Lost in Paradise (2011) (known as Rebellious Hot Boy and the Story of Cười, the Prostitute and the Duck domestically), Vietnam’s first film to feature love between gay men, is ‘helping to change attitudes in a country where homosexuality is often seen either as a disease or a source of ridicule.’
Supporters of a woman’s right to choose abortion stand in silent protest during a “No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act” hearing Tuesday. Photo: Getty
a little something on women's rights -- no matter where they are from, they deserve respect. »
This morning I was browsing Yahoo, and I found this article. I chose to post it because of our feminist and womanist and humanist audiences. A basic sum of the story is that tourist bribed some of the protected, native, tribal women to dance for them — some were even naked. This behavior from tourist is something that may not seem like a big deal, however, is it right to treat people as though they are a fascination or a tourist attraction? By naming this article The Human Zoo, we are given insight of the negative affects of this act. These women were bribed and exploited. No matter who they are, what tribe they come from, or what the circumstances are, no person should be treated as a tourist attraction, not even the Indian Andaman Islands.
Awesome read.
Cairo has one of the most effective recycling programs in the Middle East. But it’s borne on the backs of the city’s “garbage people,” Coptic Christians who harvest and sort 15,000 tons of waste every day. Their lives are documented in a new film Zabaleen…Cairo is nominally responsible for tending to waste. But corruption has resulted in an erosion of municipal services, and the Zabaleen take up the slack…
more, plus video, here.
(Source: thesmithian)
