Illustration highlights the hypocrisy of the burkini ban

LONDON -- A British artist has created an illustration highlighting the hypocrisy of the burkini ban in parts of France.

Amy Clancy's illustration shows three women wearing three different items of swimwear. One wears a bikini and swim cap and stands atop the word "oui" ("yes" in French).

The next woman is wearing a wetsuit with her head exposed, and is again accompanied by the word "oui". The third woman, however, is wearing a full-body swimsuit, also known as a burkini. The text below reads "non" ("no" in French).

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The illustration comes after photos emerged of French armed police making a woman remove some of her beach wear (which bore a resemblance to a burkini) while she sat on a beach in Nice.

Authorities in several towns on France's Mediterranean coast have begun introducing burkini bans on the grounds that the garment contravenes "good morals and secularism." Officials also say that one reason for the bans is to prevent the possible violence that such garments may incite.

Clancy told Mashable that she read an article about police confronting the woman on the beach which prompted her to create the illustration.

"I like to represent ideas visually, and this clear example of double standards lent itself well to a very simple illustration," Clancy told Mashable.

"It was a small act of protest before I left for work. I only wish I had included a nun as well," Clancy continued.