Friday, May 1, 2009

"We 'Bout to Get All Lysistrata Up In Here...!"

Here's an odd story. Women in Kenya have decided to launch a protest against the divisiveness of the coalition government. The form of said protest? A sex strike.

I find this intriguing for two reasons. First, the activist groups are so dedicated to this "shutdown" that they're even considering paying sex workers to steer clear of men. Secondly, it actually made me recall Lysistrata, which I hadn't thought of in years. Junior year Drama class may well end up being more beneficial to my world view than History ever will be.

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