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    Chinese mall's "Rage Cage" proving incredibly popular

    Rage Cage Chinese shopping mall

    For the past few weeks, a Chinese shopping mall has secretly invited its all-female clientele into a private room with secondhand or otherwise unsaleable goods, hands them a weapon, and lets them go to town.

    The room is laid out like a house, inviting women to zero in on the areas of their houses they despise the most (probably the kitchen, we're guessing) and giving them the baseball bat to unleash the pent-up rage.

    These rage cages, though, are "No Boys Allowed." Why is that?

    Mall business manager Wang Jingyu told the People's Daily that the aim is for 'women to come here to feel like they are in their own homes but without any limitations. They can break anything here.'

    The Chinese may have even narrower definitions of men and women than we do -- men shouldn't be angry at their homes, while women have to deal with them all day and may be suffering from some sort of cabin fever.

    The common source of their frustration? Rest easy, Chinese men everywhere, relationships - perhaps surprisingly - did not top the list.

    According to the People's Daily, most were bashing over job hunting and the economy. [Daily Mail]

    How long before we see this in American shopping centers?

    Rage in a cage in China mall

    Commentarium (7 Comments)

    Aug 12 10 - 4:56pm
    Bealzebub

    Sign me up!

    Aug 12 10 - 5:25pm
    Rabble

    I would pay at least $10 to break some stuff

    Aug 12 10 - 10:20pm
    anonymous

    what are you trying to imply with that "probably the kitchen" bit?

    Aug 12 10 - 11:34pm
    bearman33

    They stole this idea from Celebrity Rehab.

    Aug 13 10 - 12:28am
    Sudsy

    I wonder if this is a smart adult way to handle household stress. But as long as it distracts them from having no political or social power I suppose it's fine.

    Aug 13 10 - 9:55am
    rr

    actually they stole this idea from delocated, which is where the phrase "rage cage" comes from

    Aug 13 10 - 10:27am
    Kogo

    Bottom photo would be a good album cover for Anti-Flag.