Monday,
June 25, 2007
The
ANNOTICO Report
The
author touts this First Woman Only Beach near
Yet,
only until you read down to the last paragraph do you realize that this is a
For Profit Enterprise, and One Male is Permitted on
the Beach, and that is the Owner, and with a typical chauvinism says: "The
lifeguard must be a man. You clearly need a man to save women in the sea. It’s
a question of muscles." :) :) :)
Telegraph.co.uk
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By Felix Lowe
June
26, 2007
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Visitors to Beach no 134 on the
50-mile stretch of coastline linking
The sandy beach, which is also
closed to children, has been dubbed the "
Its opening was attended by the newly-anointed Lara Croft model Karima Adebibe, promoting the Tomb Raider Anniversary for Eidos Interactive, the video games publisher.
The man ban is accompanied by a
restriction on loud disco music and traditional beach food such as deep-fried
squid and chips.
Healthy salads and fresh fish make up the beach club menus, while lessons in deportment, manicures, pedicures, keep-fit classes and cookery lessons from a well-known chef are the order of the day.
While fitness instructors and the beach DJs are all women, the rules have been broken for one lucky male specimen - in the lifeguard chair.
Fausto Ravaglia, the owner of the beach and the businessman behind the idea to ban men, said: "The lifeguard must be a man. You clearly need a man to save women in the sea. Its a question of muscles."
Calling it a "beach
harem", Italian newspaper La Stampa said the
woman-only beach reflected a growing demand for female rights in
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