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  2. Women in African cinema - Wikipedia

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    During the 1970s there was a global call to action in various spheres of the lives of women with the evolution of universal women's rights movement, the development of second-wave feminism, the emergence of the Senegal-based bilingual feminist research group the Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD), and the ...

  3. List of South African films - Wikipedia

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    Pens en pootjies (in Afrikaans) and other South African films. This is a chronology of major films produced in South Africa or by the South African film industry.There may be an overlap, particularly between South African and foreign films which are sometimes co-produced; the list should attempt to document films which are either South African produced or strongly associated with South African ...

  4. Cultural views on the midriff and navel - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the Motion Picture Production Code, or Hays Code, enforced after 1934, banned the exposure of the female navel in Hollywood films. [3] The National Legion of Decency, a Roman Catholic body guarding over American media content, also pressured Hollywood to keep clothing that exposed certain parts of the female body, such as bikinis and low-cut dresses, from being featured ...

  5. All the most jaw-dropping wardrobe malfunctions of 2017 -- so far

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    The 20-year-old international model made headlines at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival for two major wardrobe whoops moments. One time, she seemingly flashed her underwear in strapless dress with a ...

  6. Cinema of Africa - Wikipedia

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    The first African film to win international recognition was Sembène Ousmane's La Noire de... also known as Black Girl. It showed the despair of an African woman who has to work as a maid in France. It won the Prix Jean Vigo in 1966. [33] Initially a writer, Sembène had turned to cinema to reach a wider audience.

  7. Kente cloth - Wikipedia

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    The designs and motifs in kente cloth are traditionally abstract, but some weavers also include words, numbers and symbols in their work. [3] Example messages include adweneasa , which translates as 'I've exhausted my skills', is a highly decorated type of kente with weft -based patterns woven into every available block of plain weave.

  8. Granny panties are having a moment – and for some celebs ...

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    Drew Barrymore summed up her love for granny panties in general on her talk show in 2023, proclaiming, “The bigger the underwear, the better I feel.”. Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager weighed in ...

  9. African textiles - Wikipedia

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    Yoruba Woman in Aso oke Ewe Kente. Asante Kente: [8] [9] [10] The Asante were the dominant people of West Africa's Gold Coast, present-day Ghana. Controlling the only source of gold available, the Asante traded with other African states and later with Europeans after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century. With their wealth and a rich ...