COMPARATIVE CULTURE

MAZON FOREST WOMAN

MAASAI WOMEN

BARBAIG WOMAN

 BUSHMEN

THE MINISKIRT DILEMMA

EVOLUTION OF MINISKIRTS:The mini-skirt was introduced to the masses in 1964, and for the next ten years or so, it was the common style among young women in the West. By 1968, most mini-skirts were mid-thigh in length, and it wasn't until the early-seventies that the hemline began to fall again (to be replaced by hotpants and tight jeans).

Ironically, a fashion that began as a symbol of youth and liberation began to be seen by the feminists as denigrating, making women into sex objects. The change in attitude killed the fashion for several years, resurrected again in the early 1980's, but nowhere near the level as it had been. So, for this brief window of time, the mini was omnipresent on high school and college campuses (source:www.dailymail.co.uk

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Possible ban of Miniskirts in South Kores: Miniskirts could be prohibited in South Korea after President Park Geun-hye approved a government decree, meaning that those deemed to be overexposed in public will be subject to a fine of 50,000 KRW (£30)

 Miniskirts in Africa: Just as in any country arround the world, women in African are wearing everything that other women across the world are wearing. This is indeed a manifestation of a global village where everyone is kept informed of what is happening elsewhere.

In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of women  who are wearing very short miniskirts 'super miniskirts' which are not only overlooked in Africa but also in many developing countries such as South Korea. The fact that these 'super miniskirts' have invaded our sacred places is posing a serious dilemma in our societies. Some are arguing that they should be banned while some are arguing that their length  should be increased, and  others are arguing that women  should be left to exercise their individual freedom. Should we intervene of leave evolution to take its own course?