Macawiis is not Somali culture!! It's Asian peasant clothing

[haqiiiiiin]

Nobody knows who originally created it. I would say it is a common wear for people in the Indian Ocean.

It is Indians culture

 

[Macalin M]

I’ll still wear it to go Sainsbury’s and buy milk

 

[haqiiiiiin]

Modern clothing like t-shirts and jeans????
That's ugly.

Ye but somali version those are not even cool
We need to make cloths for moderni somalis we need to created New modern clothing

 

[Finesse]

ORIGINAL SOMALI MEN (NOMADS NOT CITY PEOPLE)

 

[Veteran]

Ye but somali version those are not even cool
We need to make cloths for moderni somalis we need to created New modern clothing

Clothing is not that important anyway, we don't need to invent any new clothing.

If you want to embrace your culture just start dressing like old nomads and warriors.

 

[Xasusi]

All Somali culture is contrived and forced. Reality is we're just nomads that rear animals and go on raids.

Why do people insist on dances and colorful dresses?

 

[Finesse]

Beautiful White clothing that needed to be cleaned and maintained, beautiful hair, teeth and skin.
Historical records talk about how Somali men looked after their appearance.

They showed off their chest and arms.

No weak sarong from Asia back then!

The original Somali look can only be worn by an original Somali man who eats a carb and sugar free diet.

 

[Veteran]

All Somali culture is contrived and forced. Reality is we're just nomads that rear animals and go on raids.

Why do people insist on dances and colorful dresses?

Stop being a self-hater, it's not making you look intelligent or anything.

Our culture is abundant if you ever visited the culture and history section on this site.

 

[P4$t0]

@kickz is right, we keep showing reer badiyo, why not give reer magaal a spotlight?

 

[Finesse]

@kickz is right, we keep showing reer badiyo, why not give reer magaal a spotlight?

Reer Magaal wore long robes, not the Bengali fisherman skirt.

 

[Finesse]

I blame the collapse of our government for

1. Poor Af-Somali, not standardised and grammatically incorrect.

2. Incoherent and incorrect cultural output.

If we had a strong government and nation, we'd NEVER be allowed to wear Asian labourer outfits on a national stage and claim it as SOMALI CULTURE!

We really need a cultural revival so we can return to our dignified state.

 

[Veteran]

REER MAGAL.

 

[Finesse]

This was a post stamp of Somalis before we turned into lost people

You see? The Clean white robes that show off a lean, well kept body, luscious curls, moisturised skin and the spear/shield= just in case you thought they were weak.

 

[haqiiiiiin]

Clothing is not that important anyway, we don't need to invent any new clothing.

If you want to embrace your culture just start dressing like old nomads and warriors.

LOL we need to invent things clothing All of lol

 

[Veteran]

LOL we need to invent things clothing All of lol

lol let's start by paving roads and feeding our people before inventing new clothing

 

[haqiiiiiin]

Clothing is not that important anyway, we don't need to invent any new clothing.

If you want to embrace your culture just start dressing like old nomads and warriors.

We cant stuck in the past look at west they invent New clothing styles every centuri
We are living in modern
We need to invent clothing and invent Furnitures

 

[P4$t0]

REER MAGAL.

Sug, aren't niggas gonna pop a blood vessel and say "tHaTs AyRaBmAzAtIoN!" ?

 

[Finesse]

@Ayubi

No country in the world imports its "cultural" clothing from another country, let alone another continent!!

Except for the confused Somali.

 

[Veteran]

Sug, aren't niggas gonna pop a blood vessel and say "tHaTs AyRaBmAzAtIoN!" ?

We traded with the arabs the most, obviously we're gonna have arab influence.

 

[Basra]

Where did the notion that "macawiis" is true Somali culture come from?

Somalis did adopt a lot of things from trading with others but it's wrong to call it authentic Somali cultural garments.


Sure, use it to sleep and whatever, but please, stop embarrassing us during cultural events by wearing outfits fishermen and other labourers wear.

Even Bengalis and other Asians (from where it comes) don't wear the LUNGI to a formal event!!!!

I think its an ottoman invention