The Globe and Mail described this photo as "Male and female riot police officers form a line to stop anti-ASEAN summit protesters marching in Cebu, Philippines". Okay, well first a shout out to the Philipines for taking equality seriously. To my knowledge I've never seen women featured prominently in a riot squad before, but come on, is this fair? I have no problem with women being there, but give the girls a fighting chance.
Look at the men, fully clothed, in pants. Having not been in a riot, I don't know, but I assume pants are very practical. If Svend Robinson hadn't been wearing pants during the Quebec City riots, lord knows what would have happened with those rubber bullets. Also, notice that the men have considerable protective gear on their legs, shin pads, etc. The women, a lovely blue skirt; unless it's made out of kevlar, this hardly seems fair.
And those shoes? Come on. I am normally not a fan of the sensible shoe, in fact I hold considerable respect for women in the NWT who wear killer heels, but these women are going in to break up a riot. If ever there was a time for sensible shoes, I believe this is it. The men are wearing combat boots for gods sake. I guess maybe this just proves that women are inherently tougher than men.
Photo credit: Eugene Hoshiko/AP.
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Women are definitely tougher than men. I suggest you spend a day with your top half squashed into an underwire bra and your bottom half squashed into a G-string.
Then painstakingly apply makeup with a 10-bristle brush. Blend, blend.
Then find a hairstyle that won't bother the people around you. Make sure your hair always looks exactly like this. If you miss a day, people will comment that you are clearly having a bad-hair day.
Spend lots of time figuring out what to wear. If your clothes are too tight, people will say you are a whore. If they are too loose, people will say you are fat. Worst of all, they might decide that you are a fat whore.
Then spend the day in shoes that keep your heels two or three inches higher than your toes.
Then watch while men take all of the promotions you've earned at work.
And don't even get me STARTED on childbirth.
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