Protest Babes ArchivesTurkish Protest Babes Defend SecularismFiled under: Protest BabesThere is something we the women can't stand the most: religious fundamentalism, which denies our individual liberty. There is, in my opinion, a religion that oppresses the women more than all the others in the recent history: Islam. And its political wing, Islamism, is a totalitarian ideology that makes of oppression of the woman its raison d'etre. That is why, the protest babes are always on the side of secularism, compared to the old, black-dressed Islamist women. Turkey also has its protest babes, and they are there to defend secularism against the Islamist threat.
Belarusian Protest Babes Remember ChernobylFiled under: Belarus ~ Europe ~ Protest BabesEvery year, the Belarusian opposition holds a demonstration to commemorate the world's worst nuclear disaster, which to this day still affects their country. You will want to check out Charter 97 for all the details, including more picture and briefings on police beatings. However, I know what you're all actually interested in is the protest babes... so click "read more". Whither The Protest Babes?Filed under: Europe ~ Protest Babes ~ Ukraine
Supporters of the pro-Russian government coalition protest on Independence square in Kiev. Ukraine's pro-Western president Viktor Yushchenko held crisis talks Tuesday with his prime minister, as a deepening power struggle between the two rivals brought thousands onto the streets in protest.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky) Normally this isn't a problem, but Yahoo! News doesn't have a single picture of a protest babe on either side. Neither Yanukovich nor Yushchenko have babe backing, and Tymoshenko doesn't have the protest appeal like she used to. That must mean that, indeed, Ukraine is in a true crisis. |
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