Saudi police detained a Bakery Mascot for "Showing too much skin" "required to wear a Burqa"

Religious police in Saudi Arabia detained a pastry shop’s cross-dressing mascot — for showing a little too much skin. As part of a promotional campaign, a bakery in Riyadh had the man dress up in a costume depicting an unveiled Muppet-like woman in a blue gown. He appeared in photographs posted on Twitter and Instagram as he greeted customers – but apparently offended Muslim sensibilities, since in Saudi Arabia, women are required to cover their hair and, in some parts of the country, their faces. Authorities with the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice quickly reminded the mascot of religiously acceptable dress code, the Washington Post reported.