Madelyn Dean - From Bikinis to Burkinis, Regulating What Women Wear

Summery: An article in the New York Times written by Alyssa J. Ruben on Aug. 27 focuses on a pressing issue throughout history involving women attire. Women have had the constant struggle of being undermined by men this involving the differences between the male and female body. More recently in France, due to the current terrorist attacks, they have banned the burkini; a modest Muslim bathing suit. Rather than attacking the issue at hand they have taken away women's modest religious attire because of the heavily clothed Muslim image equaling terrorism.  

Analysis: The headline, " From Bikinis to Burkinis", creates an interesting allusion to Frances culture starting in 1946 when the designer, Louis Reard, showed a line of bathing suits that were too scandalous even for models that he had to hire dance-strippers to walk the runway. In present day France, bans against the burkini gives off the impression that women should show less skin; overtime contradicting the original bias against the bikini. Similarly in colonial times ,when colonist sought religious freedom and England's desire to maintain the system of the catholic church, women have also sought to escape persecution. Not for religion but for the constant attire constrains beset apon them by men, the more superior gender, and even further the right to dictate their own mind.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/world/europe/france-burkini-bikini-ban.html?action=click&contentCollection=Middle%20East&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article