Putin Panties: Russia Bans Importation and Sale Of Lacy Lingerie
jonathanturley
Russia appears to be looking at a new cause for protesters who are seething with anger. No, it is not over Putin’s rollback on free speech or the criminalization of open displays of homosexuality. Women in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are rising in anger over a trade ban on lacy lingerie. The ban prevents the importation, manufacture, or sale of any underwear containing less than 6 percent cotton. It is not clear if Putin’s infamous police units will begin panty raids in addition to their press raids, but the law has many knickers in a knot.
One of the more interesting protests was seen in Kazakhstan where 30 women were arrested wearing lace underwear on their heads and shouting “Freedom to panties!”
There is an estimate $4 billion of underwear sold in Russia annually and 80 percent of the goods sold are foreign made. They will no doubt be replaced by “Putin Panties” which has all of the appearance of risqué fun as their namesake.
Since Russia appears intent with Putin to slip back into old Soviet ways, I thought I would send my favorite Wendy’s commercial from the 1980s:
