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Re: Dress decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: April 23, 2021, 10:48 pm
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Today we will ridicule the complexity of one of the most
definitive and most annoying elements of Western dress:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie
[quote]The necktie that spread from Europe traces back to
Croatian mercenaries serving in France during the Thirty Years'
War (1618–1648). These mercenaries from the Croatian Military
Frontier, wearing their traditional small, knotted neckerchiefs,
aroused the interest of the Parisians.[2] Because of the
difference between the Croatian word for Croats, Hrvati, and the
French word, Croates, the garment gained the name cravat
(cravate in French).[3] The boy-king Louis XIV began wearing a
lace cravat around 1646, when he was seven, and set the fashion
for French nobility. This new article of clothing started a
fashion craze in Europe; both men and women wore pieces of
fabric around their necks. From its introduction by the French
king, men wore lace cravats, or jabots, that took a large amount
of time and effort to arrange. These cravats were often tied in
place by cravat strings, arranged neatly and tied in a bow.
International Necktie Day is celebrated on October 18 in Croatia
and in various cities around the world, including in Dublin,
Tübingen, Como, Tokyo, Sydney and other towns.[4][5][/quote]
I just came over from watching TYT make fun of Carlson wearing a
bowtie, so let's start with the bowtie:
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/HowToTieBowtie_VersionA.png/491px-HowToTieBowtie_VersionA.png
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/HowToTieBowtie_second-way-A.png/436px-HowToTieBowtie_second-way-A.png
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/HowToTieBowtie_VersionB.png/491px-HowToTieBowtie_VersionB.png
The cravat is worse, however:
HTML https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Neckclothitania-1818.gif
And of course the standard tie is the worst:
[quote]the four-in-hand knot. The four-in-hand knot may be the
most common.
the Pratt knot (the Shelby knot)
the half-Windsor knot
the Windsor knot (also redundantly called the "full Windsor" and
the "Double Windsor").
...
Small knot (also "oriental knot", "Kent knot"): the smallest
possible necktie knot. It forms an equilateral triangle, like
the half-Windsor, but much more compact (Fink–Mao notation: Lo
Ri Co T, Knot 1). It is also the smallest knot to begin
inside-out.
Nicky knot: an alternative version of the Pratt knot, but
better-balanced and self-releasing (Lo Ci Ro Li Co T, Knot 4).
Supposedly named for Nikita Khrushchev, it tends to be equally
referred to as the Pratt knot in men's style literature. This is
the version of the Pratt knot favored by Fink and Mao.
Atlantic knot: a reversed Pratt knot, highlighting the structure
of the knot normally hidden on the back. In order for the wide
blade to remain in front and rightside-out, the knot must begin
rightside-out, and the thin end must be wrapped around the wide
end. (Ri Co Ri Lo Ci T; not catalogued by Fink and Mao, but
would be numbered 5r according to their classification.)
Prince Albert knot (also "double knot", "cross Victoria knot"):
A variant of the four-in-hand with an extra pass of the wide
blade around the front, before passing the wide blade through
both of the resultant loops (Li Ro Li Ro Li Co T T, Knot 62). A
version knotted through only the outermost loop is known as the
Victoria knot (Li Ro Li Ro Li Co T, Knot 6).
Christensen knot (also "cross knot"): An elongated, symmetrical
knot, whose main feature is the cruciform structure made by
knotting the necktie through the double loop made in the front
(Li Ro Ci Lo Ri Lo Ri Co T T, Knot 252). While it can be made
with modern neckties, it is most effective with thinner ties of
consistent width, which fell out of common use after the 19th
century.
Ediety knot (also "Merovingian knot"): a doubled Atlantic knot,
best known as the tie knot worn by the character "the
Merovingian" in the 2003 film The Matrix Reloaded. This tie can
be knotted with the thin end over the wide end, as with the
Atlantic knot, or with the wide end over the thin end to mimic
the look seen in the film, with the narrow blade in front. (Ri
Co Ri Lo Ci Ri Co Ri Lo Ci T – not catalogued by Fink and Mao,
as its 10 moves exceed their parameters.)
Victoria knot
Eldredge knot
Trinity knot
Tulip knot
Vidalia knot
Caped Eldredge knot
Trinity-Eldredge knot
St.Andrew knot
Balthus knot
Hanover knot
Grantchester knot
Plattsburgh knot[/quote]
HTML http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~tmf20/85ways.shtml
[quote]THE 85 WAYS TO TIE A TIE
...
There is an overwhelming amount of information about knots, knot
tying, knot science, knot history, and knot theory in this book.
Think I'm kidding?
In order for you to know how to tie all these 85 different
knots, you first have to learn all the different moves:
HTML http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~tmf20/FIGS/NOTMYDESK/tie10.jpg
HTML http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~tmf20/FIGS/NOTMYDESK/tie6.jpg
HTML http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~tmf20/FIGS/NOTMYDESK/tie9.jpg[/quote]
Finally, if after all the above you still do not consider
Western dress to be the most inferior the world, here is a
necktie that suits you:
[img]
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#Post#: 5858--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: April 24, 2021, 10:32 pm
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Another uniquely Western item that has has always annoyed me is
the handbag. Ever since I was a child, I did not understand why
women's clothes did not have pockets while men's clothes did.
Either pockets are a good idea, in which case they should be
used by everyone, or they are a bad idea, in which case they
should be used by no one. This was actually how it was in
non-Western civilizations. Western civilization, of course, only
cares about sexual dimorphism:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handbag
[quote]In the 17th century, young girls were taught embroidery
as a necessary skill for marriage; this also helped them make
very beautiful handbags.[3] By the late 18th century, fashions
in Europe were moving towards a slender shape for these
accessories, inspired by the silhouettes of Ancient Greece and
Rome. Women wanted purses that would not be bulky or untidy in
appearance, so reticules were designed. Reticules were made of
fine fabrics like silk and velvet, carried with wrist straps.
First becoming popular in France, they crossed over into
Britain, where they became known as "indispensables."[4] Men,
however, did not adopt the trend. They used purses and pockets,
which became popular in men's trousers.[5]
The modern purse, clutch, pouch, or handbag came about in
England during the Industrial Revolution, in part due to the
increase in travel by railway. In 1841 the Doncaster
industrialist and confectionery entrepreneur Samuel Parkinson
(of butterscotch fame) ordered a set of traveling cases and
trunks and insisted on a traveling case or bag for his wife's
particulars after noticing that her purse was too small and made
from a material that would not withstand the journey. He
stipulated that he wanted various handbags for his wife, varying
in size for different occasions, and asked that they be made
from the same leather that was being used for his cases and
trunks to distinguish them from the then-familiar carpetbag and
other travelers' cloth bags used by members of the popular
classes. H. J. Cave (London) obliged and produced the first
modern set of luxury handbags, as we would recognize them today,
including a clutch and a tote (named as 'ladies traveling
case').
...
In the early 20th century, Sigmund Freud argued that purses were
sexually suggestive as the structure of the purse symbolized
female genitalia and sexuality. ... Freud compared women
retrieving items from their purse as a representation of
masturbation. According to Freud’s argument, women who carried
purses openly displayed their sexuality due to the sexual
symbolism of the purse.[7][/quote]
As if this were not bad enough, Western critics of handbags
based their opposition also on sexual dimorphism!
[quote]many critics said that women did not need them and that
bags of such size and heavy material would 'break the backs of
ladies.'[/quote]
This is Western civilization for you.....
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Re: Dress decolonization
By: Zhang Caizhi Date: April 25, 2021, 5:40 am
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I am not sure if Thai student uniforms in Thai public schools
are based on western student uniforms or not.
Every student in Thai public schools have to wear the uniform
regulated by the Ministry of Education of Thailand like in the
image below.
HTML https://i.postimg.cc/ZR9WMcPY/Ban-Hat-Suea-Ten-School-2010-06.jpg
HTML https://postimg.cc/5YV9H8kD
#Post#: 5897--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dress decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: April 25, 2021, 11:56 pm
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While it has been modified to suit the warmer climate, I am
fairly sure that it was based on a Western template. The folded
collars, the shoes, etc. are dead giveaways.
This goes back to:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Thai_clothing#Modern_Rattanakosin
[quote]From the 1860s onward, Thai royals "selectively adopted
Victorian corporeal and sartorial etiquette to fashion modern
personas that were publicized domestically and internationally
by means of mechanically reproduced images."[11] Stitched
clothing, including court attire and ceremonial uniforms, were
invented during the reign of King Chulalongkorn.[11] Western
forms of dress became popular among urbanites in Bangkok during
this time period.[11] During the early 1900s, King Vajiravudh
launched a campaign to encourage Thai women to wear long hair
instead of traditional short hair, and to wear pha sinh
(ผ้าซิ่น), a tubular
skirt, instead of the chong kraben
(โจงกระเบน
),
a cloth wrap.[12]
...
On 15 January 1941, Plaek Pibulsonggram issued a Thai cultural
mandate to modernize and westernize Thai dress, by deeming
long-practiced customs of wearing underpants, wearing no shirt,
or wearing a wraparound cloth, as forms of inappropriate public
attire.[13][/quote]
This is what we are here to reverse.
At least the uniform shown does not include neckties! That is
the only good thing about it.
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Re: Dress decolonization
By: Zhang Caizhi Date: April 26, 2021, 12:36 am
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Brief differences between male and female students in public
schools regulated by the Ministry of Education of Thailand:
HTML https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_uniforms_in_Thailand
[quote]
Boys
Shirts
Most male students wear a white shirt with a left breast pocket.
Initials or logo on the left breast and the name of the school
or student ID number on the right breast. Embroidery in red or
blue.
Pants and belt
Three styles:
Khaki shorts with brown leather belt
Black shorts with leather belt in black or brown
Blue shorts with belt, black or brown
Shoes and socks
Two styles:
Khaki shorts wears brown socks and brown shoes
Black or blue shorts wears white socks and black shoes
Girls
Blouses
Elementary students: White blouse similar to boy's shirts,
untucked shirt tails
Secondary school: White blouse similar to boy's shirts, can have
a ribbon and untucked shirt tails
Upper secondary students: White shirt similar to boy's shirts
Skirt
Navy blue with six pleats in front and six in back
Shoes and socks
Black leather shoes and white socks
[/quote]
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Re: Dress decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: May 10, 2021, 12:50 am
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What pathological Eurocentrism looks like:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3VVZAVuLtU
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Re: Dress decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: May 24, 2021, 2:27 am
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North Korea just doesn't get it:
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-bans-mullet-haircuts-151158799.html
[quote]North Korea has banned mullets, certain piercings, and
skinny jeans in a bid to keep the country free from "decadent"
Western fashion trends.[/quote]
Counterculture is not Western! Try banning Western suits and
neckties instead! Do you realize how colonized you look wearing
that shit?
[img width=1280
height=853]
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Re: Sports as a platform for protest
By: guest5 Date: June 12, 2021, 2:02 am
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Robert Kraft Video Reveals How Out Of Touch Rich People Are
[quote]Robert Kraft has a new ride... [/quote]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfQk-f9B4qk&list=TLPQMTIwNjIwMjEWSoqF3vWqWg&index=9
The comments are interesting....
Eurocentric "blacks" are obviously some of the most disgusting
Eurocentricists out there! Eurocentric "black" rappers are just
imbeciles to boot, they will all be forgotten once Western
civilization dies and the world begins to heal from this
nightmare.
The meaning behind the classical paintings in Beyoncé and
Jay-Z’s “Apeshit”
[quote]Why it matters that the video takes place in the
Louvre.[/quote]
[quote]And as an artistic choice, the Louvre is par for
Beyoncé’s course. For the past few years, Beyoncé has
increasingly cribbed from the iconography of classical Western
art in her own image-making. [/quote]
HTML https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/6/19/17476212/apeshit-video-beyonce-jay-z-carters-portrait-negresse-benoist
They obviously only do it because they believe it makes them
look "sophisticated" and "classy", by Western standards of
course.
HTML https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kbMqWXnpXcA/maxresdefault.jpg
Let's pretend for a second "Apeshit" was meant to be offensive
toward Western civilization, oh wait never mind, just read the
lyrics....
HTML https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/14/19/18480614-7464027-image-m-105_1568485675500.jpg
Is Sally Hazelgrove Jewish?
HTML https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/14/19/18480612-7464027-image-a-106_1568485968336.jpg
HTML https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/14/20/18480096-7464027-image-a-112_1568488282989.jpg
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Re: Dress decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: July 4, 2021, 10:20 pm
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Again the Western obsession with sexual dimorphism:
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-army-under-fire-making-185100601.html
[quote]Ukrainian army under fire for making female soldiers
march in high heels
...
The military did not offer an explanation as to why women were
made to march in different footwear than their male comrades,
according to the Associated Press.
...
Aside from accusing Ukrainian society as a whole of being
“patriarchal” and sexist, a 2016 United Nations study titled
“Invisible Battalion” leveled several charges of sexism against
the Ukrainian military itself. Analyzing warfare and the
military through “feminist studies,” the report accused the
military of treating women as "second class," failing to supply
them with proper uniforms and hygiene products, and failing to
take many of them seriously.[/quote]
Even civilians should not be wearing high heels! Besides the
health effects previously covered:
HTML https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-a-health-hazard/msg43/#msg43
they are part of Western dress code:
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dress_shoe#Women's_dress_shoes
[quote]Pumps
Pumps come in a variety of colors and styles. They can have a
rounded or pointed toe, and are usually made of leather. They
have a heel of at least 5 cm (2 inches)[citation needed]. Today,
pumps have evolved beyond the classic working woman's shoe. Now,
there are peep toe pumps, which have a small opening at the
toes. There are also pumps with ankle straps. Not only have the
styles evolved, the fabrics have as well. While almost all pumps
used to be made of leather, pumps now come in a variety of
materials, such as suede and wool.
Slingbacks
The slingback is similar to the pump in that it can have a
rounded or pointed toe and usually has a heel, but it doesn't
wrap all the way around the heel like pumps usually do. Instead,
it has a narrow strap that is pulled up over the heel, leaving
the rest of the heel exposed.
Loafers
Loafers are usually flat and typically thought of as both more
masculine and comfortable than anything with a heel. The typical
loafer has a round toe, and comes in darker colors, such as
black or brown. A spin on the loafer is the cloak, which, like
the loafer, is a slip-on shoe, but it has a heel and is
considered a more "feminine" design.
Mules
Mules are shoes that slide onto the foot, and do not cover the
heel or the back of the foot at all. These aren't considered
dress shoes unless they have a heel.[/quote]
and hence should be rejected on decolonization grounds alone.
And of course the ultimate intent behind their design is to
increase sexual dimorphism, therefore they should be rejected
for this reason too.
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Re: Dress decolonization
By: 90sRetroFan Date: July 19, 2021, 9:49 pm
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And again. What is it about sexual dimorphism that is so
important to Westerners?
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/norwegian-womens-beach-handball-team-172201500.html
[quote]The Norwegian women's beach-handball team is facing fines
for choosing to wear shorts at the European championship instead
of bikini bottoms, according to a statement issued by the
European Handball Federation (EHF) on Monday.
...
"Women should wear a bikini where the top should be a
tight-fitting sports bra with deep openings at the arms. The
bottom must not be more than ten centimeters on the sides," the
regulations say.
...
Meanwhile, regulations for men's uniforms say that participants
must wear "tight-fitting tank tops" and longer shorts "that are
not too baggy" but "should be 10 centimeters above the
kneecap."[/quote]
It is clear that this has nothing to do with ergonomic
efficiency. (Either bikini bottoms are more efficient, in which
case men should also wear them, or else shorts are more
efficient, in which case women should also wear them.) This is
purely about the Western insistence that men and women dress
differently even when performing the exact same activity, purely
in order to accentuate sexual dimorphism.
(Rightists who claim that Islam etc. also requires women to
dress differently than men completely miss the point, which is
that Islamic dress codes try to reduce women's visible sexual
dimorphism as opposed to Western dress codes which try to
increase women's visible sexual dimorphism. It is incredible
that I even need to explain this.....)
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AHeOUOzcCw
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