bill cobbett wrote:A friend has posted this interpretation of the alternative oath that caused so much upset in the "trnc" supposed "parliament" and the reaction to it there...
"For international friends: Today, the first feminist MP of northern Cyprus, Dogus Derya, decided to eschew the traditional oath in the parliament for an alternative written by herself, calling the original text patriarchal and masculine. While her speech got censored by many TV stations, various MP's also walked out in protest, yet messages of widespread support went viral on Facebook and Twitter. Here is the full text of Derya's speech:
“I swear on my dignity as a human being, to work to protect every individual living in the country of Cyprus from discrimination based on language, religion, race, birth place, class, age, physical ability, gender or sexual orientation; to make a concentrated effort to create a just and equal environment in which labor is not exploited, to strive to replace the culture of conflict and violence with values of peace and reconciliation, to remain committed to democracy, principles of social law state, and fundamental human rights and freedoms, and to never give up on the dream of establishing a federal Cyprus.”
...like i said, sexy.
