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The federal government revealed outrage at the organisers and purchased an examination
(Representational)Johannesburg, South Africa: A row appeared in South Africa on Thursday in between government and traditionalists after a
video of naked teenage women singing and dancing during a school choir competition, went viral.The video revealed chorists singing and
dancing bare-breasted and shaking their naked buttocks.The ladies did not strip entirely, but kept a loin fabric covering their pubic
area.The federal government expressed outrage at the organisers and bought an investigation.In a declaration, the education ministry said
minister Angie Motshekga highly condemns the naked dancing of teenage school girls on phase in the Eastern Cape province
It is entirely inappropriate on the part of teachers and they ought to know much better than to expose teenage women to this kind
exploitation, said the minister.Partial nudity is not uncommon amongst some cultural performances in South African such as the Reed Dance
where virgin women dance bare-breasted in front of standard kings, in a practice focused on encouraging women to delay making love till they
are married.Asive Yibana, the choir master protected the vocalists' decision to strip informing a local paper The Dispatch that we are
proud of our Xhosa custom
However the minister declined the validation of the nudity to conventional culture
There is definitely nothing wrong with taking pride in your culture and heritage, however there was definitely no requirement for these kids
to perform completely naked
That indignity breaks the worths of our cultures, she said.South Africa has among the highest frequency rates of females and ladies sexual
assault, with a typical 150 rapes tape-recorded countrywide every day, according to main stats
This is even more disturbing considering the increased sexual objectification of women and girls for the entertainment of guys, said the
ministry statement.(This story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent personnel and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
