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This is a really misguided comment. Africa, as far as an entire continent can be generalized, is not as you describe and hasn't been in a long time. Nations the
by devindotcom 5y ago
This is a really misguided comment. Africa, as far as an entire continent can be generalized, is not as you describe and hasn't been in a long time. Nations there face many challenges, but nakedness is not among them.
And this is not even remotely close to "eradication of third world poverty." Rich countries are doing this to avoid filling their own landfills. That there are side benefits for some is good, but it's hardly transformative, especially at the volumes described.
And yes, it's sequestration compared to burning them. But the production of these garments at enormous volumes is wasteful and toxic. The culture of waste and disposability, and treating poor countries as sovereign landfills that should be grateful for our luxury garbage, are serious problems.
- kube-system 5y agoIt wasn't too many generations ago that you'd find poor people in the US with one set of clothing.
- mc32 5y agoI know people who have just about one garment per day of the week and they rotate them. That is it. Not because they are poor --they just don't like change and like the same thing. And, indeed, before the '50's, many Americans had a couple of changes of clothing for the week plus their Sunday clothes. So even we're not that far removed from that time.
- m0llusk 5y agoIf you go back that far then you find poor people making their own clothing casually in the short term. A dress for an evening out might be assembled from available material during the day. Ready to wear clothing is a relatively new thing. Only modern people consistently lean on specialists to supply their clothes.