ABBOTSFORD, BC

In honour of International Mennos Day, thousands of Menno’s Rights Activists have been gathering in church basements around the world today to bring awareness to the “shackles placed on Mennonite men by an oppressive society.”

In this case, those shackles are, quite literally, the suspenders on their backs. One event in Abbotsford saw almost a hundred Menno’s Rights Activists burn their suspenders in the parking lot of the EMBBC Church.

“Down with suspenders!” shouted Mr. Loewen flinging his suspenders onto the pile. “And down with beards. I can’t really grow a proper one anyway yet!”

In addition to facial hair and suspenders, the group has highlighted many additional challenges that they claim are unique to Mennonite men, such as health issues arising from years of unpr

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