Sisters are doin’ it for themselves
Monday, November 26th, 2007BBC: India’s ‘pink’ vigilante women
The several hundred vigilante women of India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Banda area proudly call themselves the “gulabi gang” (pink gang) striking fear in the hearts of wrongdoers and earning the grudging respect of officials.
The pink women of Banda shun political parties and NGOs because, in the words of their feisty leader, Sampat Pal Devi, “they are always looking for kickbacks when they offer to fund us”.
Two years after they gave themselves a name and an attire, the pink women have thrashed men who have abandoned or beaten their wives and unearthed corruption in the distribution of food grains for the poor.
They have also stormed a police station and thrashed a policeman after they took in an untouchable man and refused to register a case.
Aww HELL to the FUCK YEAH!! You know what these women need? They need some ass-kickin’ metal bracelets, because they are fuckin’ superheroes!
November 26th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Wow.
I know vigilantism (is this an actual word?) is generally a bad idea, violence is never the answer, blah blah blah… but I can’t help wishing them the best of luck in kicking serious ass.