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Men and bikinis and the moral order

Last week I had an intense conversation on Crusader Rabbit about women volley-ballers having the choice to wear more than a bikini (or a full body-suit) due to pressure from more "conservative" countries who may have teams competing in the upcoming Olympic Games in London this year. KG took the position that these "conservative" countries (most likely Islamic) have no right to tell us (ie the West) what to do; they should fit in with our conventions, especially since there is very little in the way of reciprocation from them with regards to what we expect to be able to do when in their countries. In principle, I agree with his position to some extent when what we expect from them is reasonable and what they expect from us is unreasonable. However, I disagree that they are always wrong in what they ask for from us. Even a stopped watch is right twice a day, and in this case, asking that women be able to wear more than a bikini (and less than a full body suit) ...