Zagorath@aussie.zone to Sydney@aussie.zone · 14 days agoGreater Sydney [Blue Mountains] council bans ‘revealing swimwear’ sparking debate about double standardswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down15
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkGreater Sydney [Blue Mountains] council bans ‘revealing swimwear’ sparking debate about double standardswww.theguardian.comZagorath@aussie.zone to Sydney@aussie.zone · 14 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·13 days agoHmm, I was partially correct, nude swimming for MEN was common until ~1970, and was rare for women. Bearing in mind this is data for seppos. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_swimming_in_US_indoor_pools
minus-squareDavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoThat’s USA only, do you have a source for Australia?
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoYeah that’s why I mentioned it’s data for seppos only. In a quick search, I found a newspaper article from 1927 suggesting outrage at nude swimming, although it seems to be in a mixed gender pool. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258423430/28764616
Hmm, I was partially correct, nude swimming for MEN was common until ~1970, and was rare for women. Bearing in mind this is data for seppos.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_swimming_in_US_indoor_pools
That’s USA only, do you have a source for Australia?
Yeah that’s why I mentioned it’s data for seppos only. In a quick search, I found a newspaper article from 1927 suggesting outrage at nude swimming, although it seems to be in a mixed gender pool.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258423430/28764616