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Have Fashion Shows Gone Too Far?

From the Haute couture establishments the world over, Paris, New York, London, you name the location… we have fashion designers flaunting their latest. Some of these designs draw gasps from the spectators. Gasps I must say because I have seen video replays of these fashion shows and it makes me wonder where does one draw the line.

It can be clearly seen that the model on the catwalk is bra-less. Back in my grandmother’s day, she would have fainted had she watched such a video replay. But that isn’t what I am writing about. It has gone even worse than that.

Being skimpily dressed may have its justification by the sort of design the model exhibits. But does the female model have to exhibit her naked breasts too? It has become usual fare now to see models walking breast naked on the catwalk. Makes me wonder what asset is being promoted at these fashion shows.

At the rate permissiveness is with these fashion shows, will there come a time when …… hmmmm you can guess what I am saying..

Originally published on June 11, 2010.

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Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

In this evergreen song, “Where Have All The Flowers Gone:” (Pete Seeger), there is this verse and it goes like this…

Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young girls gone?
Taken husbands every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

I can surely attest that that is not true in my country. Gosh! here in the Philippines, there are more women than men. A great percentage have not been taken husbands every one, that’s for sure.

It is very unfortunate that my Flipina “sisters” bear the brunt of a largely male dominated culture. In this rat race for survival, countless Filipinas end up in the shady and sordid lifestyle just to earn crumbs to support their siblings and aged parents back in the village.

Despite her proud boast of being a largely literate country and where Religion is the bulwark of the greater majority, it is sad that incompetent leaders and politicking and unabated criminal activities have brought undue hardship except for the privileged minority.

Over the past three decades every hope of the common Filipino has been blighted by what I have just related. It galls those who are endowed with intelligence and ability to see opportunities squandered by avaricious leaders and guardians of law and order.

As once said by an illustrious poet, “They also serve who only stand and wait” (John Milton). That’s the everyday whisper on the lips of the common folk in the Philippines.

Originally published on June 10, 2010.

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