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Why This Public Pool’s Controversial Dress Code Over What Is “Proper Bathing Suit” Is Provoking Intense Backlash: “It’s Like The 1920s”
- A public pool has received backlash after posting its swimsuit rules
- Outdoor pool Adelaide Marion posted about ‘modest swimwear’
- Online vitriol lit up saying management has ‘control issues’
A public swimming pool has been furious after telling customers what swimsuits they can wear at its facility.
The Marion outdoor pool in south Adelaide reposted its rules on social media last Friday, which said management had the right to remove guests who did not comply with the regulations.
Allowable swimwear was listed as ‘swimwear or a smart sun top that is not see-through’, ‘shorts or Speedos’, ‘one piece, tankini, swim skirt or modest bathing suit’ or a ‘ standard bikini’.
The Marion outdoor pool in the southern suburbs of Adelaide reposted its rules (pictured) on social media last Friday
The ad, which originally ran in 2021, featured animated images of men, women and children wearing the accepted swimsuits.
“Management reserves the right to remove individuals from the pool if the appropriate swimwear above is not adhered to,” the post read.
‘Please have fun and be considerate of others.’
But social media users criticized the post, claiming that pool managers were going back to the 1920s over patrons’ need to cover up.
“Sounds like someone with religious affiliation/control issues has been given a position in charge and decided it’s 1920,” said one furious commenter.
Another wrote: ‘You’ll lose business telling people what to wear! Seriously, what is this world coming to too?’
“I know Marion is ‘down south’, but do you realize we are in Oz, not the US, have a Labor Party and not a Republican majority, and that women still have bodily autonomy?”
Pictured: Marion’s outdoor pool, where many have erupted over swimsuit rules
But some commenters responded to the rants by saying, “it’s just about being appropriate in a family setting.”
‘Assuming those few didn’t see this before visiting [the pool] today! The Brazilian bikini is definitely not on the list as appropriate,” said one swimmer.
Another wrote: ‘I guess too much butt showing? At least it seems to be the trend at the beach.
“When I’m swimming I find women in thong bikinis swimming and getting in and out of the pool pretty disgusting,” a third commented. “Too much information for my eyes.”
“So women may be warned if they dare to wear bikinis, but overweight ‘older’ men can wear budgie smugglers without fear.” said another.
The Marion Outdoor Pool was contacted by Daily Mail Australia for comment.
Many swimmers also defended the rules at Marion’s outdoor pool (pictured), where families attend.