Posted on 04/04/2010 12:18:31 PM PDT by Zakeet
About two dozen women took a walk down Congress Street topless Saturday, attracting a large crowd as they tried to preach that partial female nudity is not worthy of attracting a crowd.
The point of the march was that a topless woman out in public should attract no more attention than a man walking around without a shirt on, said Ty MacDowell, 20, of Westbrook, who organized Saturday's event and promoted it on Facebook.
But as the event got under way in Longfellow Square, the marchers were soon outnumbered by scores of onlookers -- mostly young men eagerly snapping away with cameras and cell phones.
MacDowell said she was surprised by the turnout of those interested less in challenging societal convention than in seeing partially undressed women.
"I'm amazed," she said, and "enraged (at) the fact that there's a wall of men watching."
MacDowell said she understood that for women, going topless in public "is not socially acceptable yet, and obviously there's going to be a reaction to something that breaks the norm."
But, she said, the picture-taking was particularly upsetting.
"A lot of people were taking pictures without even asking," she said.
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What a great cause! Stuck in the 60’s.
All products of the dumbed down liberal education establishment.
look like why they wear support garments in the first place
And clothes.
Oh yeah. I can do with out that visual.
Does anyone else notice this thread is blank except for the photo at #22? Must be my XP O/S....
always the ugly ones.
Those women don’t realize GRAVITY WILL NOT BE THWARTED!
Women on this island often go topless. Those that do have breasts down to their knees by age 35 and it is just folds of skin by then. It isn’t pretty.
But then, the men wear gourds and it isn’t pretty either.
See, you stupid cow, there's a REASON women cover up, and it has nothing to do with patriarchal oppression!
Anyone wonder why Snowe and Collins are what they are??
“Boobs for Bama”
thanks for that...I was ready to puke when I saw those moocows try to impersonate “women”.
I’ve seen the pics from BNB, and they were horrifying. The photographer and the subjects should be thrown in jail.
These women I’d rather see in burkhas.
My guess - Red jello
I “was” hungry. This thread should have had a mega barf alert!
I can't even fathom how breathtakingly stupid she is if this came as a surprise to her.
The one on the right looks like she was made back when meat was cheap.
Yea right, like thats going to happen.
I notice the cop is there too in case of, um, trouble? Serve and Protect!
“Why is only the hags that do this?”
Because life is unfair.
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