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Artist shows women can’t win no matter what they wear

Ashley May
USA TODAY
How are women supposed to dress for the beach?

An illustration posted by artist La Sauvage Jaune (@LaSauvageJaune) commenting on the controversial burkini ban is going viral because of its loaded message on women's fashion.

"The Lottery of Indecency" shows the figure of a woman, half mostly covered and the other half mostly bare. Comments surrounding the woman pick apart what is perceived as wrong with each look.

Comments like "undress yourself" pointed at a burkini next to a topless figure and "cover that up" show how cultures around the world differ on the meaning of modesty.

The illustration points out other conflicting messages women often hear, such as "you look like a whore with makeup" but "you’re neglecting yourself" if you don’t wear makeup.

Activist Shireen Ahmed said in a tweet the image "illustrates what women endure from those who constantly police our bodies." European Union advocacy director Lotte Leicht commented "in a nutshell; damned if you do, damned if you don't."

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