INDIA TELLS FEMALE TOURISTS NOT TO WEAR SKIRTS !!!!!!

[Daanyeer]

India tells female tourists NOT to wear skirts as country attempts to tackle gang-rape epidemic
Minister Mahesh Sharma was discussing tourist security in the city of Agra
He said female tourists should not 'venture out alone at night'
Also said they should not 'wear short dresses or skirts'
'Indian culture is different from the western,' he reasoned
Declining rates of female tourism in India after high-profile gang-rape

By SARAH DEAN FOR MAILONLINE and SOUDHRITI BHABANI
PUBLISHED: 07:20 GMT, 30 August 2016 | UPDATED: 07:24 GMT, 30 August 2016


Female tourists should not wear skirts or walk alone at night 'for their own safety' in India's small towns and cities, the country's tourism minister said.
Mahesh Sharma was discussing tourist security in the north Indian city of Agra, site of the Taj Mahal.
He said foreign arrivals to India were issued a welcome kit that included safety advice for women.
He said: 'In that kit they are given dos and don'ts.
'These are very small things like, they should not venture out alone at night in small places, or wear skirts, and they should click the photo of the vehicle number plate whenever they travel and send it to friends.'

He added: 'For their own safety, women foreign tourists should not wear short dresses and skirts... Indian culture is different from the western.'

The welcome kit is among a number of measures introduced to address declining rates of female tourism in India after the high-profile gang-rape and murder of a Delhi medical student in 2012, and a number of subsequent attacks on female tourists.
Foreign Office advice to women travelling in India suggests they 'respect local dress codes and customs and avoid isolated areas, including beaches, when alone at any time of day'.

On Monday, Mail Today spoke to a few foreign nationals who are visiting Delhi, discussing the Union minister's 'no skirts' diktat which he gave during a press conference in Agra on Sunday.
'I don't like to wear short dresses when travelling in India. People look at us differently if we wear short clothes. It is really very disturbing,' said Eleonora, an Italian national who works as a freelance food writer.
She said that short dresses attract unnecessary attention in India.
'And it does not feel safe either,' Eleonora added.
'I feel what one wears is a very personal choice. I am very comfortable in short attires. But when in India, I cannot wear them comfortably, especially when I travel alone. But yes, when I travel in a group and if my friends are around, I certainly can. Because then I know I am safe,' said Jean, a tourist from Malaysia.
Sharma clarified his stand on Monday morning, saying that he was referring only to religious places and that he spoke out of 'concern'.
'I am a father of two daughters... I would never tell women what they should wear or not. Our culture is Atithi Devobhava (a guest is almost like God to us). Such a ban is unimaginable, but it is not a crime to be cautious. Different countries issue advisories from time to time. I have not asked anyone to change their way of dressing,' the minister told reporters on Monday.




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[AgentOfChaos]

Oh yes, the good old "if you get raped then its probably your fault for wearing skirt" bullshit, classic, never gets old.

[Musa26]

whats with india and rape ?? their caste system already condoned this act against their Indian minorities but now they are warning the foreigners to becareful of their pervs lol

[barca252]

most people see this


indian rapists see this

[Tuushi]

Walk naked and see people attempt any shit on you.

disclaimer,this works best when ugly.

[Musa26]

Walk naked and see people attempt any shit on you.

disclaimer,this works best when ugly.

theres takers for everything. are we trying to help less then appealing women get laid with this bit of advice