• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
    2·
    1 day ago

    I still see one now and then. It might look odd to someone younger, but I saw them so often as a kid, that it barely even registers when I see one.

  • evening_push579@feddit.nu
    18·
    2 days ago

    I went to an indoor pool in Japan this summer. Everyone had to wear caps and you had to rent one if you didn’t bring your own.

    • Pearl@lemmy.ml
      5·
      2 days ago

      Chemical free sun protection, as the lord intended.

      Haters say you can get the same effect from sunscreen you smear across your skin with chemicals you can’t pronounce. Let them live with their jerky skin for seeking the embrace of the sun god.

        • Pearl@lemmy.ml
          41·
          2 days ago

          Sunscreens are generally either mineral based or chemical based.

          And all inferior to letting another material tank the UV damage.

          Keeping skin pretty is completely out of the realm of reasons for religious coverings tho

          • TAG@lemmy.world
            5·
            2 days ago

            Keeping skin pretty is completely out of the realm of reasons for religious coverings tho

            Isn’t it? I assumed that that is a big reason that religions that start in a desert demand that all members, regardless of gender, cover most of their skin in clothing

            “Son, wear your long sleeve shirt. You know how prone you are to sun burn.”

            “But dad, it is so hot outside and my clothes are so stuffy and I will only be outside for 15 minutes, tops.”

            “Well guess what, son. I just spoke to God and he told me that boys who don’t wear long clothes outside go to hell. That is why you turn red and painful from sunburn, to remind you that you will roast in hell.”

      • WhoIsTheDrizzle@lemmy.world
        2·
        12 hours ago

        Just a social norm. Allegedly keeps the water cleaner with less hair and detritus. However, you’re still expected to wear one if you’re bald. I certainly didn’t agree with it. I think it’s more important just to shower up before swimming.