Thursday, March 27, 2008

Beep Beep goes the BS meter - Angola landmine pageant edition

In an effort to restore the self-esteem and confidence of female land mine survivors, the country of Angola is hosting the "Miss Landmine Survivor" contest on April 2 in some luxury hotel.

I wonder if this is one of those pageants where everyone is a winner....what the hell is the criteria anyway? What do you win besides a sash and crown? Who judges this? What are the categories?

Pertinent questions for a stupid ass endeavor. How about you empower them with some jobs and homes and landmine free territory? That would be real special. Maybe empower them to speak up for themselves and advocate for their rights and safety. They can still wear the sash if it makes them feel pretty.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It’s a great initiative to show that most victims of landmines are innocent civilians… (90% of them)
In order to highlight the issue, DangerousGround, a British NGO, has made an impressive video clip that I've put on my blog. It’s a great video :)