Hell O'Kitty - Speaking of things that make me happy

Speaking of things that make me happy

Nov. 27th, 2007 at 10:41 PM

I found the best news story ever on feministing & the BBC

They wear pink saris and go after corrupt officials and boorish men with sticks and axes. The several hundred vigilante women of India's northern Uttar Pradesh state's Banda area proudly call themselves the "gulabi gang" (pink gang), striking fear in the hearts of wrongdoers andearning the grudging respect of officials.

They dress up & fight crime! They're like superheroes!

Music:Kate Nash - Foundations
Mood: bouncy

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buzzylittleb.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 27th, 2007 10:48 pm (UTC)

That is a hundred shades of awesome. It almost makes up for the universal pink junk marketing (and honestly, is it me or are toys getting more sexist?)

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shadowkitty.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 27th, 2007 10:57 pm (UTC)

Oh, I hate that. Not everything has to be pink! Really, there's very little that has to be pink.

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buzzylittleb.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 28th, 2007 05:51 pm (UTC)

Not even dildos need to be pink.

And I really hate Bratz dolls. At least Barbie had a career (vet, astronaut, dressage rider, teacher...). What do Bratz do? They buy clothes and still manage to look really cheap. The word I was thinking of wasn't really "cheap" btw. It's like they want to be footballer's wives when they grow up. *ugh*

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rosehiptea.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 27th, 2007 11:58 pm (UTC)

Two years after they gave themselves a name and an attire, the pink women have thrashed men who have abandoned or beaten their wives and unearthed corruption in the distribution of food grains for the poor.

Wow. That makes my day.

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shadowkitty.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 28th, 2007 12:08 am (UTC)

It's so cool.

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plazmah.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 28th, 2007 12:12 am (UTC)

I'm so proud of the Motherland right now. Makes up a little for the sad stories I hear about men dousing their daughter-in-laws with acid because the dowry wasn't big enough...

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shadowkitty.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 28th, 2007 01:11 am (UTC)

It makes me very happy!

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twentyfivepast.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 28th, 2007 12:13 am (UTC)

How awesome is that? That is so awesome I don't even know what to do. :D

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shadowkitty.livejournal.com wrote:

Nov. 28th, 2007 01:09 am (UTC)

Inorite? I was just sat there staring at it for a minute, then literally went :D