you catch my drift.

In which case, this is probably their weekly bath!

As an aside, I'm not sure how true it is that this was forced on the pool by the female muslim population.

On similar lines, there is a (small) chain of gyms for females only.

I think it is fair to say, most of these initiatives are demand led.

Edit: Just came across this example of a men's only article.
Does that mean only male Christians allowed to join the mentioned establishments?

[XTC]

Eh, now this is really getting silly.

Where has anyone said that they have a faith-related admittance policy?

Tower hamlets have a women only policy for 2.5 hours per week

http://www.towerhamlets-sports.org.u...ens+activities

Which the OP said is due to muslim women not wanting to swim with men - not sure how he knows that though.

I went down for a swim on a womens only night not realising and saw a pool with 40 Muslim women swimming in it and no non-muslims. I sat down and thought for a while and then came to the startling conclusion that perhaps Muslim women had 'suggested' this to the council. Crazy as it sounds.

[richard-af]

Eh, now this is really getting silly.

Where has anyone said that they have a faith-related admittance policy?

Tower hamlets have a women only policy for 2.5 hours per week

http://www.towerhamlets-sports.org.u...ens+activities

Which the OP said is due to muslim women not wanting to swim with men - not sure how he knows that though.

OK, OK. Then I'll keep it in reserve until it's true! Which will be, I suspect, in about a week

[Ardesco]

I went down for a swim on a womens only night not realising and saw a pool with 40 Muslim women swimming in it and no non-muslims. I sat down and thought for a while and then came to the startling conclusion that perhaps Muslim women had 'suggested' this to the council. Crazy as it sounds.

So you aren't allowed to swim with them but you are allowed to sit by the poolside and watch them swim???

Surely this defeats the whole object of a womens only night ?