A Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women

[fictional]

Best name for a group ever? Or best, best name for a group ever?

A Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women is planning a protest against some wingnut right wing group which has been assaulting young women for going to pubs, and is planning on using V-day as an excuse to attack some more in their attempt to compensate for their small dicks effort to be the morals police.

Man, V-day so not my thing, but these ladies seem pretty awesome:

It does not matter that many of us have not thought about Valentine’s Day since we were 13. If ever. This year, let us send the Sri Ram Sena some love. Let us send them some PINK CHADDIS*. Look in your closet or buy them cheap. Dirt-cheap. Make sure they are PINK. Send them off to the Sena.

[...]

What happens after Valentine’s Day?

After Valentine’s Day we should get some of our elected leaders to agree that beating up women is ummm… AGAINST INDIAN CULTURE.

I feel proud!

*chaddis: colloquialism for underwear.

Comments

[troygirl68.livejournal.com]

This day is becoming bizarre. I was just on Facebook having a discussion about porn, so when this dropped in my mailbox I was expecting something lighter. Chaddis! My family call them Jungees and I don't know if that's Indian or Burmese! And I am struggling with coherency. And spelling.

So, there is never ever an excuse for oppression, whether V-day is crap or not. Clearly it's being used as an excuse. Sad and ridiculous.

And I know there is a huge disparity in all things in India, particularly when you look at education and socio-economic status and how that translates into equality, politics etc. You don't need me to tell you this is a country where there are people who still believe in various forms of witchcraft. And where widows kill themselves and their daughters because they don't have the means for a dowry. So, maybe this is not surprising, but nonetheless outrageous. (There was a panties for peace thing going on in Burma). I'm not sure how much good it will do, but if it lends moral support to my fellow woman that's enough for me (I joined the Facebook thing immediately).

Such a shame that a few stupid men should see this as a threat. India has such a rich and beautiful cultural history when it comes to love and sex.

[sykii.livejournal.com]

Awesome!
We should go loosely and forwardly to a pub some time soon. In solidarity, such as.

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

I am not Indian, Hindu, or a woman, but I suddenly have the urge to send a pair of pink boxer briefs in solidarity...

[psykaos42.livejournal.com]

I like the name they've adopted for their group. Especially because I haven't heard the words 'loose' and 'forward' applied to women who went to bars since I was a young girl living in a very small midwestern town.

I'd wear pink underwear in solidarity, but alas, all my stuff is either black or white.