Thet Thet Wai
| Thet Thet Wai | |
|---|---|
| Bodybuilder | |
| Personal info | |
| Born | 16 February 1996 Myanmar |
| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
Thet Thet Wai (Burmese: သက်သက်ဝေ; born 16 February 1996) also known as Bora, is a Burmese bodybuilder[1][2] and an activist for harsher penalties for rape.[3]
Competitive placings[edit]
- VX Bikini Model 2017 - Third Prize (Open Category)
- Bodybuilding and Physique Competition on Olympic Day 2018 - Second Prize (Under 5’ 3’’ Model Physique Category)
- Yangon Region Women's Athletic Physique Competition 2018 - First Prize (Under 5’ 3’’ Model Physique Category)[4]
Activism[edit]
Thet Thet Wai has been active in campaigning justice for a young girl who was raped and murdered in Madaya in February 2018. This case became part of a national conversation about harsher punishments for rapists. She signed a petition circulating on Facebook calling on parliament to issue the death sentence for rapists.[5][6]
After she signed the petition, the Women's Protection Organization approached Thet Thet Wai for a statement of support, and she became one of many internet celebrities — including models and singers — leading the campaign to advocate for the death sentence for rapists. That campaign is called "Death to Rapists".[5][3][7]
In June, a motion on the death penalty for child rapists was brought to Myanmar's House of Representatives. It was a close call — over a third voted in favor of the motion, which will be kept on record as parliament draws up a separate bill to address violence against women and children.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Thet Thet Wai was born on 16 February 1996 in Myanmar. She graduated with a degree in business management in 2016.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "ရုပ်သံမှတ်တမ်းအစီအစဉ် "ကာယအမျိုးသမီး စံပြတစ်ဦးဖြစ်ရန် ကြိုးစားနေသည့် ကာယအလှမယ် သက်သက်ဝေ၏အကြောင်း"". Myanmar Radio and Television (in Burmese). March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Myanmar's iron ladies". Frontier Myanmar. January 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Meet the women behind Myanmar's 'death to rapists' campaign". Coconuts. March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းအတွက် တိုင်းနဲ့ ပြည်နယ် ပထမဆု ယူပေးချင်တယ်". The Myanmar Times (in Burmese). September 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Shealy, Shaina (August 13, 2018). "This woman bodybuilder in Myanmar is using Facebook to advocate for harsher penalties for rape". The World.
- ^ "Women in Myanmar are using Facebook to find their voice". The Week. September 8, 2018.
- ^ "This Woman Bodybuilder in Myanmar Is Using Facebook to Advocate for Harsher Penalties for Rape". Pulitzer Center. August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Myanmar parliament votes down motion on death penalty for rape of minors -". Xinhua News Agency. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.