e a large supporter of the revolution. She believed in equality of the people, and almost seemed very aggressive in the way she addresses people by refusing to use the formal terms for anybody. She is a very strong dependent woman who believed that the rich were corrupt and heartless. After the revolution, in the spirit of egalitarianism, many Nicaraguans abandoned polite terms for most social circumstancesSo whenever I would call her Dona Flora, she would correct me: Flora. Los dones se fueron; viven en Miami (the lords have gone; they live in Miami)I never heard Dona Flora refer to anyone by a polite term of address- neither her seniors nor persons of superior wealth or social standing. Her forms were aggressively egalitarian (Lancaster, 1992; pg. 117-118). By refusing polite terms it is almost as if Dona Flora is making her own stand and contribution to the revolution, by not recognizing her seniors or those in a higher stratification from her own. This proves that Dona Flora is a very independent, defiant woman, who can think for herself and is not scared of society, whether it be men, women or those wealthier than her. She voices her opinions and is definitely a change from the traditional, soft- spoken, obedient women of the past.The March 8, 1988 issue of La semana comica, provoked a storm of controversy in Managua. The conflicts, were over a political cartoon that was circulated throughout Nicaragua. The newspapers ran a photograph of a nude woman who was shaving her pubic area. Underneath the picture appeared a caption which read: On March 8, things are going to be celebrated with all the law allows, because already the most representative of Nicaraguan women is making preparations (Lancaster 1992; pg. 94). The AMNLAE immediately protested the depiction. First, it mocked a legitimate revolutionary holiday and it depicted women in a degrading manner. More so, the cartoon was a stereotype towards women from the machista point o...
