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Sun Dec 20
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Shaving one's head (dare I say, especially for women) is considered a very extreme thing to do. Our hair is one of our forms of self-expression, and many of us are attached to it. So this is a way for protesters to make it absolutely clear just how important the issue is to them. And it's a better one than violence, starvation or other forms of self-harm, wouldn't you agree?
And if you mean that women with nonconforming hairstyles can't be taken seriously I have another issue with your statement altogether.
12/18/09
a) this is called "snap judgement," and
b) leaders of the world don't care if some random protesters shave their heads.
12/18/09
a.) Snap judgments say a lot about the people who make them. And like all forms of communication they are open to interpretation and analysis.
b.) Leaders of the world do (should?) care about issues that people care enough about to do radical things. As we can tell by the wealth of photos from the same situation, these are not "some random protesters" but a large group of people doing various things to get governmental authorities to pay attention to them. Even something as ridiculous as a Tea Party rally has to be taken seriously as an indicator of the social climate. As elected officials the leaders of the world must be aware of that, and if we didn't protest or rally or do crazy things to show our passion how would they measure that climate?
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But we've diverted from my original point and you seem to feel as though I've attacked you, so I'll leave it be.
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I was in my flat, yet my eyes kept bugging me. That crap is strong!
I hope all the protesters are well, it seems the police are being a little bit too hard on them.
12/17/09
"protestors attempt to break through police lines outside the Bella Centre "
It's one thing, to have a large group and protest. Marching, chanting, whatever. Nothing wrong with that. But to try and break through police lines, means they started an action, and then they got a reaction.
If this was done with no provocation, then I'd have a huge problem with it.
But maybe someone can tell me more about how this has been going down so far?
And, could someone enlighten me, if they did break through...what were they going to do?
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That might just be me overthinking things, though.
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