|
Post by mossie on May 19, 2017 10:24:55 GMT
and he should be flattered that Mrs Jarrett went to get a better look.
|
|
|
Post by tod2 on May 19, 2017 11:54:15 GMT
We have just had "Naked Gardening Day" in South Africa. If I remember correctly it was around 8th May which is Mother's Day here. No, don't even ask.....
|
|
|
Post by mickthecactus on May 19, 2017 15:40:35 GMT
We have just had "Naked Gardening Day" in South Africa. If I remember correctly it was around 8th May which is Mother's Day here. No, don't even ask..... Not a good idea if you are a cactus grower...
|
|
|
Post by tod2 on May 19, 2017 16:19:13 GMT
Mick, my sister in Cape Town alerted me to the event...up here near the mountains its not so good. They seem to do wacky things down where all the foreigners are ensconced!
|
|
|
Post by onlyMark on Sept 7, 2017 7:17:07 GMT
"A SENIOR teacher of Kawambwa district in Luapula Province who has been sued by his wife for divorce accused her of getting pregnant and giving birth without his knowledge. Magistrate Zaloumis said Chanda has no truth and that marriage is all about trust. “I have discovered that you got married to your husband because of material things and not love, he took you to school until your last term and you want to get rid of him now that you are educated,” she said. “We should bring back our old culture where we used to gather information on a woman before marrying her so that you are sure that she comes from a good family and has good intentions, she said." www.daily-mail.co.zm/man-accuses-wife-of-getting-pregnant-giving-birth-without-his-knowledge/"A THIRTY-TWO -YEAR-OLD woman of Kitwe narrated before the Kitwe local court how her husband refuses to shave her private parts unless she ties a black cloth outside their house." www.daily-mail.co.zm/couple-nearly-splits-over-money/
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Sept 7, 2017 13:35:55 GMT
You are probably not an expert on Zambian culture yet, Mark, but I am really wondering about the "shaving private parts" business. I was watching an afternoon women's programme in France earlier this week (yes, I guess I am a pervert) and one of the subjects was the relatively new mania of trimming/shaping/removing pubic hair, mostly on women but also on men. It was pointed out by several "experts" that all of this can be traced back to the development of pornography and the things that one can see. I would not expect Zambia to be a hotbed of pornographic viewing in spite of the internet, but perhaps I am mistaken?
|
|
|
Post by onlyMark on Sept 7, 2017 15:03:25 GMT
"She told the court that the condition he gives when it is his turn to shave her (black cloth hung outside) scares her because she does not know what that means." And no, I don't have a clue either. Nor do I know much about shaving pubic hair unless it is for hygiene purposes or so someone can see better, for whatever reason they may want to. Or so neither has to fight there way through a forest to get to the good stuff. Looking into your question further, and using a dissertation as a source - dspace.unza.zm:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/2353/KainguS0001.PDF?sequence=1....... it seems there is no obscene publications act in the laws of the country and until recently (how recent I don't know yet) pornography wasn't something there was a law against other than morally. Also, "The law in Zambia does not provide a definition of pornography nor is it particularly criminalised". Same with there being no definition of what is "obscene". I still need to read through this more but there has to be a certain amount here. One of the factors against it being widespread is that probably 99.9% is from the internet. As this is not widespread at all, and is comparatively expensive (Euro 120/month for unlimited), I think that there is relatively little that can be accessed anyway. There is a case, in 2009, whereby the editor of a newspaper was given photos of two women giving birth in the grounds of a hospital because there was a doctors strike. "Ms Kabwela did not publish the photos, but in July this year, she mailed graphic images of a woman giving birth without medical help to various prominent people in Zambia, including the vice-president. She argued that she sent the pictures because she wanted to highlight the effect the strike had on the health care system;....." The President at the time demanded she be arrested and done for pornography. She was acquitted when it came to court - www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6612666/Zambian-journalist-acquitted-of-pornography-over-childbirth-photos.html
|
|
|
Post by kerouac2 on Sept 7, 2017 16:10:26 GMT
I expected to scroll quickly through the first link with a smirk and probably an occasional guffaw, but I actually read all 56 pages and found it very interesting. And it does mention the publication of the photo of a woman giving birth in the street during a hospital strike as being completely unacceptable as being called "pornography." Naturally the ultimate conclusion of the study is precisely what one would expect, but the paper did look at all sides of the question (except for the fact that it seemed to think that all existing pornography was only to titillate men doing things to women, which I will admit is the main volume of pornography but definitely not the only one). Another understandable weakness was to use only British, American and Canadian examples and jurisprudence as though they were the only important ones.
Thank you for your thorough search, Mark. I'll try to check out the other links when I have a lull in my agenda.
|
|
|
Post by onlyMark on Sept 7, 2017 16:14:40 GMT
You are now the expert then. I'll come to you if I need anything.
|
|
|
Post by onlyMark on Nov 24, 2017 11:13:50 GMT
|
|
|
Post by questa on Nov 24, 2017 13:00:15 GMT
Mrs Jarrett should be charged with voyeurism and peeping tom offences. The naked gardener should be very careful when pruning rose bushes, he may need a tetanus shot.
|
|
|
Post by patricklondon on Nov 24, 2017 15:01:52 GMT
|
|
|
Post by questa on Nov 24, 2017 22:00:28 GMT
Well, if he is Muslim or Jewish it won't be his first time!
** sits back imagining all the male anyporters crossing their legs and saying "OWW" **
|
|