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Their signs say it all: Myanmar’s ruling junta is worse than an ex-boyfriend, fouler than fish curry, rejected by millions and more painful than a period.
As they flood streets across the country in opposition to last week’s military coup, a younger generation of Burmese protesters are cracking jokes at the military’s expense, and winning fans on social media with their colorful, witty and often explicit signage.
The situation is so bad, as one demonstrator’s poster read: “Even the introverts are here.”
“My ex is bad, but the Burmese military is worse,” another said.
Scorn has particularly been heaped on Burmese Army Senior General
The Straits Times Messing with the wrong generation : Myanmar s youth take on junta online
The daily protests in Myanmar that have paralysed many government offices show no sign of easing despite appeals by the junta for civil servants to return to work and threats of action if they do not.
PublishedFeb 17, 2021, 1:41 pm SGT
https://str.sg/JHMb
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A group of women paraded around in taffeta and lace wedding gowns to join the demonstration with a placard saying: "I don't want a dictatorship, I just want a boyfriend.”