Decent and proper dressing not the same
EDITOR—Decent and proper dressing are two different issues. Decent dressing means one is dressed according to the function, culture or beliefs (non- revealing dress). Proper does not necessarily mean decent. It means being dressed according to the surroundings or occasion.
EDITOR—Decent and proper dressing are two different issues. Decent dressing means one is dressed according to the function, culture or beliefs (non- revealing dress). Proper does not necessarily mean decent. It means being dressed according to the surroundings or occasion.
Many hold the view that ‘Kade y’Abaganda’ or Uganda’s national dress is a decent dress. Of course, it is, but only when one wears it properly! Any dress can be worn decently or indecently.
The mode of dress has nothing to do with decency, but the mode of wearing it has something to do with it! While many men have confessed that seeing sexy women is ‘candy’ to their sight and imagination, many others prefer to see them in less revealing robes and cloaks. A psychology professor once told me that most men naturally like seeing naked women.
I wonder up to now whether it is true or not since I cannot do primary research on myself alone. But again one has to admit that Hawaiian women in their traditional dance attire are sexy. But that is their culture. Musician Madona on stage used to get a lot of male admirers because of her indecent dressing and sexual acts. But is that really the way to go?
A woman with bums partially exposed in the name of fashion cannot be called decently dressed. A catalogue of social vices is plaguing the Uganda society. Among these, indecent dressing by the womenfolk stands out. I will go so far as to say that indecent dressing is one of Uganda’s biggest problems though not bigger than lack of toilets. But it is bigger than corruption, AIDS and even domestic violence!
The way women dress in urban centres like Kampala and Jinja has given promoted many other malaise like promiscuity, rape, prostitution and spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Although a girl is at liberty to choose her own mode of dress, the fact remains that indecently revealing dresses turn on the opposite sex and may lead to many problems.
However, there is definitely some logic in the question why men leer at or even molest decently-dressed women. That, not withstanding, a woman should ponder the consequences of inviting avoidable trouble.
Abbey Kibirige Semuwemba
United Kingdom
Many hold the view that ‘Kade y’Abaganda’ or Uganda’s national dress is a decent dress. Of course, it is, but only when one wears it properly! Any dress can be worn decently or indecently.
The mode of dress has nothing to do with decency, but the mode of wearing it has something to do with it! While many men have confessed that seeing sexy women is ‘candy’ to their sight and imagination, many others prefer to see them in less revealing robes and cloaks. A psychology professor once told me that most men naturally like seeing naked women.
I wonder up to now whether it is true or not since I cannot do primary research on myself alone. But again one has to admit that Hawaiian women in their traditional dance attire are sexy. But that is their culture. Musician Madona on stage used to get a lot of male admirers because of her indecent dressing and sexual acts. But is that really the way to go?
A woman with bums partially exposed in the name of fashion cannot be called decently dressed. A catalogue of social vices is plaguing the Uganda society. Among these, indecent dressing by the womenfolk stands out. I will go so far as to say that indecent dressing is one of Uganda’s biggest problems though not bigger than lack of toilets. But it is bigger than corruption, AIDS and even domestic violence!
The way women dress in urban centres like Kampala and Jinja has given promoted many other malaise like promiscuity, rape, prostitution and spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Although a girl is at liberty to choose her own mode of dress, the fact remains that indecently revealing dresses turn on the opposite sex and may lead to many problems.
However, there is definitely some logic in the question why men leer at or even molest decently-dressed women. That, not withstanding, a woman should ponder the consequences of inviting avoidable trouble.
Abbey Kibirige Semuwemba
United Kingdom