http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8969555/Egypt-10000-march-in-protest-at-woman-dragged-half-naked-through-street.html
Over 10,000 Egyptian women have demonstrated to protest the police violence against women. With clear images of an unfortunate Egyptian woman being dragged half naked and beaten unconscious by the police going viral across the world, it is unsurprising that there has been a protest in Egypt. I don't suppose much was happening outside the Egyptian Embassy in London, but I'm sure a reader will point out that UK feminists, having got over their pudenda fetish, are supporting those who fight real oppression.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Monday, 19 December 2011
There are some very brave young women out there!
Yet again our pathetic feminists are put to shame. Whilst 'feminists' in London obsess about the state of other women's pudenda, brave young women (braver by far) risk their liberty for others. The FEMEN movement, a politically active body based in Ukraine, takes public risks that could end in manhandling and sexual assault by the police.
Today 3 very brave young women demonstrated topless outside the KGB headquarters in Minsk (yes, it is still called the KGB, Committee of State Security, in Belarus). They were calling for freedom for the political prisoners who have been held since the demonstrations 12 months ago following the deeply flawed Belarusian Presidential elections.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQfSIBKsS8&feature=player_embedded
These women know they risk being manhandled and sexually humiliated by the Belarusian security services, but for them freedom is more important than designer vaginas (I still can't believe how pathetic our feminists are). The laws in Belarus, a socialist paradise, are harsh and opposition political activists can find themselves in prison just for holding meetings or being a Presidential candidate (seriously, this time last year more Presidential candidates were in prison than out). Because people in our country know little about Belarus they don't really care, but we have a virtual dictatorship in Europe and oppression is the order of the day. I know because I've been a witness to things that we would be appalled by in this country. I have many Belarusian friends and I feel for them. Belarus borders 3 EU states - Latvia, Lithuania and Poland - and yet most UK subjects seemingly can't find it on a map.
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Today 3 very brave young women demonstrated topless outside the KGB headquarters in Minsk (yes, it is still called the KGB, Committee of State Security, in Belarus). They were calling for freedom for the political prisoners who have been held since the demonstrations 12 months ago following the deeply flawed Belarusian Presidential elections.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQfSIBKsS8&feature=player_embedded
These women know they risk being manhandled and sexually humiliated by the Belarusian security services, but for them freedom is more important than designer vaginas (I still can't believe how pathetic our feminists are). The laws in Belarus, a socialist paradise, are harsh and opposition political activists can find themselves in prison just for holding meetings or being a Presidential candidate (seriously, this time last year more Presidential candidates were in prison than out). Because people in our country know little about Belarus they don't really care, but we have a virtual dictatorship in Europe and oppression is the order of the day. I know because I've been a witness to things that we would be appalled by in this country. I have many Belarusian friends and I feel for them. Belarus borders 3 EU states - Latvia, Lithuania and Poland - and yet most UK subjects seemingly can't find it on a map.
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Sunday, 11 December 2011
Pointless ladies
It is interesting reading up on the courageous women who fight for freedom across the world. It makes you think of the Pankhursts, Ottoline Morrell, Virginia Woolf, Lady Astor. Maggie and so many others, pushing the bounds and making it easier for their future sisters in spirit. Sadly we see fewer giants amongst women walking the current feminist street. The feminists have so many things to protest about, even now, but what do they pick as their target? Designer vaginas, that's what.
http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/dec/08/muff-march-designer-vagina-surgery?fb_ref=U-vTcIjhQDj9MU4oxgIy1LZQ-CFCONX01FRS-34x7qXXX&fb_source=other_multiline&fb_action_types=news.reads"
The 'Muff March against 'designer vagina' surgery' must be the most pointless demonstration ever. feminists demanding women don't exercise choice. No protests against breast enhancement, no protests against Botox, no protests against hairstyles or fancy dresses designed to make women more attractive to men, but protests against cosmetic surgery in the nether regions.
Since when has it been the business of anyone what other consenting adults do with their bits. It's not as if the surgery is done in the bush with a sharpened stone, as happens in some cultures.
It is interesting that nobody is having demonstrations against penis extensions. I suppose the left could hardly protest about that could they?
"Keep your mitts off our muffs"?
I could never walk down the street carrying a placard saying, "Nurses, keep your hands off my willy." My heart wouldn't be in it.
http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/dec/08/muff-march-designer-vagina-surgery?fb_ref=U-vTcIjhQDj9MU4oxgIy1LZQ-CFCONX01FRS-34x7qXXX&fb_source=other_multiline&fb_action_types=news.reads"
The 'Muff March against 'designer vagina' surgery' must be the most pointless demonstration ever. feminists demanding women don't exercise choice. No protests against breast enhancement, no protests against Botox, no protests against hairstyles or fancy dresses designed to make women more attractive to men, but protests against cosmetic surgery in the nether regions.
"Keep your mitts off our muffs!" "I love my vagina!" "You've put my chuff in a huff!" These are some of the slogans of the Muff March taking place along London's Harley Street Saturday morning. Its aim? To raise awareness of the increase in gynaecological cosmetic surgery – both on the NHS and in private clinics. The march, which has more than 300 supporters on Facebook, is organised by campaigning group UK Feminista and performance artists The Muffia, who dress up in nude bodysuits decorated with lavish pubic hair.
At its most modest, the Muff March is against the pornography-influenced obsession with removing pubic hair. But it's also about protesting against the sort of surgery that makes you cross your legs. Typical procedures on offer include labiaplasty (trimming or removing the labia) and vaginal rejuvenation (tightening – usually referred to by "designer vagina").
In the US this industry is worth $6.8m (£4.4m). In the UK the latest figures come from a 2009 report in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. It revealed that in 2008 the number of operations increased by 70% compared with the previous year: 1,118 labiaplasty operations on the NHS. (There were 669 in 2007 and 404 in 2006.) And that's just the NHS. The Harley Medical Group reported over 5,000 inquiries about cosmetic gynaecology last year, 65% for labial reduction.
Professor Linda Cardozo of King's College London recently warned of the risks of labiaplasty: permanent scarring, infections, bleeding and irritation. "The private sector is not recorded, audited or regulated. At least if you have it on the NHS you have to go through your GP and that's a gatekeeper." (Although one anonymous blogger writes on the NHS website: "I have flaps of skin everywhere and the whole thing is a total mess. I will never be able to be intimate again.")
I recently heard of a woman GP very concerned by the number of girls in their mid-teens coming to her worried about what their genitals looked like: she thought it was becoming an issue largely because of the fashion for shaving off pubic hair, which made them more self-conscious. Of course, there are rare cases where there is an underlying medical reason for this surgery, but they are just that, extremely rare. A doctor who has treated women seeking labiaplasty told me: "When you examine them, they are completely normal."
Some experts suggest this is a new form of body dysmorphic disorder. Others see it as a depressing but logical extension of the pornification of our culture. As it becomes more acceptable for young people to watch porn (where a "standardised" genital appearance is encouraged and many of the women have no pubic hair), so young women having their first sexual experiences are being measuring – and measuring themselves – against this weird porn "norm". As one woman who has sought surgery says: "I browsed through one of my brother's Playboys to see what the girls looked like. Some seemed to have very small or almost no labia." In a world where not even your labia can ever be pretty enough, it's time to fight back. Forward march, muffs!
Since when has it been the business of anyone what other consenting adults do with their bits. It's not as if the surgery is done in the bush with a sharpened stone, as happens in some cultures.
It is interesting that nobody is having demonstrations against penis extensions. I suppose the left could hardly protest about that could they?
"Keep your mitts off our muffs"?
I could never walk down the street carrying a placard saying, "Nurses, keep your hands off my willy." My heart wouldn't be in it.
Friday, 9 December 2011
Veena Malik - another brave lady
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16102926
It is amazing, isn't it, that young women who want to make their own decisions in life are pilloried and have to defend their actions?
Veena Malik is a well known Pakistani Muslim. She has taken part in a photo shoot, although she denies the published image is the one that was taken. Her image is on December's FHM magazine. It shows a beautiful young woman discreetly covered. Veena says she was in control and is suing because of the adjustments made in the photo, which is fair enough, but she admits to a topless shoot that is more discreet than the Sun's page 3 and is more tasteful than much of what has been in the Star and the Sport. For this her own father has called for her to be punished (by whom, for what and in what way?). Some father?
As women obtain more rights around the world - nearly every country allows them to vote, most countries allow them to make their own decisions on divorce, many countries allow them to have the final say on abortion - there are still men, and purportedly moral women, who seek to decide whether an individual might be photographed without some of her clothes. Veena Malik is an adult. She can make her own decisions. She does not need to be treated like a child, as some of her co-religionists seem to think. Their morality is a personal one and should not be enforced against a woman who harms nobody by her actions.
I just hope western feminists are rallying to Veena's side and defending her right to do as she pleases in a male dominated society. Some hope.
It is amazing, isn't it, that young women who want to make their own decisions in life are pilloried and have to defend their actions?
Veena Malik is a well known Pakistani Muslim. She has taken part in a photo shoot, although she denies the published image is the one that was taken. Her image is on December's FHM magazine. It shows a beautiful young woman discreetly covered. Veena says she was in control and is suing because of the adjustments made in the photo, which is fair enough, but she admits to a topless shoot that is more discreet than the Sun's page 3 and is more tasteful than much of what has been in the Star and the Sport. For this her own father has called for her to be punished (by whom, for what and in what way?). Some father?
As women obtain more rights around the world - nearly every country allows them to vote, most countries allow them to make their own decisions on divorce, many countries allow them to have the final say on abortion - there are still men, and purportedly moral women, who seek to decide whether an individual might be photographed without some of her clothes. Veena Malik is an adult. She can make her own decisions. She does not need to be treated like a child, as some of her co-religionists seem to think. Their morality is a personal one and should not be enforced against a woman who harms nobody by her actions.
I just hope western feminists are rallying to Veena's side and defending her right to do as she pleases in a male dominated society. Some hope.
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Glory Allelluia!
On 30th November Belgium set a limit on its European record of 'time taken to form a government'. Although there is no Prime Minister as of yet, the Belgians have finally agreed, by a 135 page document, to govern the country for another 2 and a half years.
The new record for non-formation of a government stands at 535 days!
BTW The new PM is likely to be Elio di Rupo, of the French speaking Socialist Party, only the second Francophone PM since 1974 and, another world record, the first openly gay male PM (Iceland's Johanna Sigurdardottir took the female lead in 2009).
Go Belgium!
....or as they say in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 'Belgium man, Belgium!'.
The new record for non-formation of a government stands at 535 days!
BTW The new PM is likely to be Elio di Rupo, of the French speaking Socialist Party, only the second Francophone PM since 1974 and, another world record, the first openly gay male PM (Iceland's Johanna Sigurdardottir took the female lead in 2009).
Go Belgium!
....or as they say in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 'Belgium man, Belgium!'.
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