Turkish Men pose in mini-skirts to protest sexual violence against women

[Liberal_in_LA]

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Growing numbers of men in Azerbaijan have been posting Twitter selfies while wearing mini-skirts to show their support for a woman murdered after she resisted rape.
Ozgecan Aslan, a 20-year-old Turkish student, was killed after reportedly resisting being raped while on a minibus in Mersin, in southern Turkey.
She is believed to have tried to defend herself with pepper spray before being stabbed and then beaten with an iron bar.
Her body was found two days later in a creek.
The murder has prompted outrage and protests across Turkey and in neighbouring countries, with calls for more to be done to protect women against violence.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11427072/Men-pose-in-mini-skirts-to-show-support-for-murdered-Turkish-woman.html

Men pose in mini-skirts to support social media campaign in wake of rape and murder of Turkish student, 20
Ozgecan Aslan, 20, was found burned in woodland near Tarsus in Turkey
Student allegedly resisted a sexual assault by a bus driver and was killed
Her death has outraged people in Turkey over the unequal status of women
Thousands have staged days of protests following Miss Aslan's murder
Men from Azerbaijan have now joined the campaign, posing in miniskirts
They have posted pictures on Twitter calling for other people to do same
Campaign calls for equality in Turkey where women have a low status


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2963869/Men-pose-mini-skirts-support-social-media-campaign-wake-rape-murder-student-20.html#ixzz3SVd8LDHL

[Initech]

1. Solidarity. I like it!

[AtomicKitten]

2. It's a start.

Bravo men!

[BlueJazz]

3. Damn. I just got through reading the article on abortions (or lack thereof) in Brazil...

...because of asshole Men.
Why am I so outraged?...Shit..I've known this wide-world crap for years. I try to not dwell on it constantly.

Woman ought to get together, pool all their scientists and come up with a liquid solution that, when sprayed on males, turns them into
Frogs.
Then threaten their asses on a daily basis...

[MADem]

5. There's not a lot of "choice" in much of South America.

There's also a cultural bias against the LGBT community. It's not all people power/solidarity down that way.

[freshwest]

4. Heartening.

[Overseas]

6. K&R.

[demigoddess]

7. K&R

pictures of real men

[DinahMoeHum]

8. Gotta love their sense of humor.

The same kind of humor displayed by women after the deputy PM of Turkey commented that their women should not laugh in public:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/turkish-politician-women-not-laugh-public-article-1.1885506

and

the aftermath of a snarky remark by their PM Erdogan about their protesting development at Gezi Park by banging pots and pans: