With the smoking ban in effect as of yesterday, we can’t help but be slightly envious of those places where people actually obtain more civil liberties than less. Take the good country of Sweden for example. Yesterday women in Malmö were given the right to bathe topless in the swimming pools of Sweden’s third largest city, as the city’s sports and recreation committee voted against a motion entitled: “Women with two-piece swimsuits ought to wear a top piece.”

Bengt Forsberg , chair of the sports and recreation committee provided his view on the matter: “I’m satisfied with the decision. We don’t define what bathing suits men should wear so it doesn’t make much sense to do it for women. And besides, it’s not unusual for men to have large breasts that resemble women’s breasts.”

It’s impossible to argue against such impeccable reasoning. TDS strongly advocates the placement of webcams in all Malmö pools to verify whether the law is upheld, as the world would agree that the women of Sweden should never be denied the basic right to show their tits. Shame China is lagging a bit regarding the latest swimwear fashion..