No, you cannot wear your jean skirt in the water.

[waterparkdemon]

I spend my time at your favorite kiddy water park. Not so surprising, it's always the adults that are more childish than the kids themselves. Here's one of my all-time favorite experiences.

"No, you cannot wear your jean skirt in the water"

Me:
M: Manager
SC: Pentecostal Lady trying to wear a jean skirt in the water. (And there are such things as long swim skirts and long sleeves to swim in to accommodate her religious preference.)

SC: "A lifeguard pulled me out of the water because I have a skirt on in the water."

M: "It's not because you're wearing a skirt, it's because the skirt is made out of jean material, and that kind of material is not allowed in the water for sanitary reasons and because it can clog up the filters in the pool."

SC: "But it's my religious preference!"

M: "If I make an exception for you, I'll have to make an exception for everybody else."

SC: "Well that's not right....this is against my religious preference!"

M: "It's because of the material of the skirt, not because you're wearing the skirt."

And the same cycle of dialogue kept going on a few times, until we just gave up and we let her in the water because it looked like she wanted to file a lawsuit against us.

And around 20 minutes later she comes back to my register and...

SC: "This is the best waterpark ever!"
Me: *Thinking* ???

[Teskeria]

Your waterpark should keep some cheap hideously ugly skirts of the correct materials, and then when someone pulls that crap, you can say ' You cannot wear that skirt in the water, however, we do have these $5.00 skirts that you can buy which are just as long and will allow you to indulge your religious preference and still have fun' (The hideously ugly is because you folks deserve some fun and making SC's wear ugly skirts would be the closest you can come)

[tollbaby]

Okay, I know quite a few people who are Pentecostal, and I've never seen ANY of them wear a skirt while swimming.... wtf?

[Nayeli_Sabia]

Just like with many denominations, there are varying degrees of strictness. I can understand this woman, initially, especially if she's used to swimming at a beach or lake, and not a treated filtered pool. However it was the behavior after the explanation that takes this, imho, from misunderstanding to SC.

[vloglady]

how does one wear a skirt in a pool? Doesn't it float up?

[Nayeli_Sabia]

No. A jean skirt like the one described is going to stay down. Specially designed modest Swim-dresses are made out of a heavier swimsuit type material(it feel almost like a cross between a swim suit and a wet suit) and will stay down. And most often, either swim leggings or a normal swimsuit is worn underneath, for hygiene and modesty.

[Kheldarson]

Jeans were my bane when I was working the waterpark. Particularly on the slides. I don't care if you walked all the way up here, unless you've got something on under those jeans that's decent and you're willing to be seen in, you're not going down any other way but the stairs!!

[Miss Fatale]

As a bigger lady, I think modest swimsuits are pretty cool.

Here are some sites that give you an idea of what they can look like. I think splashing around in these would be more fun than denim. Yuck.

http://www.ahiida.com/

http://www.swimmodest.com/

http://www.wholesomewear.com/page-4.html

[Kheldarson]

Those would be easier to swim in than denim. Personally, I wear a bikini with a skirt. I've got no problem with my chest (heck, I've barely got one!), but I've always disliked the bottom of my swimsuit because of my bottom. But put a skirt on the bottom, and it's all good. ^__^

[teh_blumchenkinder]

I have seen these more modest/often religiously-oriented swimwear, from Muslims to Mormons. Some of them are even kinda cool! Even more awesome? If it's retrowear, like from the 1900's!
... I'm also kinda a dork like that. :3
EDIT: I found some swim-trunks for ladies at FM the other day. Yay for covering my awkward thighs and yet not being all weird and long or baggy!

[Lady_Pigeon]

First off, to ! I'm a newbie too, but if you wait around long enough someone will share tasty beverages, food stuffs and

Second, what is wrong with her? I would hope that she knew that her attire was not appropriate for a waterpark, and that she would have researched what her religion deemed appropriate before going. Then again, if she did, you wouldn't be posting.

[Draco]

I'm coming to your park wearing jean shorts now. You let the crazy lady in, so you can't deny me my apparently God-given right! >.>

I'll never understand how so many sects of Abrahamic faith believe covering yourself up completely is good. Genesis had us start naked and we only dressed when we did something bad! Ergo, pants are bad. This is a public service announcement, btw.

Seriously though, she knew if she threw a fit, she'd get her way. It worked. This is why there are so many EWs and SCs around. :/

[Jester]

And the same cycle of dialogue kept going on a few times, until we just gave up and we let her in the water because it looked like she wanted to file a lawsuit against us.

She would have had no legal standing for the lawsuit. After all, you were willing to allow her (or anyone) to wear a skirt to swim in, just not a DENIM skirt. And the park giving in to her is just yet another example of spineless kowtowing to people who bitch enough.

Of course you must realize that now you must allow everyone to wear denim in the water? As you yourself said, if you make an exception for her......

[Nayeli_Sabia]

As a bigger lady, I think modest swimsuits are pretty cool.

Here are some sites that give you an idea of what they can look like. I think splashing around in these would be more fun than denim. Yuck.

http://www.ahiida.com/

http://www.swimmodest.com/

http://www.wholesomewear.com/page-4.html

I love those links! My own personal favorite: http://modestswimwear4u.com/