Women Send Panties to Myanmar in Protest
 

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BANGKOK, Thailand —

Women in several countries have begun sending their panties to Myanmar embassies in a culturally insulting gesture of protest against the recent brutal crackdown there, a campaign supporter said Friday.

"It's an extremely strong message in Burmese and in all Southeast Asian culture," said Liz Hilton, who supports an activist group that launched the "Panties for Peace" drive earlier this week.

The group, Lanna Action for Burma, says the country's superstitious generals, especially junta leader Gen. Than Shwe, also believe that contact with women's underwear saps them of power.

To widespread international condemnation, the military in Myanmar, also known as Burma, crushed mass anti-regime demonstrations recently and continues to hunt down and imprison those who took part.

Hilton said women in Thailand, Australia, Singapore, England and other European countries have started sending or delivering their underwear to Myanmar missions following informal coordination among activist organizations and individuals.

"You can post, deliver or fling your panties at the closest Burmese Embassy any day from today. Send early, send often!" the Lanna Action for Burma Web site urges.

"So far we have had no response from Burmese officials," Hilton said.

PF was seen purchasing a one way ticket to Myanmar. Now I get it ;)

This is actually something I feel hugely strongly about (why, when the genuinely oppressed people of Burma were asking for Western intervention, did the Allied forces decide to overthrow the leader of Iraq instead, where no such pleas were being made by the Iraqi people? Maybe because there's no oil in Burma?)

I have a LOT of panties that don't fit me anymore....I think I've found a good use for them now.


*goes off to find the address of the Burmese embassy in London*

Burmese Embassy
6969 Silky Ln.
Cleveland, Ohio
USA

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Nice try, PF.

Nice try indeed.


Everyone knows it's in Connecticut. :p