Activists in the feminist group FEMEN strip off their tops and march through the streets in protest. These protests rarely have anything to do with toplessness, such as protesting laws against nudity or breastfeeding, but rather voice the women’s displeasure against everything from Islamism to Vladimir Putin. As they protest, FEMEN protesters bear slogans on their exposed breasts and stomachs, such as “F—k Your Morals” and “Topless Jihad.” Whether the demonstrations actually accomplish anything is a matter of debate, but they certainly arouse quite a reaction from riot police around Europe, who have arrested the topless protesters on many occasions.In May 2013, FEMEN stormed into a Barbie “Dreamhouse Experience” exhibition with “LIFE IN PLASTIC IS NOT FANTASTIC” scrawled across their exposed breasts, burning a cross bearing a Barbie doll. They also claimed that Barbie manufacturer Mattel has a “Nazi ideology.” FEMEN’s other public protests have included publicly urinating on pictures of Ukraine’s president outside of a Ukrainian embassy (while, again, topless). They employed similar shock tactics in bleeding and defecting on the Islamic State flag. On another occasion, they gathered in Vatican Square to shove crucifixes into their anuses in public view and on video to protest the papacy and religion in general.In addition to being arrested for their demonstrations, FEMEN protesters received a $1,500 fine for exposing themselves in a German church during a Christmas Day Mass with “I AM GOD” written across their bare breasts and torsos. The Church officials claimed that the altar boys in the church were “traumatized.”
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:38:20 +0000
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