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Sri Lanka considers banning mini-skirts
Govt receiving complaints calling for a ban on wearing revealing clothing in public.
In this photograph taken on August 28, 2010, a model displays a creation by a Sri Lankan designer during a fashion event in Colombo. Sri Lanka said January 3, 2011, that it was considering banning mini-skirts following complaints about women wearing skimpy clothing. PHOTO: AFP
Sri Lanka said Monday it was considering banning mini-skirts following complaints about women wearing skimpy clothing in the conservative island nation.
Nimal Rubasinghe, secretary of the Cultural Affairs Ministry, said the government had received representatives calling for a ban on wearing revealing clothing in public, though he declined to name the groups involved.
“There have been complaints from various quarters about mini-skirts, but we are only considering them and no final decision has been taken,” Rubasinghe told AFP.
Rubasinghe was responding to a media report that said the government had asked a committee to prepare a dress code for public places to ensure that mini-skirts were outlawed. The Lakbima News newspaper said mini-skirts could be banned if the cultural ministry had its way under a “new era of moral purity.”
President Mahinda Rajapakse’s government has recently ordered the removal of billboards featuring scantily-clad women and also launched a campaign to discourage the use of alcohol and tobacco.
Last year, US singer Akon was denied a visa to perform in Sri Lanka after Buddhist monks took offence at one of his videos that featured women in bikinis dancing around a pool in front of a Buddha statue.
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Buddha must be cursing those monks…Recommend
Another great opportunity for libs to come forward and start yapping ;)Recommend
hahahah …. gr8 comment Sarah …
These libs are like atheists … they know deep down that they are wrong … hence they constantly try to impose their views on others …Recommend
Srilankans have the right to ban the mini skirts if it’s alien and offensive to their customs. So too the French have the right to ban any attire that’s alien and offensive to their customs.
That’s what fair law is.Recommend
Is it the monks who are peering at them? What about see through sarongs? A dress code for men and women must be laid down in the constitution.Recommend
awesomely said Sarah and Mustafa… 100% agree…
Maybe the libs will blame this banning on Taliban as well….
i can hear them roaring “Talibanisation of Sri Lanka”Recommend
@Disco Molvi
First of all, French law of banning the Hijab was not meant for the protection of their culture. As a secular country, wearing all religious symbols in public is banned. Even the Christians can’t wear crucifixes in the public.
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And If u are so happy to see the protection of culture in SL, then why not do this in PAK as well? We can start by banning the Valentine’s Day.
But Oh no!!! there are lib retards who will start whining about Talibanisation of the country and start having nightmares of Mullahs whipping them in public…
hahahahahhaaa :DRecommend
It is great to see that our moral values r rubbing off on our dear sri lankan friends! Soon they will match us in #s of porno websites visited and the the corruption index!!!Recommend
Looks like, monks are busy with politics.Recommend
@Syed Anas
St Valentine’s Day is celebrated by Christians mainly (remember Pakistan is a multi cultural, multi ethinic and multi religious country, not just for Muslims).
If some confused Pakistani Muslims want to tag along and imitate and vulgarize Valentine’s Day to satiate their desires, it’s their own fault!!
What you’re saying is akin to asking for Christmas to be banned too just because some confused Muslims have started celebrating it too.Recommend
Sri Lanka must do the following in keeping with its ancient heritage, now that porn, kissing and holding hands under umbrellas have been banned:
Ban miniskirts for women (Scottish kilt for men only; OK on special occasions)
Ban shorts for women. Women tourists must confirm adherence to strict dress codes before getting a visa to visit the country (new visa rules to come)
Ban bikinis and swimsuits. Not a square inch of bare female flesh above the kneecap should be visible. Female Tourists will need to learn how to swim in a diya-redda (or women’s wraparound bathing shroud)
This only leaves one problematical area where bare forbidden body parts are visible to the salivating public. That is at historic Sigiriya, where the damsels show huge bare breasts. The Government must paint over these tantalizing and lascivious body parts with black tar, forever. If the Taliban could blow up the historic Bamiyan Buddha statues, there is no reason why the po-faced Sri Lanka government cannot paint up, blow up, or scratch off the Sigiriya frescoes with a sand blaster. Viva RajapakasdvipaRecommend
I didnt know Sri Lanka got some fine ladies like this one :). Now i would like to visit the country :).Recommend
Is this a joke lol. Because just last year Sri Lankan gave out the approval of making a ” love park ” where young couples can openly meet eachother without being the victim of police or society at large and now suddenly they plan on to ban shirt skirts !!
Confusion of what to do rules South Asian Politics.Recommend
Perhaps if the outfit werent so DISGUSTINGLY HIDEOUS it would be worth saving … i think the person who designed the monstrosity should be banned along with it!!Recommend
Mini -Skirt is something which isn’t applicable or acceptable in Sir-Lankan’s atmosphere . In fact , People of Sri-Lanka have a very traditional cultures ,norms,values,customs and beliefs which can’t be altered in anyways . Simply ; This isn’t not part of Sri-Lankan’s revolution .Respect for their culture is a intergal part of their life.Recommend
Good Sri Lanka, keep moving ahead.Recommend