My dear Augusto, You possibly missed the most "give away" (intentional or otherwise) part of Cecil's post :
"The Goa Public Dressing Act 2014 (GPDA) is being drafted" For H2 ( humour and historical) purposes, it would be the First Time ever that an Act was DRAFTED. jc > On Jul 4, 2014, at 10:46 AM, augusto pinto <pinto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have strong objections to The Goa Public Dressing Act 2014 (GPDA) as no > provisions have been granted to the traditions and culture of Goa which are > now in danger of dying away. As is known the male members of the Goa have > always been clothed in Kaxxti since times immemorial. > > This is merely pandering to the colonial interest as the Portuguese had > banned this form of dressings in towns and the Indian government is > following suit. This form of clothing is environmentally friendly and > swadeshi and is in danger of dying away. > > In Besto Nesson Casual Clothes areas the male members may be encouraged to > wear Kaxxti. This will also create avenues for fashion designers like > Wendall Rodrigues to create designer lines in Kaxxti which will earn nation > much needed foreign exchange. > > Also there should be a ban on bras as this is foreign invention which has > entrapped and emasculated the female species and we must revert to wearing > the kapodd without petticoats and blouses in Full Clothes Samko Nesson > areas. If such measures are undertaken then the female will be liberated > and crimes such as rape, molestation and eve-teasing will halt. > > Sincerely > Shri A Pinto > > >> On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 6:39 PM, Cecil Pinto <cecilpi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Goa Public Places to be segregated four ways, from Fully Clothed to >> Clothing Optional >> >> >> Goa PWD Minister Sudhin Dhavlikar’s statement about banning bikinis on >> Goan beaches has stirred the hornet’s nest on this sensitive topic. While >> most people are opposed to such a move to ban bikinis, they also agree that >> some foreign and Indian tourists, and even locals, sometimes dress most >> inappropriately for the occasion or location. “Whereas a woman dressed in a >> bikini is perfectly ok at a beach the same outfit would not be in place in >> the market or in the church. “, said Tourism Secretary Ms. Perpetua >> D’Costa. “Of course if someone turns up with jeans and T-Shirt for a formal >> wedding function that too is inappropriate but those are private events and >> the Government has no business in deciding what is worn there, but in >> public places definitely the Government has to intervene.” >> >> >> The Goa Public Dressing Act 2014 (GPDA) is being drafted to address just >> this problem. Says D’Costa, “We have asked the Goa College of Art >> students to help us design appropriate graphic signage so that the people >> of all states and countries, regardless of language, can understand the >> signboards which will have text in English and Konkani.” >> >> >> Basically there will be four types of public zones. The first will be >> ‘Fully Clothed’ (Samko Nesson) which will apply to all religious >> institutions like churches, temples etc. “The Fully Clothed zone is very >> strict”, says D’Costa, and does not allow sleeveless tops, or shorts or >> mini-skirts. The attire and attitude should be one of reverence. In time to >> come we will expand this Fully Clothed zone to include place like the >> Legislative Assembly, Secretariat, Bishop’s Palace, Kala Academy Black Box, >> Governor’s Palace, Classical Music performances etc. “ >> >> >> The next zone is ‘Casual Clothed’ (Besto Nesson), which means one can wear >> shorts, sleeveless tops, spaghetti straps and mini-skirts - but not beach >> wear or underwear. Nor can men be topless or women display excessive >> cleavage. This zone will apply to most public spaces like markets, roads, >> public transportation, Government offices, sports events, press briefings, >> art exhibitions, film festivals etc. D’Costa paused here to explain, “Keep >> in mind that each of these zones is Upward Compatible. That is, nobody can >> stop a person wearing a tuxedo from attending a football match, which is a >> Casual Clothed zone, but there is no Downward Compatibility so a woman in a >> short skirt cannot enter a Fully Clothed zone.” >> >> >> From there we move to Semi Clothed (Ordho Nesson)that includes bikinis, >> swimwear, toplessness for males etc - but no underwear masquerading as >> beach wear . This basically is for beach areas and for swimming pools, >> natural springs etc. “Relaxation will be made during Sao Joao, Carnival, >> Holi etc where certain Casual Clothed zones will temporarily be allowed >> Semi Clothed status.”, says D’Costa, “Again I repeat about Upward >> Compatibility. If a saree clothed woman wishes to wade into the water that >> is fully her prerogative, and the Government cannot interfere although >> lifeguards can advice caution.” >> >> >> “And lastly we have a Clothing Optional (Zai Zalear Nagdo) zone where it >> is left to the individual to decide if he or she wants to wear clothes or >> not. One beach in North Goa and two beaches in South Goa have been >> identified for this zone. Some European tourists feel the need to bathe and >> sunbathe in the nude. Why should we deny them that privilege? We just >> charge a steep entry fee to these zones. The tourists hopefully will pay >> the fee to get a degree of freedom-from-clothing and the other tourists who >> want to ogle, while themselves remaining Semi Clothed, will perhaps be >> deterred by the steep fee. These zones will be adults only, and maybe at a >> later stage, like offshore-casinos, not open to Goans as it might corrupt >> their morals.” >> >> >> Of course there are many issues to be resolved in the GPDA. “For example >> what differentiates a mini-skirt from a normal skirt. When is something a >> banian, which is not acceptable in a Semi Clothed zone, and when is it a >> tank-top - which is acceptable. What about traditional attire like the >> pudvem or the kashti or a lungi which sometimes can be quite revealing. A >> saree showing a lot of midriff also would be questionable. Also the >> question of how much female cleavage would have to show to differentiate >> between Casual and Semi Clothed? How does one define and measure >> butt-cleavage which is sometimes unintentional but can constitute indecent >> exposure ? If bra-straps are intentionally and prominently on display can >> that be construed as displaying one’s underwear -which is not allowed even >> in the Semi Clothed zone? What about these young boys who wear low drooping >> trousers that reveal the top of their underpants? What opacity makes an >> outfit see-through? Are intentionally torn jeans – indecent exposure? >> Why a gender difference for toplessness? Can an indecent slogan or >> graphic on a t-shirt cause offense?” >> >> >> “We have formed a GDPA committee of experts to frame the rules which >> includes fashion designers, hoteliers, tourism stakeholders, language >> experts, culture experts and nuns to decide these issues. The nuns of most >> Catholic schools already have in place a system where the distance of the >> skirt hem from the knee is measured to define a mini-skirt. We can use >> these measurement systems that are already in place.” >> >> >> “There have been requests from some quarters to include some laws in the >> GDPA to ban young girls from wearing those wraparound scarves that totally >> hide their face. The argument being that more often than not they are not >> protecting themselves from dust and sun. This becomes obvious when they are >> wearing the most revealing clothing and only keep their face covered. But >> then there is no rule that stops someone from hiding their identity - >> unless a law and order problems ensues from that.” >> >> >> >> ========= > > > -- > > > Augusto Pinto > 40, Novo Portugal > Moira, Bardez > Goa, India > E pinto...@gmail.com > P 0832-2470336 > M 9881126350
