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Rhoda Ngwanya

Rhoda Ngwanya

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When Decency Became a Judgment

The writer reflects on how social media shaming around women's clothing choices has become reflexive and counterproductive. Rather than reforming behavior, public condemnation—rooted in older village norms around modesty—reveals more about the judges than the judged.

Staff · 20 March 2020
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