Nov 182007
A Norwegian artist has founded a beauty contest for women who have lost limbs to landmines. The contest, known as Miss Landmine Angola 2008, champions itself as a vehicle for “female” and “disabled” pride and empowerment. The concept strikes me as gimmicky and vaguely exploitative, but that could just be me. There must be ways to bring the consequences of landmine deployment to the public’s attention that aren’t quite so cheesy.
Thanks to BoingBoing for the tip.
