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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Video - Sexually suggestive cheerleaders are a great way to protest Belarus hosting 2014 IIHF worlds

Video - Sexually suggestive cheerleaders are a great way to protest Belarus hosting 2014 IIHF worlds.(Yahoo).The 2012 IIHF world championship tournament is being hosted by Helsinki and Stockholm this month, and then in 2013. After that, it's scheduled for Minsk, Belarus — a decision that's thrust the IIHF into international controversy over the ongoing human rights violations by President Alexander Lukashenko's government. No To Minsk 2014 is an organization that demands the IIHF pull the 2014 tournament from Belarus, calling on NHL players and national team players from around the world to join the effort. This week, they released a protest video that may get their attention (some NSFW sexual imagery).
The "cheerleaders" in the video are actually popular Finnish actresses: Lotta Kaihua, Anna-Mari Karvonen, Krista Kosonen, Elena Leeve, Rakel Liekki, Anna Paavilainen, Sanna Stellan and Armi Toivanen. (Surely you remember Lotta Kaihua from 2005's "Beauty and the Bastard"? No?)
This is, of course, the second blending of sexuality and politics to draw attention to the Belarus issue. Please recall the topless street hockey played by Ukrainian feminist group named Femen in front of IIHF headquarters. We certainly do.Read and see the full story here: Yahoo.

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