North Korea bans shorts - but only for women
www.euronews.com
The Asian nation is well known for their bans, but the forbidding of shorts might be the oddest one yet - especially during a heatwave.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1517933

Archived version: https://archive.ph/soqYt
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230816125643/https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/15/north-korea-enforces-an-anti-shorts-law-but-its-only-affecting-women

  • LesbianLiberty [she/her]
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    11 months ago

    Radio Free Asia, a broadcasting service which aims to get the bottom of propaganda put out by totalitarian countries, interviewed an anonymous resident.

    Goddamnit

  • Hexagons [e/em/eir]
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    11 months ago

    The source for this? Radio Free Asia interviewed one (1) anonymous person.

    • bro@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      Is that why she's also wearing a long sleeve shirt and turtle neck?

    • Bloops@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      Supreme Leader of North Korea Mandates Shorts

      Dec. 15, 2023

      A recent report by Radio Free Asia states all citizens are required to wear shorts despite the cold weather. According to the anonymous source, famed news presenter Ri Chun-hee was quoted as saying, "They're comfy and easy to wear." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet responded to interview requests.

    • somename [she/her]
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      11 months ago

      The CIA would never lie to me, and I'm offended that you'd imply otherwise.

  • Bloops@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 months ago

    Video uploaded August 14 by a north Korean showing Koreans wearing shorts.

    https://youtu.be/tq7iUQu0Y2g

    I am a more qualified journalist than Saskia O'Donoghue it seems.

  • krimsonbun@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    I hate north korea as much as the next guy but this don't sound too real to me brotha imma be honest

    • CascadeOfLight [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      You shouldn't! Here is a link to a podcast about Korea, I highly recommend listening to it although I warn you the content is pretty heavy.

      Furthermore, the DPRK is democratic (whereas the ROK was not for the first 37 years of its 70 year existence - and now it's "democratic" the way the US claims to be)

      Show

      Show

  • WittyProfileName2 [she/her]
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    11 months ago

    So is this article another one that uses Radio Free Asia as a source?

    'cos I don't know shit about North Korea but I don't trust any news source that is owned and run by the CIA.

    Edit:

    Radio Free Asia, a broadcasting service which aims to get the bottom of propaganda put out by totalitarian countries, interviewed an anonymous resident.

    Called it.