A good idea. Saris should be banned. Absolutely. So should anything considered remotely Islamic. What about all those silly clothes that madquerade as being meant for women? They not just restrict mobility, but either hide too much of the beauty of the sex objects of the dominant gender on the planet, or simply incite men into sin. Beach-wear falls into the latter category.
Needless to say, the 'lungi' should face an outright ban. How can grown men opt for so silly a garb. Same for kilts that survive in any part of the planet. There could be some scientific research to give us reason to ban trousers and shirts -- long or short sleeved. And there was this editor in Goa who had a problem with so many people wearing tee-shirts here. We should all try to smoothly move into the pin-stripes of Wall Street. Our grandparents effectively and so neatly adjusted to change in the 1940s, when the Portuguese told us "Cover up." Our own generation adjusted, so uncomplainingly when the early tourists emphasisted their freedom-from-clothes on North Goa's beaches (except for Shashikala Kakodkar, who questioned the propriety of 'sleeveless' women protesting 'nudism' in Calangute in the early 1970s). Apart from the kashti, the less said the better. (We'll leave that to Carmo.) In short, let's ban everything. After all, people have to change to the times, and this is a globalised world. This is not a debate about clothing. It's a debate about intolerance to diversity. "We" are normal. Everyone else isn't!" Nice world, ain't it? --FN -- FN 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 (phone calls after 1 pm please) FLOSS, geeks, blogs: [http://planet.foss.in/] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet supports BMX, the alumni network of Britto's, St Mary's and Xavier's -- three prominent institutions in Mapusa, Goa. Events scheduled from Dec 16 to 21, 2006 For more details visit http://www.bmxgoa.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------
