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Meet the Brave Women Behind China's Very First Modern Feminist Movement
http://mic.com/articles/114760/these-5-detained-chinese-women-are-the-next-pussy-riotThese are the five Chinese women, ages 25 to 33, whom the Chinese government have detained on charges of "picking quarrels and provoking troubles," the New York Times reports.
That's shorthand for being feminist activists and shaking up the status quo. One of their best-known actions includes taking to the streets in blood-splattered wedding gowns to protest sexual violence against women.
"They have been very successful in using performance to provoke social dialogue on gender issues," Zeng Jinyan, a blogger who studies Chinese feminist activism, told the New York Times. "I think we can call them the first modern, independent, feminist, grassroots actors in Chinese history."
These women, fighting gender injustice and known for guerrilla theatrical demonstrations, remind the world of Pussy Riot, the band and social justice group that was detained by the Russian government for disseminating propaganda. The question is, will the world protest their detainment and advocate for their release, like they did with the three women of Pussy Riot?
That's shorthand for being feminist activists and shaking up the status quo. One of their best-known actions includes taking to the streets in blood-splattered wedding gowns to protest sexual violence against women.
"They have been very successful in using performance to provoke social dialogue on gender issues," Zeng Jinyan, a blogger who studies Chinese feminist activism, told the New York Times. "I think we can call them the first modern, independent, feminist, grassroots actors in Chinese history."
These women, fighting gender injustice and known for guerrilla theatrical demonstrations, remind the world of Pussy Riot, the band and social justice group that was detained by the Russian government for disseminating propaganda. The question is, will the world protest their detainment and advocate for their release, like they did with the three women of Pussy Riot?
