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Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: June 28, 2025, 08:20:22 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJkjyvHFuto

Bras are Western, and were certainly not worn in Nigeria prior to the colonial era. The problem is that:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion_in_Nigeria

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indigenous fashion traditions such as adire indigo dyeing came to be viewed negatively. In there place Western garments became signs of power and elitism.

Any dress code in Nigeria in which bras (or any other Western item) are compulsory should be viewed as a sign of colonization.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: June 14, 2025, 05:18:13 pm »

I wish they could have chosen a better IRI picture (without the Western suits).

Anyway, compare with pre-colonial Iranian clothes:

https://world4.eu/persian-costume-history/

Our enemies are openly calling for Iran to be recolonized.

Previous Khomeini coverage:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dress-decolonization/msg16124/#msg16124



Posted by: rp
« on: June 14, 2025, 08:55:03 am »

Enemy tweet:
https://x.com/realMaalouf/status/1933606999343968424?t=5nxihn9lio2CtKhP5empWg&s=19
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One of the biggest downgrades in history.

Thank God the Islamic regime in Iran is coming to an end.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 29, 2025, 07:06:05 pm »

Latest enemy inferiority:

https://x.com/dr_duchesne/status/1863221760251834470

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How come everyday American blacks dressed so much better before civil rights and integration?


Higher sexual dimorphism =/= better. With that said, they dressed like that because Western civilization is obsessed with sexual dimorphism and the Counterculture had not yet arrived to let them know that they do not have to be Westerners.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetwear

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Streetwear is a style of casual clothing which became global in the 1990s.[1] It grew from New York hip hop fashion and Californian surf culture to encompass elements of sportswear, punk, skateboarding, 1980s nostalgia, and Japanese street fashion.
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Streetwear centers on comfortable clothing and accessories such as jeans, T-shirts, baseball caps, and sneakers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready-to-wear

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Another significant factor created by the ready-to-wear industry was the US development of a style independent from Europe. The US fashion market turned away from the Parisian style in favor of an individualized apparel industry
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 21, 2025, 04:58:12 am »

China wedding dress timelapse:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PE0AvS2aPyg

1920s Confucianist
1930s Westernizing
1940s More Westernizing
1950s FTW! ONLY THIS ONE DESERVES TO BE CALLED CHINESE!
1960s Western collar, but at least low in sexual dimorphism
1970s Western collar + Western lapel, but at least still low in sexual dimorphism
1980s Sexual dimorphism increasing (note button placement compared to previous two; see also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dress-decolonization/msg5632/?topicseen#msg5632 ), a sign of danger
1990s Westernization resumes full force
2000s Beyond redemption
2010s **** "New China"
2020s I need to watch some (non-mainland-produced) wuxia dramas to heal myself
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: January 15, 2025, 08:10:11 pm »

A Westernized useful idiot (who also looks like what we would expect) exposes his own inferiority by criticizing (using an expressly Western perspective) one of the few things China had (until recently, see below) not screwed up on:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwVbfq7Redw

I have previously praised the Deng-era school uniforms here:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-false-left/true-left-breakthrough-degendering/msg5246/#msg5246

It is clearly lower in sexual dimorphism than its Japanese and South Korean counterparts, as well as less Western in style, thus superior on two counts. This is not to say there is no room for improvement; for example, the folded collar is still of Western origin and therefore should be discarded. I personally would advocate going back to the school uniform design of ancient China:

https://img1.doubanio.com/view/photo/l/public/p2258338670.webp

 8)

In reality, unfortunately, school uniforms in the increasingly Eurocentric "New China" are gradually Westernizing and increasing in sexual dimorphism:

https://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00YvklJzMBSnuy/China-Manufacturer-Custom-Winter-Primary-High-School-Uniform.webp

 :(
Posted by: rp
« on: November 15, 2024, 10:38:41 am »

Enemy tweet:
https://x.com/atensnut/status/1857189338422870040?t=jTKE3qyScthmV6Y6x-GcAA&s=19
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America is going to be healthy again.

Posted by: rp
« on: November 04, 2024, 01:44:06 pm »

In some aspects, India is more Westernized than the United States, particularly wrt compulsory schooling. Even Saturdays are school days, the uniform is a collared dress shirt with a necktie, etc (that too in scorching summer heat!). In contrast, I was allowed to wear T Shirts in U.S. schools, and there was no school on Saturdays.

A completely sick society. What is the cure?

Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: October 26, 2024, 07:11:37 pm »

Similar worldview here too:

https://x.com/resistanceenjoy/status/1794695947647365347

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Hindi is not a modernised language. You can’t even study advanced physics chemistry or any sciences with Hindi.

 ::)

Posted by: rp
« on: October 25, 2024, 03:00:01 am »

Eurocentrist Tweeter dislikes dress decolonization:
https://x.com/resistanceenjoy/status/1849479024357396964?t=_UBgcX6SgLPvptirMpfrCA&s=19
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Blacks, East Asians and Whites are dressed for modernity when the browns are wearing 14th century garments.
https://x.com/PKurzin/status/1849477428617400725?t=7ZO-kT4yxBigwcPc6GILhg&s=19
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What comes to mind when you see this video #BRICS
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: August 21, 2024, 07:31:36 pm »

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/fashion-dnc-speech-michelle-obamas-050428461.html

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at the second night of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday. As with her tenure in the White House, many online were curious about what she was wearing.

Women's Wear Daily said the "futuristic flair" came from luxury fashion brand Monse's resort 2025 collection. Vogue also covered the collection, which apparently included Obama's belted, crisscross, and sleeveless jacket with matching pants.

Lapel fail again:



(Also heel fail: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dress-decolonization/msg7414/?topicseen#msg7414 )
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: August 20, 2024, 05:42:06 pm »

I say not good enough:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kamala-harris-tan-suit-surprise-175911401.html

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A tan suit!

After all, there are few garments less likely to show up at the public performances that are the major party presidential conventions. The usual dress code is one of straightforward red, white and blue: suits and ties, dresses, skirt suits.
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wearing a tan suit was both a fairly innocuous opening choice and a sartorial next-stage moment; a break with the conventions of conventions. A choice that said something about a focus on individual stories, rather than group flag think.



I am not impressed by a mere colour change. It would be much more meaningful to get rid of the Western lapel:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/dress-decolonization/msg5597/#msg5597

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Continuing:

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Peggy Flanagan, the lieutenant governor of Minnesota and the co-chair of the convention, who will become the first female Native American governor if Harris and Walz win the election, wore a dress and jacket by Jamie Okuma, an Indigenous designer.

Another lapel fail:



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And Jasmine Crockett, the representative from Texas who got into a verbal spat over appearance with Marjorie Taylor Greene during a committee meeting, showed up in an unapologetic black pantsuit piped in white, with a big brooch on the lapel.

Yet another lapel fail:



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None of the looks were standard political costumery.

But all included standard Western lapels.

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All of them acted as a frame and form of self-expression for people involved.

Self-expression within Western confinement.

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The result was a little chaotic and kind of fun; a departure from the norm — and a contrast from the red, white and blue dressing that had been the standard at the Republican convention in July.

Hardly. Indeed, the author's own focus on colour rather than geometry is itself Western. Who is the author anyway?

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Vanessa Friedman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Friedman

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Friedman is Jewish

No wonder.....
Posted by: Schwartze Katze
« on: February 26, 2024, 03:02:20 pm »

How some African women are bringing back tattoo traditions erased by colonization
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This video explores African women's connection to tattooing and scarification, looking at how that connection was lost as a result of colonization. We follow Jessica Horn and Laurence Sessou on their mission to reverse centuries of colonialism, the erasure of traditional tattoo practices and the impact this has had on women's relationship with their bodies. This story is part of As Equals, CNN's ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. #CNN #News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-96YOXoQz4

Comments:

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In 2023  an estimated 6.3 million children under five died, 2.9 million of them in the WHO African Region. This is equivalent to five children under 5 years of age dying every minute. Two thirds of these deaths can be attributed to preventable causes. A third of all these deaths are in the neonatal period. 1:37
R:
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What a beautiful stat to know. Sad though. But Africa is a continent, home to 1 billion people, 54 countries,  over 2,500 languages with a rich history. But colonialism, neo-colonialism, slavery. The continent just had the last 60 years to get itself together, a feat that took the US, over 400 yrs and counting to achieve.

Breathe, a story on tattoo will not kill you, if you watch and not catastrophise
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Congratulations to you. I am French, of Berber origin from Morocco. In Berber culture, women traditionally used to tattoo different parts of their bodies, a tradition that unfortunately is no longer perpetuated due, among other reasons, to religion. Some women even go as far as to have their tattoos removed, an entire aspect of this culture that is disappearing.
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Why everything that they said or done have to bring some form of victim mentality in it?
R:
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In order to decolonize one must first acknowledge the negative affects of colonialism on one's own culture. This is not a victim mentality.
Posted by: Zhang Caizhi
« on: October 31, 2023, 09:09:48 am »

@rp

How about the Sultan of Brunei, an absolute monarchy?

https://www.ft.com/content/d8e074fe-80e6-11e7-a4ce-15b2513cb3ff



Posted by: rp
« on: October 30, 2023, 03:17:48 pm »

Reza "Eurocentrist" Pahlavi:


Why do all these constitutional "monarchs" dress in Western "regal" attire? At least the Arab theocrats have a better sense of fashion.