I was gobsmacked when my friend got dress-coded at the pool for wearing a BIKINI by a woman in the same outfit
For women, that often means sporting a bikini while relaxing by the pool.
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But it seems not everyone is a fan of the two-piece as two friends were left gobsmacked after being dress-coded for their bikinis.
Ashleigh managed to film part of the incident which saw a woman shout at the pair for being 'inappropriate'.
The woman told the ladies they wouldn't be coming back to the pool and went on to call the cops, according to Ashleigh.
While the woman was aggravated by their outfits, it came as a shock to the girls as she was also wearing a bikini.
Ashleigh's friend even went to get shorts to try and defuse the situation but it was too late.
The woman had called the cops who arrived to the community pool to see what was going on.
Despite the woman's fury, nothing was done.
"My friend was wearing a bikini and this 'Karen' decided to call the cops to try and escort us out," Ashleigh said.
"The cop told us if she didn't like her bathing suit she could leave!"
After Ashleigh and her friend stayed in the pool, and were able to laugh the situation off.
I only have one dress to wear to my grandad's funeral but worry it's too booby - trolls agree & say I'm 'disrespectful'
The clip has gone viral on her TikTok account @ its_ashelizabeth with over 19 million views and 962k likes.
People were quick to take to the comments to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: "The lady in the bikini called the cops on someone for wearing a bikini?"
Another commented: "Is there a dress code for the community pool? Sometimes there is."
"I'm assuming it was inappropriate just for the fact that the lady that's bothered by it is in a bikini as well," penned a third.
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Meanwhile a fourth said: "Wait, isn't Karen wearing a bathing suit too? I'm confused."
"She didn't want her husband looking at your friend,' claimed a fifth
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