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| This Striptease Madness Must Stop! |
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| Date: 10-Oct-2012 |
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The escalation of strippers in the over sixty nite clubs in the Accra metropolis leaves much to be desired. A careful examination of the different nite clubs in the country reveal that most of these clubs which are situated in the city centres are owned by Ghanaians, foreigners, or a joint-ownership.
The term ‘striptease’ or strippers as they are known today was first recorded in 1938, though the word ‘stripping’, in the sense of women removing clothing to sexually excite men, seems to go back almost 400 years and was first recorded in Thomas Otway’s comedy The Soldiers Fortune (1681).
Stripping was the job of outcast in ancient times; however, it is the youth and the future of this country who engages in this amorous act all in a bid to get money to finance their education. Hence making one wonder what good an education is without dignity; womanhood is being disgraced.
Nite clubs serve their customers, including respected members of the society with a cool music accompanied by strippers who expose all the ‘vital’ areas of their bodies. The facts are that owners of these clubs are mostly veteran strippers who operate outside the shores of Ghana.
The situation, which has culminated in the increasing number of pornographic materials in the country, has led to a fear that the future generation would copy blindly and throw away the rich cultural heritage of the country. And as if by design, the attitude and mode of behavior of these strippers are slowly creeping into the society as it is uncommon to spot on the streets of Accra, Kumasi or Takoradi, a lady exposing her underwear.
All one needs to do is to take a stroll on the street or peep through his office window to spot some of this disgraceful act. Or at most, do a careful examination of the ladies in your office to know that not even the ‘professional ladies’ are exempted from this.
What is troubling is how gender advocacy groups in the country have turned a blind eye and deaf ear to what is happening. Are we leaving our society to rot away in the name of Human Rights? What better human right can we have than the right to secrecy?
In fact, this phenomenon is very troubling as it is slowly eradicating from our society the proud culture of Ghana which has driven the country this far. The 'Today' newspaper seeks to know how the ministry of information through its censorship board effectively censors our films and music which has become the spreading ground for this profanity.
It is just shocking to know that the media is promoting this attitude through publication of pornographic materials in the name of entertainment. For how long shall we destroy the fabric of our society with this kind of dirty nude publications; at least let the media think of the future of this country if no one else does.
'Today' appeals to all to help end this canker and save the country from corrupt morals now or risk losing the society to invading customs. Chiefs, opinion leaders and whoever matters should help spread the campaign to end nudity on our streets now. |
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| Source: Today |
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