Well, the ships are safe.
Prostitutes sew lips together in Bolivia protest - Yahoo! News
That is seriously gruesome. You are suffering very near the threat of death via poverty if you mutilate yourself for the right to let strangers fuck you in the ass for money.
That is so hard-core.
The photo attached to the article shows women with their faces covered in cloth. They look like Linus with a fuzzy cuddle blanket. I bet the women who sewed their lips together had a major "I could have had a V8" moment when they saw them. How do you call someone a pussy with your mouth sewed shut? Ah, there are plenty of good hand gestures.
I also wonder how the woman who spoke to the press for them lucked into that job. "Oh, you know, solidarity is good, but someone needs to negotiate and chant. Otherwise, I'd so be right there with you." Now, she the Lorax of the Hookers.
But they aren't called 'hookers' in Bolivia. Even though pimping is illegal, the ladies still managed to unionize well enough to stage a protest. The article refers to them as 'sex workers'. That sounds fit for a resume.
It's a funny twist of logic to protest the government's lack of concern for you by mutilating yourself and threatening to kill yourself. I thought that tactic was only used in codependent relationships.