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North Korea censors Alan Titchmarsh's trousers (news.sky.com)

submitted 8 months ago by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 64 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The censoring is said to be linked to Kim Jong Un's regime's efforts to restrict Western fashion and culture in North Korea, NKNews reports.

Blue jeans are said to be a sign of the West, according to the outlet, and have been essentially banned since the 1990s.

... What the fuck? Do they only wear cargo pants or something?

[–] rubikcuber 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

https://www.thepoke.com/2017/09/25/someones-watching-kim-jong-uns-trousers-now-will/

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 8 months ago

I wonder if that's an attempt at hiding his fat chicken thighs...

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pants are overrated anyway

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I for one only wear kilts like a civilized man.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I hang dong.

[–] Splatterphace@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works -3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Do you really not know any leg-wear besides jeans and cargo pants? Lol

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Those are literally the two types of pant

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is this some kind of joke or reference to something? Lol

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Only time will tell my friend, but we all put pant on the same way: one leg time

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What else are you gonna wear in a casual situation? Khakis, chinos? Most casual pants are made out of jeans material, blue no less.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Khakis and chinos look like pretty regular trousers without being jeans or cargo pants

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

And they're also more comfortable. As a jeans + t-shirt 99% of the time type of guy, I've been slowly phasing the jeans out as I'm buying more and more chinos and other types of "fancier" but more importantly more comfortable pants.