FEMEN’s Very Porny Anti-Soccer Mascots

FEMEN’s Very Porny Anti-Soccer Mascots

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After yesterday’s devastating troll-attack by some becocked hater, FEMEN’s LiveJournal blog/internet HQ has been suspended (for now?). Just before, FEMEN protested UEFA’s 2010 soccer match for their part in sexual tourism of Ukraine and Poland by posing all porn-like and faux-dicking each other with beer bottles. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a feminist conundrum on our hands (and knees.) Photos NSFW.

See, Ukraine (UPDATE: Warner Brothers) has just chosen the mascot names for its soccer games (UPDATE: Euro-2012 soccer games) — “Slaveka and Slavka.” So, FEMEN created their own — “Blyadko and Blyadek.” Roughly, they translate to “Slutinka and Slutka.” These Ukranian and Polish flag-color-garlanded alter-egos “love sex, soccer and beer” and, in all their furious lipstick lesbianism, somehow represent the harrowing exploitation of young women in these countries by the relentless sex-tourism mafia. See them bring attention to the issue by taking a stand for their particular position — against prostitution, for criminalizing international Johns and bent over backwards with legs outstretched for justice.

Yes, it’s a lot to take in. Keep in mind, not all feminists share their position on sex-workers and porn-actresses being helpless victims — or, conversely, FEMEN’s seemingly-hypocritical attention-seeking antics being feminist — but, when it comes down to the specific, sobering circumstances of the industry in these Slavic countries, it’s something we all need to be paying attention to.

See all the photos here. (Update: Better quality here).