Women Vow to Not Have Sex Till Colombian Road is Fixed
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But when the women of Barbacoas, Colombia, wanted to have better living conditions, they decided to take away the one thing many men would hate to do without: sex.
Known as the "strike of crossed legs," 300 Colombian women have decided not to have sex with their husbands until the men pressure local authorities to repair and maintain the road that connects Barbacoas to the next town, which is about 35 miles away.
"These women, and all of the rest of us in this town, are fed up with the empty promises from the central government," Lucelly Del Carmen Viveros, the human rights coordinator in the town, told the Wall Street Journal. "This is the only road connecting Barbacoas to the rest of the state and the country, and it's in despicable condition."
The dirt road has been prone to mudslides that have taken many lives, including a significant number of patients who were on their way to the hospital.
The protest, which started on June 23, is the latest of several sex strikes in Colombia. A group of wives and girlfriends from a local gang in central Colombia withheld sex from their gangster partners who didn't turn in their weapons after the city went through a violent period that killed 480 people. After 10 days, the men conceded.
While the current group of women are still withholding sex, the men in town have yet to comply with their request to get the local road fixed. The husbands did admit that they wished their wives would go on a hunger strike instead.
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December 06 2011 at 12:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThanks for bringing this story to my attention, Emily. :) This is really funny (and sadly effective).
July 13 2011 at 3:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFunny how all things go full circle...... women have been withholding sex for selfish reasons since the
dawn of time, or to use it as a weapon, but low and behold, internet porn and jacking off has taken care of
all of that. And listen to the women HOWL about THAT! No wonder that porn is the sector of the internet that
almost fully finances the internets operation
Crazy! So embarrassing that all women have to do is close their legs to get something outta men. Damn..whipped! :D
July 07 2011 at 11:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMen should
A. Be celibate.
B: Be gay.
C. Use their hand.
D: Refuse to touch or talk to their wives when their needs aren't met.
E: No sex = No financial support beyond rice and a roof.
F: Leave them.
G: Commit suicide in front of their wives, so she can reach orgasm.
Oh wait, all of those are bad/immoral/illegal. It's neglecting her needs. Totally forgot it's ok for men to not have their needs met.
IF these men give in, they are pathetic and someone should fly down there and wipe them out in their sleep.
I wonder if this strategy could work here, Congressmen, no sex until you balance the budget, bring home our children from foreign wars etc? LOL
July 04 2011 at 2:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyQ. How fast will they fix that road?
A. One mile per muffin!
LOL
Muffin.....haven't heard that one for awhile.....thanx for going old school.
July 01 2011 at 12:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGeez.....I never lived in Columbia, but my ex was on a sex strike......
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