Hot pants and miniskirts will soon be legal in South Korea.
The country is in the final stages of revising an indecency law that prohibits people from wearing revealing outfits and was once enforced by ruler-wielding police during authoritarian governments in the 1970s, officials said.
“The law for excessive exposure does not match our current society,” said Kim Jae-kwang, an official with the Korea Legislation Research Institute.
Under authoritarian rule, police could arrest or fine women for their fashion choices. They also took scissors to men whose hair they felt was too long and tossed people in jail for unauthorized dancing.
The rules stayed on the books as South Korea moved to an open democracy in the late 1980s, but were no longer enforced.
I’m glad someone finally noticed.
THERE IS A GOD!!!!
roffle @ 1 😀
Anyone know the cheapest airline to go to SK??
I’d say we still have them beat.
http://www.wanderworks.com/chilichokers/dumb_laws.htm
Here’s a gem:
“Los Angeles: It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent; You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time; You may not hunt moths under a street light; It is illegal to cry on the witness stand; Toads may not be licked; It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church (Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison); Zoot suits are prohibited.”
Reminds me of a friend talking how great the “sights” are, in Japan…
As the weather gets warmer – the skirts get shorter, and the boots get taller…
Micro-minis and thigh-highs… 🙂
The fall of Communism is upon them!!!!
Things are looking good indeed.
I also heard recently that GOP conservatives are considering making French kissing “acceptable” , although only if you’re married 🙁
They have not decided what ‘acceptable’ means though and it has been escalated for when Congress reconvenes. Things are changing for the positive indeed.
Who would have thought Mary Quant would turn out to be America’s greatest Cold Warrior. Time for a new oil painting next to Betsy Ross. Air-drop these in North Korea and China and it’s Miller time.
I was in Seoul in 1994 and trust me the women were not observing the law even then. And I know because I observed a lot of women while I was there. If I were still single …in a heart beat let me tell you.
South Korea, Thailand, who cares?! Funny commercial of a hot Asian chick in a mini skirt.
that commercial is hillarious!!
#9
Good one! 😀