Beauty Contestants Protest Violence Against Women by Reciting Murder Stats, not Bust Size.

[L. Coyote]

Viva Peru!

Peru: Beauty Pageant Contestants Protest Violence Against Women by Reciting Murder Statistics Instead of Bust Sizes
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/11/1/headlines/peru_beauty_pageant_contestants_protest_violence_against_women_by_reciting_murder_statistics_instead_of_bust_sizes

In Peru, women competing in the Miss Peru beauty pageant protested violence against women by refusing to disclose their waist, hip and breast measurements, and instead presented statistics on the murder, rape and harassment of women.

Karen Cueto: “My name is Karen Cueto, and I represent Lima. And my figures are: 82 femicides and 156 attempted femicides so far this year.”

Samantha Batallanos: “My name is Samantha Batallanos. I represent Lima. And my figures are: A girl dies every 10 minutes as a result of sexual exploitation.”

Juana Acevedo: “My name is Juana Acevedo. And my figures are: More than 70 percent of women in our country are victims of street harassment.”

Kelin Rivera: “My name is Kelin Rivera, and I represent Arequipa. My measurements are: 6,573 cases of violence against women have been registered in my region.”

[PatrickforO]

1. GOOD FOR THEM!

That is an excellent act of protest.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. That's Surprising!

In a good way, of course. Apparently, they're all paying attention.

[geardaddy]

3. K & R

Excellent!

[handmade34]

4. how about not

having a contest with women in bikinis... lets end the objectification

I find this a study in irony

[Mosby]

6. not to mention that they have to provide measurements

WTH?

[treestar]

7. true, but still

it is a good thing they did.

[volstork]

5. Brilliant!

Kudos to these smart and powerful women!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

8. 👍🏾👏🏾👍🏾👏🏾👍🏾👏🏾💖

Yaaaassssss!!!

[maveric]

9. WOW!

That is powerful.

[GeoWilliam750]

10. What truly beautiful people

And I have not even see them.