Dismay as Russian Boxing Orders Bikini Girls to Cover Up

[Larry1]

The most interesting part of this story is the reason for the move: to make Muslims more comfortable.  We've already seen changes in the West to mollify Muslims.  An example is prohibiting males from using public swimming pools at certain times so that Muslim women can use the pools without the presence of men.

When Muslims are in the West they want their customs accommodated, but when Westerners go to Saudi Arabia they are advised to conform to the expectations of that fairly strict Muslim nation.

Dismay as Russian Boxing Orders Bikini Girls to Cover Up

The announcement by a top industry promoter that boxing matches in Russia will no longer feature scantily clad women out of respect to Muslim fighters has sparked dismay in the sporting world.

An online survey by sports.ru showed that 73 percent of their readers were opposed to the decision to compel so-called ring girls to wear more clothes. The survey also carried a link to a picture of a female announcer, only her face visible, dressed in traditional clothing from the North Caucasus.

One commentator on sports.ru wrote: "the ring girls look better than the boxing 'show' itself. Why would you deprive the audience of this distraction by covering her up from head to toe?"

The reaction in other publications was similar. "Russian ring girls will be the most modest ring girls in the world. Now lovers of female beauty at a boxing match will be a bit sad …" read a headline on Russian sport news site sport-weekend.com.

Even state-owned Rossiiskaya Gazeta, which carries official announcements and publishes all new laws passed in Russia, appeared to be dismayed by the new initiative. "It's difficult to imagine a boxing duel without the revealing attire of the ring girls," the paper wrote Tuesday.

The backlash was sparked after Andrei Ryabinsky, head of boxing promotion company Mir Boksa, which organizes most fights in Russia, said bikini-wearing girls would no longer be used at fights. Ring girls traditionally enter the boxing arena holding signs announcing the number of the upcoming round.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/523426.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+themoscowtimes%2Fnews+%28The+Moscow+Times+News%29

If you've never seen a ring girl there is a pic of one at the link. I didn't include it in the thread because I'm pretty sure it's not a Russian ring girl.

It's interesting that in Russia's North Caucasus region they have female announcers covered completely except for their faces.

[DatingCoachUSSR]

In muslim countries,
You have to conform to the local customs and rules, which is normal in a sense as you have to respect the laws and don't shock people.
But on the other hand no reciprocation is really asked when muslims live in western countries.
That's not freedom or tolerance, that's weakness.
And a civilization can die from ignoring the repeated attacks that are undermining his foundations