Tight Pants Ban Takes Effect in Indonesia

[M.D]

Taken from the Huffington Post. Posted 05/27/10 08:44 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/28/tight-pants-ban-takes-eff_n_593796.html

MEULABOH, Indonesia ? Authorities in a devoutly Islamic district of Indonesia’s Aceh province have distributed 20,000 long skirts and prohibited shops from selling tight dresses as a regulation banning Muslim women from wearing revealing clothing took effect Thursday.

The long skirts are to be given to Muslim women caught violating the dress code during a two-month campaign to enforce the regulation, said Ramli Mansur, head of West Aceh district.

Islamic police will determine whether a woman’s clothing violates the dress code, he said.

During raids Thursday, Islamic police caught 18 women traveling on motorbikes who were wearing traditional headscarves but were also dressed in jeans. Each woman was given a long skirt and her pants were confiscated. They were released from police custody after giving their identities and receiving advice from Islamic preachers.

“I am not wearing sexy outfits, but they caught me like a terrorist only because of my jeans,” said Imma, a 40-year-old housewife who uses only one name. She argued that wearing jeans is more comfortable when she travels by motorbike.

Motorbikes are commonly used by both men and women in Indonesia.

“The rule applies only to Muslim residents in West Aceh,” Mansur told The Associated Press. “We don’t enforce it for non-Muslims, but are asking them to respect us.”

He said any shopkeepers caught violating restrictions on selling short skirts and jeans would face a revocation of their business licenses.

No merchants have been seen displaying jeans or tight clothing in stores in West Aceh district in recent weeks.

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The regulation is the latest effort to promote strict moral values in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, where most of the roughly 200 million Muslims practice a moderate form of the faith.

It does not set out a specific punishment for violators, but says “moral sanctions” will be imposed by local leaders.

Mansur said women caught violating the ban more than three times could face two weeks in detention.

Rights groups say the regulation violates international treaties and the Indonesian constitution.

Aceh, a semiautonomous region, made news last year when its provincial parliament passed an Islamic, or Shariah, law making adultery punishable by stoning to death. It also has imposed prison sentences and public lashings for homosexuals and pedophiles.

Islamic law is not enforced across the vast island nation. But bans on drinking alcohol, gambling and kissing in public, among other activities, have been enforced by some more conservative local governments in recent years.

Opinion polls show that a majority of Indonesians oppose the restrictions on dress and behavior, which are being pushed by hard-liners in the secular democracy.

Add Indonesia to the list of “Places you couldn’t pay me to visit.”

[Raziel321]

LOL These threads are starting to pop up at least monthly.

You guys should just make a “I hate Islam thread”, then you guys can go in there and ejaculate ignorant, hate fueled, and uneducated posts all over each other in an unbridled and masochistic manner.

Morons :lol:

[Luc]

He posted a news story and commented on it. I don’t see anything ignorant, hate fueled or uneducated about it. See, we live in the United States of America, where all men and women, including Muslim women don’t get persecuted by law for wearing what they want, much less stoned to death for having an affair. It’s called freedom and I feel sorry for people who can’t enjoy it.

[TheDarkPhoenix]

Thats crazy but meh.

It must suck to be a woman there.

[Riot_Guard]

LOL These threads are starting to pop up at least monthly.

You guys should just make a “I hate Islam thread”, then you guys can go in there and ejaculate ignorant, hate fueled, and uneducated posts all over each other in an unbridled and masochistic manner.

Morons :lol:

Upset about something?

[NegroNinja]

Now if only we can get this over here, except it bans males from wearing skinny jeans.

Seriously, way to look soft. Chumps.

[orochizoolander]

Look at negros location

[NegroNinja]

Look at negros location

Silence! I stand by my statement! Get off my lawn hipsters!

[specs]

LOL These threads are starting to pop up at least monthly.

You guys should just make a “I hate Islam thread”, then you guys can go in there and ejaculate ignorant, hate fueled, and uneducated posts all over each other in an unbridled and masochistic manner.

Morons :lol:

Selective hearing ties directly into ignorance and bliss. Me? It’s a skill that wouldn’t let me comfortably look at myself in a mirror. Congratulations on overcoming that weakness.

Dr. B is only bested by one thing: Dr. B, riding on a mechanical pterodactyl.

[MrQuotes]

LOL These threads are starting to pop up at least monthly.

You guys should just make a “I hate Islam thread”, then you guys can go in there and ejaculate ignorant, hate fueled, and uneducated posts all over each other in an unbridled and masochistic manner.

Morons :lol:

aren’t you touchy

btw i’ve visited indonesia as it’s my dad’s nation of origin, and it’s fucking awesome. bali and jakarta are great places to go to.(as long as you’re not getting bombed in a club)

[Gamegeezer]

lol, someone’s getting old and needs new eye glasses

all in all, that is a pretty funny ban…i still think the ban on gum takes the cake though :xeye:

[Manx]

Oh man, now I want to be an Indonesian policeman, confiscating hot ladies’ pants!

How 'bout tight shorts? Those are fine, right? :tup:

[Mno]

Now if only we can get this over here, except it bans males from wearing skinny jeans.

Seriously, way to look soft. Chumps.

What? Don’t hate on me and my skinnies.

I do it for the bitches.

It’s called broadcasting.

[thurst]

last time i checked chicks weren’t into frail dudes that look like chicks.

[Yin]

last time i checked chicks weren’t into frail dudes that look like chicks.

Dunno when you checked last, but I’d say there’s a pretty decent amount who are into that :wonder:

Edit: Not using this to back my point, but kinda related and hilarious: [media=youtube]4adiAQJ0KLs"[/media]

[Weeks]

yeah i’d say you can find chicks who are into all types
you’d be surprised

if my scrawny ass can find 'em, anyone can

that said, i would never wear skinny jeans

[Rhio2k]

I don’t think it’s funny. This religion’s one of the fastest-growing in america, and we’ve got a hardcore appeaser/pushover/apologist as pres. He’d probably institute Sharia Law if his buddies asked him to. Then who you guys gonna be laughing at for having normal shit outlawed?

[Mno]

last time i checked chicks weren’t into frail dudes that look like chicks.

Have you ever went out with an erection in tight pants and hit on girls with success?

Get on my level.

[v1y]

Why yes, my culture is better than your culture.

[Vy_Low]

last time i checked chicks weren’t into frail dudes that look like chicks.

Unfortunately…a lot of women are nowadays.

Especially where I’m from.