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Wii As Liberator

By The Daily Dish

Aug 21 2009, 7:42 AM ET

by Chris Bodenner

I recently spoke with the president of a local Rotary chapter about an Afghan man she recently sponsored on a trip to Michigan. Before heading back to Afghanistan, the Rotarians offered to buy him one thing to bring back to his family. He chose a Nintendo Wii for his wife and daughter. Why? Because where he lives, women are not allowed to exercise outdoors.



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