India's Pink Vigilante Women


	India's Pink Vigilante Women

Sheroug

5-15-2008 6:00 AM

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Sheroug says:

These women are so freaking cool!

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5-15-2008 6:21 AM

ofcapri

Rock on women!

5-15-2008 6:45 AM

Brimstone

nice clip.
They should make a comic about these women.

5-15-2008 7:17 AM

righthand

Females together can change the world.

5-15-2008 1:40 PM

tanyamm

More women should band together like that.

5-15-2008 2:25 PM

carrerinyes

Love it!

5-15-2008 2:32 PM

aprendiz1

Ohhhhh mamma mía!

5-17-2008 2:38 AM

mcvtoo

This is exactly what we need in South Africa, we have enough corrupt and idiot politicians to export a few. I am also ashamed to have to admit that when it comes to violence to women and children, South African has a very bad record.

5-18-2008 6:34 AM

righthand

Mcvtoo, I'm listen on the radio to the story of Irish swallows flying 6,000 miles for 6 weeks to sunny South Africa for our winter. Fascinating. Greetings from Ireland.

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