Someone just dropped the mic on the burkini ban in the most British way possible
LONDON -- France's controversial burkini ban has dominated the headlines since authorities in several towns on France's Mediterranean coast imposed a ban on the burkini -- a swimsuit that covers the torso, limbs and head.
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While worldwide condemnation abounds, one British man has just turned the burkini debate on its head in the most British way possible.
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In a (very polite) letter to the editor, Henry Stewart of London told The Guardian that suits should be banned instead of burkinis, burqas and hijabs, because he deems men in suits more dangerous.
"No woman in a burqa (or a hijab or a burkini) has ever done me any harm. But I was sacked (without explanation) by a man in a suit. Men in suits mis-sold me pensions and endowments, costing me thousands of pounds," read the letter.
"A man in a suit led me us on a disastrous and illegal war. Men in suits led the banks and crashed the world economy. Other men in suits then increased the misery to millions through austerity. If we are to start telling people what to wear, maybe we should ban suits," Stewart continued.
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This comes after images of police making a woman remove items of her clothing on a beach in Nice prompted worldwide condemnation last week, shortly before France's highest administrative court overturned the ban in one French town.
People have taken to social media to commend Stewart's letter...
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Yes, Henry!
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