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...  “The logo of Solidarity... is associated with rebellion, with the fight for rights, with the fight for dignity,” said Kubicki, who based his images on a 1989 poster used ahead of the first partly-free elections after decades of communist rule.

He has replaced the original’s silhouette of Gary Cooper from the 1952 film “High Noon” infront of the word Solidarity, with female heroines from movies such as “Alien”, “The Terminator” and “Kill Bill” standing in front of a Polish expression which means “Get the fuck out of here”, directed at the government.

The use of profanities on some banners during the protests has drawn criticism from some quarters. Kubicki said he wanted to show that women curse too.  ...

Polish artist recreates famous Solidarity poster for abortion rights protests | Reuters Read More »


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2020-10-30 · 312 views
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wildegay

OH MY GOD PREACH IT 🍿 👀💅

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 ladyaviendha

Ummm… I’m pretty sure this is romantic. If he was following her around or doing this in front of her door it’s creepy, but a guy doing something that hurts literally no one to try to romance a woman is not a creep. You are just hyper sensitive.

 halfhardtorock

??? Men literally do these things publicly to make women feel pressured to respond the way they want.

You know what is actually romantic?? Respecting boundaries and choices.

If he fucking HAD to do some stunt, he could of at least kept it between him and her, not turned it into a public spectacle so she would be forced to respond or be labeled a cold bitch for holding her ground.

 phantom-solitaire

4 months they were together. Read More »

2020-10-28 · 2592 views · 3 reposts
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Qatar expresses 'regret' after women from 10 flights taken for medical examinations at Doha airport | World news | The Guardian

The government of Qatar has said it “regrets any distress or infringement on the personal freedom of any traveller” caused by a decision to conduct intimate medical examinations of women transiting through Doha international airport, in what it said was an “urgently-decided search” to find the mother of an abandoned baby.

On Wednesday morning the Australian government confirmed that 18 women on a flight from Doha to Sydney were subjected to the compulsory medical examination, including 13 Australian citizens. Passengers from 10 flights leaving Doha on the evening of 2 October were affected.  ...

2020-10-28 · 1401 views
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China's goths protest after woman told to remove 'distressing' make-up on subway | World news | The Guardian

Weibo users post selfies of themselves in full make-up after woman stopped by security from boarding a train 

Hannah Ellis-Petersen
Tue 19 Mar 2019 02.10 EDT 

China’s goth community have united in an online protest after a woman was ordered to remove her dramatic make-up before being allowed on the subway to avoid “distressing” her fellow passengers.

In a post on Chinese social media site Weibo, the woman, who remains unnamed, recounted how subway security in the southern city of Guangzhou had stopped her from travelling because of her heavy eye make-up and dark lipstick.

Writing on Weibo, the woman recounted how “a female security guard called her manager, and said that my make-up was ‘problematic and really horrible’” before telling her to remove it if she wanted to get on the subway. Read More »

2020-10-26 · 922 views
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