Cambodian Govt to Propose Law Against Inappropriate Dress

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Re: Cambodian Govt to Propose Law Against Inappropriate Dress

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Cambodian women are pushing back against this law proposal.

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The Cambodian government drafted legislation today that would allow Cambodian police to fine people that are dressed inappropriately. This was meant to reinforce a culture of impunity around sexual violence, specifically stopping men from going out shirtless and women from wearing anything too “short” or “see-through“.

Laws should be made to protect peoples’ rights, not oppress them. Women should be able to exercise their fundamental freedom and that includes self-expression through the clothes they choose to wear. “Reprimanding women for their clothing choices serves to reinforce the notion that women are to blame for the sexual violence they suffer, and thereby further entrenches the culture of impunity which exists in relation to gender-based violence.”

Lets put an end to this drafted legislation and make sure it doesn’t pass.


កម្ពុជាមិនត្រូវគាបសង្កត់សិទ្ធិស្រ្តីតាមរយ:យន្តការច្បាប់នោះទេ! រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាបានតាក់តែងសេចក្តីព្រាងច្បាប់មួយនៅថ្ងៃនេះដែលនឹងអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យសមត្ថកិច្ចកម្ពុជាធ្វើការផាកពិន័យអ្នកដែលស្លៀកពាក់ “មិនសមរម្យ”។ សេចក្តីព្រាងច្បាប់នេះ​ ហាក់ដូចមានគោលបំណងពង្រឹងវប្បធម៌និទណ្ឌភាព​ជុំវិញអំពើហិង្សាផ្លូវភេទ​ ជាពិសេស​ បញ្ឈប់បុរសពីការចេញទៅក្រៅដោយមិនពាក់អាវ និងស្រ្តីមិនអោយ​ស្លៀកខ្លី"ខេីចលេីខេីចក្រោម" ឬ “ស្តេីងមេីលឃេីញកេរភេទ” ។

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Re: Cambodian Govt to Propose Law Against Inappropriate Dress

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whatwat wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:23 pm
Brody wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:08 pm
whatwat wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:35 am We all know what happened to someone’s mistress after the wife found out, eh.
A head (Which is what she aimed for) for an eye.

(What happened to that women JB? Any further info?)
There have been multiple "unsolved" murders / attempted murders in the same vein....which one were you referring to, this one?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisith_Pilika
That’s the one. For some reason I thought it was an acid attack but that was quite recent.
Maybe it's the Tat Marina case you were thinking of?

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Most Cambodian girls are conservative in the way they dress, and would never want to dress to look sexy, but many wear shorts.
## I thought I knew all the answers, but they changed all the questions. ##
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explorer wrote:Most Cambodian girls are conservative in the way they dress, and would never want to dress to look sexy, but many wear shorts.
Where did you conduct your research? It’s absolute nonsense.
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rozzieoz wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:25 pm
explorer wrote:Most Cambodian girls are conservative in the way they dress, and would never want to dress to look sexy, but many wear shorts.
Where did you conduct your research? It’s absolute nonsense.
Maybe if you spend your time in bars in Phnom Penh.

I don't stay in Phnom Penh. I spend my time in smaller towns and villages.
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rozzieoz wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:25 pm
explorer wrote:Most Cambodian girls are conservative in the way they dress, and would never want to dress to look sexy, but many wear shorts.
Where did you conduct your research? It’s absolute nonsense.
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Please don't say anything hurtful about the girls. These are nice girls with feelings. Most don't read this forum, but you never know.
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explorer wrote:
rozzieoz wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:25 pm
explorer wrote:Most Cambodian girls are conservative in the way they dress, and would never want to dress to look sexy, but many wear shorts.
Where did you conduct your research? It’s absolute nonsense.
Maybe if you spend your time in bars in Phnom Penh.

I don't stay in Phnom Penh. I spend my time in smaller towns and villages.
I don’t live in Phnom Penh either. Please keep up if you’re going to insult my intelligence.

You make ridiculously broad, sweeping statements about girls in Cambodia like you’re the final authority on women’s issues. The world isn’t as black and white as you would like it to be.
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Are you still denying that they wear shorts.

Do you still believe
rozzieoz wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:30 pm It’s absolute nonsense.
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rozzieoz

You keep attacking me.

I am never the aggressor.

Then when I post photographs proving my point, you accuse me of
rozzieoz wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 9:30 pm insult my intelligence.
Why don't you think it through. Why don't you think about having a discussion about Cambodia where we can all learn, instead of making it a personality contest.
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explorer wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:36 am Most Cambodian girls are conservative in the way they dress, and would never want to dress to look sexy, but many wear shorts.
I'd beg to differ. Times have changed, even 15 years ago people dressed much more conservatively. University students wore uniforms and the women's skirts were almost down to their ankles. Young women today are not affected so much by that wartime austerity and moralism - where the only women who dressed differently or were even out late at night were prostitutes.
Young women these days of course wear shorts a lot and whatever other outfits they want to. Lie anyone they are interested in looking good, fashionable and even attractive. Those girls in your photos all look high school age. :shock:
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