Friday, December 14, 2007

Sign Of The Times: Sweden Castrates Army Symbol




Protests from female soldiers have led to the Swedish military removing the penis of a heraldic lion depicted on the Nordic Battlegroup's coat of arms. The armed forces agreed to emasculate the lion after a group of women from the rapid reaction force lodged a complaint to the European Court of Justice, […]. "We were given the task of making sure the willy disappeared," Christian Braunstein from the army's 'tradition commission' told Göteborgs-Posten.

5 comments:

Jason Pappas said...

They can't be serious?

Pastorius said...

As far as I can tell, this is a serious news story.

Always On Watch said...

Sheesh!

Now the lion isn't prepared ("paratus") to reproduce.

Pastorius said...

And, of course, that's a sign of the times too.

Jason Pappas said...

If they continue on this path that sword will be curved and there will be a crescent in the lion's right hand.