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@Rapidcreek@reddthat.com to World News@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

North Korea punishes women for wearing shorts, declaring them ‘capitalist fashion’

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North Korea punishes women for wearing shorts, declaring them ‘capitalist fashion’

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@Rapidcreek@reddthat.com to World News@beehaw.org • 2 years ago
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Men can continue to wear shorts as they please, but women must maintain ‘socialist etiquette.’
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  • @brsrklf@compuverse.uk
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    5•2 years ago

    …mullets? Do they fear cultural imperialism by time travellers from the 80s?

    • PostmodernPythia
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      7•2 years ago

      Who doesn’t?

      • @hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
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        3•2 years ago

        Bill & Ted’s Gulag Journey

        Bill and Ted go to North Korea and wacky hijinx ensue.

        • PostmodernPythia
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          1•2 years ago

          Well played.

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