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Policing women's bodies

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Australian pools

 

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A council in Greater Sydney has announced it is banning G-string bikinis at its public pools without providing further details about how the rule will be policed, sparking debate about gender standards

 

Which gets the following response:

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“The undercurrent of these stories is that somehow women are doing something with their bodies to distract men in ways that make men feel as though they’re being tempted, and it’s up to women to sort themselves out … Somehow, the responsibility is on women not to stir desires in men, because then men might act badly and be punished, so we have to put the responsibility of morality on to women’s shoulders.”.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/15/greater-sydney-council-bans-revealing-swimwear-sparking-debate-about-double-standards

 

My view is this.

In all areas of human activity, the onus is on the owner of the valuable asset to look after it.

  1. If you go online, it's your responsibility to make sure your passwords are secure and that you don't fall prey to phishing (for example)
  2. if you are using an ATM, it's your job to make sure there is no one looking over your shoulder;
  3. if you have valuables at home, then it's your job to make sure your locks work
  4. in some cities, if you take out your phone in a public place, you need to be discreet so a passing cyclist does not grab it off you

 

FWIW the Australian guidelines apply to both genders:

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Thongs and G-string swimwear is not acceptable for males or females when visiting our leisure centres.

 

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