Warning: political vignette

You have been warned : this may be a vignette but it's not a joke.

 

My minifigures and I are joining the tens of thousands of women protesting in Italy against the way our conditions has degraded in the last twenty years or so.

 

For example, about one in two women is unemployed or not even looking for a job. Why ? Because, even if you are lucky enough to get a job you will be treated as a second class employee despite the legislation guaranteeing male-female equality.

 

For example, the television is constantly bombarding the audience with degrading and titillating images of scantly clad young girsl. You guys may think this is heaven. I don't.

 

For example, the media are actively promoting the image of a woman achieving success only for her looks and her being submissive to men. Again, this may be fun for you guys, but would you want your daughter to grow up having as main aspiration to appear half naked on the television ?

 

For example, now the path to a political career is not through competence but by being pretty enough to have caught the attention of the Party Leader.

 

We are saying "enough is enough!" to the the people elected to our Governement, and especially to our Prime Minister.

 

end of the rant.

( normal vignette service will resume at the weekend )

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