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Celebrities back tampon rebels of Zimbabwe
The Sunday Times ^
| May 7, 2006
| Christina Lamb
Posted on 05/06/2006 10:28:51 PM PDT by MadIvan
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Zimbabwe, where cruelty and absurdity go hand in hand.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:28:54 PM PDT
by
MadIvan
To: Clive; Deetes; Barset; fanfan; LadyofShalott; Tolik; mtngrl@vrwc; pax_et_bonum; Alkhin; agrace; ...
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:29:28 PM PDT
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
god thats terrible
to tell you the truth i woulda just shut up about the tampons rather than get tortured about it. less painful bleeding
To: MadIvan
Ah, another "benefit" of driving out the evil Europeans. The joy-joy times in Zimbabwe just keep on rollin' ever since the bad ol' white man was driven out.
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:33:44 PM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(A living insult to Islam since 1959.)
To: MadIvan
with all due respect, what did women in the 3rd world do before Johnson & Johnson invented the "tampon"?
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:39:01 PM PDT
by
Minutemen
("It's a Religion of Peace")
To: MadIvan
I am one who enjoys light hearted just, but this image is callous, considering the suffering and humiliation involved.
One thing is not clear to me regarding the article, which fails to explain exactly why Thabitha Khumalo has been treated in such an inhuman way other than the fact that she is speaking publicly about their crisis.
Does this expose government corruption? Is it against their country's law or traditions for a female to speak of such things publicly?
My prayers to those individuals.
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:41:49 PM PDT
by
This Just In
("Those are my principles, if you don't like them, I've got others" - Groucho Marx)
To: Minutemen
I asked that same question.
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:43:40 PM PDT
by
This Just In
("Those are my principles, if you don't like them, I've got others" - Groucho Marx)
To: This Just In
its amazing the things we can do so easily in america that people in other countries cannot.
makes my skin crawl to think about being completely controlled by idiots in power
To: MadIvan
at what point is that ape Mugabe going to dragged out into the streets and strung up from meat hooks like Mussolini ?
Actually better than he deserves.
To: MadIvan
The only thing that will cure Zimbabwe's problems is military intervention and a new goverment. Zimbabwe has no oil. It won't happen.
To: MadIvan
This is what happens when the eeevil pharmaceutical companies are forced to pull out.
To: modest proposal
Yes on your first point.
makes my skin crawl to think about being completely controlled by idiots in power
That's why in the end we vote against Democrats.
To: MadIvan
Poor, poor woman. Poor, poor women. What a horrible hideous country. One of, unfortunately, too many.
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:55:30 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(Victory at all costs-in spite of all terror-however long and hard the road may be-for survival)
To: winner3000
yes the evil western world; manufacturers of absorbent hygenic products
To: Minutemen; This Just In
She told me she was going home from work because she had her period and could no longer afford sanitary protection or cotton wool.
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:58:05 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(Victory at all costs-in spite of all terror-however long and hard the road may be-for survival)
To: Minutemen
what did women in the 3rd world do before Johnson & Johnson invented the "tampon"?I don't know what they did in Africa, but in this country they used old rags torn up and wrapped up in a piece of cotton cloth. This construction was then pinned inside their drawers, and washed when it was saturated. Not very pleasant, comfortable, fragrant, or hygienic.
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posted on
05/06/2006 10:58:18 PM PDT
by
Fairview
To: modest proposal
If that makes your skin crawl, as it should, I would suggest that we, as a country, could very easily travel down that road if we're apathetic and complacent in our view of government, policies, and powerful political leaders and what they stand for.
Cuba's a good example. What had been a thriving country is now an island where the average citizen lives in poverty.
I thank God for America, and so do the Cubans that are fortunate enough to escape and live here.
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posted on
05/06/2006 11:01:07 PM PDT
by
This Just In
("Those are my principles, if you don't like them, I've got others" - Groucho Marx)
To: MadIvan
When I was on active duty and we visited foreign ports, one of the most popular items that the chaplain and volunteers took to schools and orphanages were tampons, pads, etc. Never really understood why, but I guess this story helps explain it.
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posted on
05/06/2006 11:01:18 PM PDT
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: Fairview
I guess you do what you do to get by.
The american indians had huts the women went into and stayed while they had their period.
personally I don't use tampons anyway...well very rarely. So I am sitting here wondering why women would roll up newspapers rather than just line their britches with newspapers.
the former sounds awful
To: This Just In
I am one who enjoys light hearted just, but this image is callous, considering the suffering and humiliation involved.
If you are referring to the image from Dune above Ivan's name, I assure you he is not posting it as some form of comical commentary. It appears above his name in every thread he posts, sort of like a signature or a tagline.
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posted on
05/06/2006 11:02:19 PM PDT
by
Rastus
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