My ex is bad, but Myanmar military is worse: Nations youth mocks junta

Myanmar’s ruling ‘junta is worse than an ex-boyfriend’, ‘fouler than fish
curry’, ‘rejected by millions’ and ‘more painful than a period’ – the streets of
Myanmar are flooded with eye-catching slogans as youngsters have taken to creativity
in a wave of defiance against the junta, AFP reported.

Taking a stand against the last week’s military coup, the younger
generation of protestors are mocking the military and gaining traction on
social media with their colourful, witty and often explicit signage.

The situation is so bad, “even the introverts are here”, read one of the demonstrator’s poster.

Unlike previous generations largely cut off from the world during the 49
years of military rule, these younger Myanmar protesters came of age plugged
into the internet zeitgeist.

“My ex is bad, but Myanmar military is worse,” said another.

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Scorn has particularly been heaped on army chief Min Aung Hlaing, now in
charge after the coup deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

“Our dreams are higher than MAL’s height,” read a handwritten
cardboard sign — a reference to the commander-in-chief’s diminutive stature.

Photos of sly remarks have been making rounds on social media, with
retweets and comments from users in Hong Kong, the United States and elsewhere.

“Min Aung Hlaing I hate you more than my periods,” said
another held out a car window.

In one widely shared sign, a woman reinterpreted “WAP” – Cardi
B and Megan Thee Stallion’s sexually-explicit summer hit – to mean ‘We Are
Protesting Peacefully’.

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As one of the tongue-in-cheek signs proliferating across the country put
it, the military “has messed with the wrong generation”.

Many of the signs are in English, highlighting the desire to appeal to
an international audience.