內褲換和平 Panties for Peace

中國時報 2007.11.03　
內褲換和平網路遊戲 挖苦緬甸軍政府
中央社
　由泰國的緬甸民主團體發起的「內褲換和平」活動，不僅實際呼籲民眾寄女用內褲給緬甸軍政府高層，同時目前也架設了遊戲網站，提供全球各地的民眾參與，以表達對緬甸軍政府專制獨裁的不滿。
　緬甸軍政府有一種迷信，認為碰到女用內褲就會倒楣，因此在緬甸軍政府上個月以武力鎮壓僧侶的示威之後，泰國的民權團體就發起了「內褲換和平」活動，呼籲民眾將女用內褲寄給軍政府高層官員，觸這些官員的霉頭。
　不過隨著網路世界的發達，「內褲換和平」活動也成為網路遊戲，在舊金山的摩七媒體（Mochit Media）將「內褲換和平」活動改為網路遊戲，參加的民眾只要一按開始鍵，就可以使用女用內褲造型的炸彈，不斷轟炸遊戲中的大魔王緬甸軍頭丹瑞。
　在網站上，製作的摩七媒體公司指出，為了表達對於近來民權組織發起的「內褲換和平」活動的支持，才製造了這個遊戲，讓網路上的民眾也可以踴躍參加。
　發起「內褲換和平」活動的「為緬甸行動」一名成員就表示，有了這個網路遊戲，讓大家都能透過網路參與，實在很了不起。
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Activists send female underwear to Burmese embassies


Martin Hodgson
Friday October 19, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Activists exasperated at the failure of diplomacy to apply pressure on Burma's military regime are resorting to a new means of protest against the regime's recent crackdown: sending female underwear to Burmese embassies.
Embassies in the UK, Thailand, Australia and Singapore have all been targeted by the "Panties for Peace" campaign, co-ordinated by an activist group based in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The manoeuvre is a calculated insult to the junta and its leader, General Than Shwe. Superstitious junta members believe that any contact with female undergarments - clean or dirty - will sap them of their power, said Jackie Pollack, a member of the Lanna Action for Burma Committee.
"Not only are they brutal, but they are also very superstitious. They believe that touching a woman's pants or sarong will make them lose their strength," Ms Pollack told Guardian Unlimited.
So far, hundreds of pairs of pants have been posted, according to another campaigner, Liz Hilton. "One group sent 140 pairs to the Burmese embassy in Geneva," she said.
The campaign was a serious attempt to allow ordinary women to express their outrage at the regime's response to democracy demonstrations led by Buddhist monks, Ms Pollack said.
"Condemnation by the United Nations and governments around the world have had no impact on the Burmese regime. This is a way of trying to reach them where they will feel it," she said.
"The junta is famous for its abuse of women: it is well documented that they use rape as a weapon of war against ethnic minorities. This is a way for women around the world to express their outrage."
The Burmese government has claimed that 10 people were killed and nearly 2,100 arrested, but dissident groups estimate that dozens or even hundreds died during the recent crackdown and its aftermath.
A message on the activists' website reads: "This is your chance to use your Panty Power to take away the power from the SPDC. You can post, deliver or fling your panties at the closest Burmese Embassy any day from today. Send early, send often."
An official at the Burmese Embassy in London was unable to confirm if any garments had yet been delivered.