France's bearded feminists 'praise' powerful men

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Is it time to don beards here too in the US, mes seours?

A group of French feminists are working to satirize sexism one fake beard at a time.

The women of La Barbe wear beards as a decidedly tacky political prop, according to an in-depth BBC report on the group. With whiskers and wit, they strive to poke fun at patriarchy and sexist attitudes.

Their modus operandi is simple: they sneak into high-level, male-dominated meetings - like the shareholder meetings of major corporations - then slip on their beards and start reading ironic statements congratulating the men on how effectively they wield power and exclude women.

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On a recent outing, the group held up congratulatory signs at the Cannes Film Festival. None of the 22 films selected for the official competition were directed by women.

Obamanut's post about Chris Christie's town halls reminded me I saw this story yesterday and forgot to post it.

[libodem]

1. Thank you for posting

And bringing us interesting articles. Someday l hope to become more proficient and bring something to the table.

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2. It's fun to share them!

I'm glad you enjoy them libodem. I think everyone here likes finding interesting content to post. I pull a lot of things off my news readers and feeds like Twitter and Tumblr. They don't drift past so quickly here so more folks get to see them.

[yardwork]

3. I love the blue bars censoring the men's faces. Hilarious.

[Gormy Cuss]

4. That's funny and subversive.

I like it.

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5. It reminded me of the Gorilla Girls from the art world.

But this is even funnier, since they go in and pretend to be men. I would have loved to have seen something like this during the hearing where Sandra Fluke wasn't allowed to testify.

[maddezmom]

6. we need a group like this here

And I know the perfect venue.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11397388

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8. Yes!

God that would be fun!

[maddezmom]

9. if I do it, I want one of those ZZ Top kind of beards

which probably isn't so PC but I love their beards as they remind me of muppets.

[Aerows]

10. I wish I lived close enough to NY to participate

That's the PERFECT venue.

[Whisp]

7. ha! This is great.

Thanks for posting.