Mini-Skirts Ban

Rizks
By Rizks

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka said Monday it was considering banning mini-skirts following complaints about women wearing skimpy clothing in the conservative island nation.

Nimal Rubasinghe, secretary of the Cultural Affairs Ministry, said the government had received representations calling for a ban on wearing revealing clothing in public, though he declined to name the groups involved.

"There have been complaints from various quarters about mini-skirts, but we are only considering them and no final decision has been taken," Rubasinghe told AFP.

Rubasinghe was responding to a media report that said the government had asked a committee to prepare a dress code for public places to ensure that mini-skirts were outlawed.

The Lakbima News newspaper said mini-skirts could be banned if the cultural ministry had its way under a "new era of moral purity."

President Mahinda Rajapakse's government has recently ordered the removal of billboards featuring scantily-clad women and also launched a campaign to discourage the use of alcohol and tobacco.

Last year, US singer Akon was denied a visa to perform in Sri Lanka after Buddhist monks took offence at one of his videos that featured women in bikinis dancing around a pool in front of a Buddha statue.

Source:http://en.news.maktoob.com/20090000543048/SriLankaconsidersbanningmini-s...

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 16:02
britexpat

If you have ever been to a nightclub in newcastle, then you will understand that fat birds must be allowed to wear mini skirts too..

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 14:44
FlyingAce

Is this a family site...

It can't be when Rizks is there... ;)

By timebandit• 4 Jan 2011 14:36
timebandit

Righty ho Brit, point taken, I will try and avoid having a sense of humour in future.

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 14:29
britexpat

People have different preferences.. So we can't dictate who should and shouldn't wear mini skirts..

By timebandit• 4 Jan 2011 14:25
timebandit

Any skirt on me would look mini FS ;)

By Formatted Soul• 4 Jan 2011 14:24
Formatted Soul

TB..now I know why you dont wear minis..lol

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 14:23
Rizks

Rhino too wear mini-skirts ? :(

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 14:22
mjamille28

oh jeez TB, I have no idea... at least I don't think I'm a rhino size yet.. :P

By timebandit• 4 Jan 2011 14:21
timebandit

Yo MJ... what size starts to be classified as rhino?

By timebandit• 4 Jan 2011 14:20
timebandit

Yo Brit, the vacation still is fun buddy. I'm still over here in cold and grey UK.

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 14:19
mjamille28

and what would that waist size be? :P

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 14:17
britexpat

Welcome Back.. hope the vacation was fun ..

By timebandit• 4 Jan 2011 14:16
timebandit

They should ban mini skirts for certain waist sizes.

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 14:10
britexpat

OK.. I'll go with the flow..

By anonymous• 4 Jan 2011 14:08
anonymous

Where did you get that picture of me from? lol ;-)

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 14:07
Rizks

britey you deaf and dumb plonker ! :)

The river came here from somewhere... now dont go in details....:(

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 14:05
britexpat

Where did the river come into this ??

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 13:34
britexpat

No comment !

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 13:20
Rizks

Mods...please ban britexpat and after banning him, cane his hairy bum with Cactus plant until he gets unconsious and fall in the river....:(

By Formatted Soul• 4 Jan 2011 13:18
Formatted Soul

Mods..please ban britexpat for posting improper pics on this family site..:)

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 13:18
mjamille28

jeez that is hideous!!!

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 13:17
Rizks

i think the skirt should be worn the down side up...:)

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 13:16
Rizks

LMAO britey...

i can see private parts in tat pic....:(

Mods, you too can see tat ?

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 13:08
FlyingAce

LOL britexapt....

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 13:00
FlyingAce

britexpat, that would be a dream.... :(

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 12:59
britexpat

If it's a one way ticket ... Then I'm in ....

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 12:57
FlyingAce

Rizks i can only give you a Map of colombo..... LOL xxx

By anonymous• 4 Jan 2011 12:56
anonymous

If I had legs and a figure like that I would be wearing what she has on. If you have got it flaunt it and she certainly has!

Two inches above the knee lol reminds of the Nuns in my old Convent School. Bloody old bags lol

By Formatted Soul• 4 Jan 2011 12:55
Formatted Soul

Who wanna contribute?

Ok me - QR. 500

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 12:53
FlyingAce

Rizks, it is better for you to check your pm, you will get a flash back..... ;)

By Formatted Soul• 4 Jan 2011 12:52
Formatted Soul

2 inches above knee:) depends on the length of the leg..lol

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 12:41
britexpat

What length does the skirt have to be to be called a mini skirt ?

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 12:25
Rizks

FA i cant do tat !

Coz i dont know any Qlers.....:(

Who are you by the way ? :)

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 12:23
FlyingAce

Rizks, why don't you collect money from Qlers and i will help you land at Bindranike International Airport...

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 12:22
Rizks

FU, why dont u collect money from the Qlers and send me to Srilanka instead ? :(

By anonymous• 4 Jan 2011 12:08
anonymous

We should collect money and send some miniskirts to Srilanka as a sign of protest.

By anonymous• 4 Jan 2011 11:56
anonymous

they just want to prevent more earthquakes! lol! ~ remember? the Iranian Clerics conclude that bikinis are to blame for the phenomenon known as the tsunami, and push-up bras cause hurricanes!

By reach• 4 Jan 2011 11:00
reach

Enjoy while the show is on...

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 11:00
Rizks

No No !

i am not into skirts, but back of skirts now.....LOL

Anyone wearing mini-skirts, kindly raise ur one leg up please ? :(

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 10:59
FlyingAce

Rizks you will get both.... :)

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 10:58
mjamille28

LOL, Rizks is into skirts now? no more lungi Rizks? :P

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 10:56
Rizks

FA do i get just the mini-skirts OR with someone wearing it too ? :)

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 10:55
FlyingAce

Odel, is a shopping mall in Colombo....

If you want low grade Mini Skirts you can go to House Of Fashions.... :)

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 10:52
Rizks

Odel ? :(

Oh dear, i should visit Colombo now...:(

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 10:52
FlyingAce

LOL Rizks...

Though best place in Colombo is Odel... You will find lots of Mini Skirts... ;)

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 10:51
mjamille28

Rizks, try wrapping yourself in Lungi.. you might be able to pull it off.. :P

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 10:50
Rizks

britey you Plonker !

tats not a Lankan lady, its a brit ! :(

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 10:49
Rizks

why FA ? :(

If they wont let me enter Colombo i will enter Srilanka and frm there, i will smuggle myself in between some skirts and enter Colombo.....:)

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 10:49
britexpat

I like the picture of the Sri lankan Lady in the denim skirt....

By FlyingAce• 4 Jan 2011 10:43
FlyingAce

Rizks they won't let you even enter Colombo... Next flight back to Doha... :D

By Good old joe• 4 Jan 2011 10:40
Good old joe

Lanka must be going the way of Iran and Saudi arabia or atleast making the right noises towards heading that way. Would it not be more advisable for this guys just to look the other way if the short skirts affect their eye sights

By one_shot• 4 Jan 2011 09:00
one_shot

i like the supportive picture.

thank you ...very illustrative i even didn't take care about the topic itself.

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 08:57
mjamille28

yikesss Rizks... hahaha if only the hair was on your head instead of the legs.. :P

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 08:56
Rizks

Jalebi if you had seen me in lungi's i am dead sure u will be in love with me....lol

I have sexy Hairy legs ! :(

By anonymous• 4 Jan 2011 08:53
anonymous

i love mini skirt hmmm yummy

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 08:52
mjamille28

arrrghh brit, I'm thankful I haven't seen Rizks in lungi yet... :P

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 08:51
Rizks

britey tat cannot be banned ! :(

coz wearing a lungi high is belived as "High Hopes"...:)

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 08:51
britexpat

It all depends on the weather. As the temerature heats up, the Lungi begins to rise..

You should see Rizks in the summer .. Not a pretty sight.. :O(

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 08:50
mjamille28

lol brit, maybe depends how high they wear it? :P

By britexpat• 4 Jan 2011 08:48
britexpat

What about those who wear their lungi high .. I hope they ban that too ..

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 08:32
mjamille28

book a camel.. :P

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 08:29
Rizks

i shall book anything to reach Colombo....:)

By mjamille28• 4 Jan 2011 08:27
mjamille28

lol Rizks, go book a flight now.. :P

By anonymous• 4 Jan 2011 08:25
anonymous

what to do now ? ? ?

By Rizks• 4 Jan 2011 08:23
Rizks

ArieL NO !

I am planning to visit Colombo and see all the skirts by myself and judge wheter to accept the ban or not ? :)

By Arien• 4 Jan 2011 08:21
Arien

Rizkz are you planning a strike at colombo?

By dota• 4 Jan 2011 08:19
dota

oh yea!

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