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[violachic]

When this appeared on one an entry of one person on my f-list, I was amused. When it appeared the second time, I knew I needed to repost it.


Colombian gangsters face sex ban


Crossed legs

The ban is being called the "strike of crossed legs"
Wives and girlfriends of gang members in one of Colombia's most violent cities have called a sex ban in a bid to get their men to give up the gun.

Dozens of women are said to be taking part in what is being called the "strike of crossed legs", a move backed by the mayor of Pereira.

The city in Colombia's coffee-growing region reported 480 killings last year.
A city official said the idea came from a meeting of wives and girlfriends over the progress of a disarmament scheme.

Rap song

"We met with the wives and girlfriends of gang members and they were worried some were not handing over their guns and that is where they came up with the idea of a vigil or a sex strike," the mayor's spokesman told Reuters news agency.

"The message they are giving them is disarm," he added.

Studies found that local gang members were drawn to criminality by the desire for status, power, and sexual attractiveness, not economic necessity, Colombian radio reported.

One of the girlfriends, Jennifer Bayer, told Britain's Guardian newspaper: "We want them to know that violence is not sexy."

Ms Bayer said the women had come up with a strike anthem rap song that included the lyrics: "As women we are worth a lot. We don't want to fall for violent men because with them we lose too much."


As far as I'm concerned, this is nonviolent direct action at its best!

hat tips catdraco and xanandax

Comments

[kuroshii.livejournal.com]

i wonder if any of them have seen or heard of the play Lysistrata.

[misslynn.livejournal.com]

i was wondering the exact same thing :)

[violachic.livejournal.com]

I am vaguely familiar with its existence, myself, but I've not read or seen it.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Ah, but I've found a helpful synopsis (http://www.theatredatabase.com/ancient/aristophanes_005.html)!

[jk-fabiani.livejournal.com]

great play and great action above.

[fille-de-livre.livejournal.com]

Funny I was thinking about the same play

[donia.livejournal.com]

Let's hope their boyfriends don't strike back with some sort of violent retaliation, like rape.

[magp.livejournal.com]

I'd comment if it weren't for the fact that both of the things that popped into my head have been already said.

[scotmoore.livejournal.com]

My sentiments exactly. I like the idea, but men tend to get very upset with actions like that. Reason is not in the vocabulary when it comes to sex. I hope it works.

[unhipster.livejournal.com]

That's what I was going to say...

[the-midgetqueen.livejournal.com]

Way to take a cue from Lysistrata! Here's hoping it works.

[piddyx.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of Lysistrata too. I studied that play a lot when I was into classics. Our school gave a very couragious adaptation of it, where the large fat magestraite sings http://terrificmusic.com/files/music/B/baby_its_cold_outside_ray_charles.ram to his tiny functionary while chasing him around a couch. There was also a

There are a lot of very obscene jokes in the play that one will only get with knowledge of classical culture.