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Marching for right to bare breasts, women faced with sea of cameras (Portland, Maine)
Maine Sunday Telegraph ^ | April 4, 2009 | Edward D. Murphy

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at pressherald.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: absolutemorals; baggysaggies; brainbleach; funbags; morals; napl; nudity; obesity; photoops; pornification; protest; publicitystunt; publicnudity; tata
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To: newfreep
The photo at #22? Oh, you mean my new desktop wallpaper......


61 posted on 04/04/2010 1:44:45 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Where the hell can I get a court injunction to keep my own government out of my life?!?)
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To: Zakeet
...is not socially acceptable yet, ...

But we're going to keep ramming this, all important issue, down your collective throats until it is!

62 posted on 04/04/2010 1:45:18 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (Control the American people? Herding cats would be easier.)
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To: gitmo

MY EYES.....IT BURNS.....IT BURNS!!!!


63 posted on 04/04/2010 1:45:27 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Zakeet

Sorry guys but I need more pictures in order to make a proper determination of guilt or innocence. Looks like a hung jury so far.


64 posted on 04/04/2010 1:47:12 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: dfwgator

65 posted on 04/04/2010 1:49:25 PM PDT by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel
Most of them look, well, like they eat too much.

Well, it's Maine: "Shade in the Summer and warmth in the Winter." As a famous man person once said, "Quantity has a quality all its own."

66 posted on 04/04/2010 1:50:52 PM PDT by Grut
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To: pillut48
OK, I had to get stupid and go to that website. They should call it "Bombs Not Breasts", or, "OMG, What Are Those Nasty Looking Things?"

Gotta go and stick dirty forks in my eyes now.

67 posted on 04/04/2010 1:51:20 PM PDT by Hardastarboard (Joe McCarthy was right. He was just early.)
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To: Hardastarboard

Thanks for saving me the trouble.

You are a true pal. ;)


68 posted on 04/04/2010 1:57:09 PM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)
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To: Parley Baer
Looks like a hung jury so far.

I can tell you looking at those pics hardly has me *ahem* "hung."

69 posted on 04/04/2010 1:58:06 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: MilspecRob

Smart sister. No feminist philosophy is as powerful as gravity.


70 posted on 04/04/2010 2:01:41 PM PDT by Jemian (I was predestined to write on this thread.)
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To: Zakeet

//About two dozen women took a walk down Street topless, attracting a large crowd as they tried to preach that partial female nudity is not worthy of attracting a crowd//

Well guess that experiment did not work out as they planned.


71 posted on 04/04/2010 2:01:49 PM PDT by valkyry1
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To: CyberAnt

Mr. T. ‘Uhhhmm I like it when they get mad!’


72 posted on 04/04/2010 2:03:37 PM PDT by valkyry1
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To: omega4179

Portland is full of gay women, actually. Or “womyn” as they style themselves. It’s PC world to the end—if you want a laugh, read the oh so serious comments to the Portland Press herald.


73 posted on 04/04/2010 2:31:57 PM PDT by Darragh
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To: Zakeet

Sorry, but I don’t see the point(s).


74 posted on 04/04/2010 2:44:11 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: Zakeet

The fat chicks look like they are walking back wards.

Ick.


75 posted on 04/04/2010 2:54:21 PM PDT by submarinerswife (Obama, the Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers)
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To: Hardastarboard; pillut48; rlmorel
Gotta go and stick dirty forks in my eyes now.

Here, try this:

Photobucket

Cheers!

76 posted on 04/04/2010 3:07:40 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.http://www.free)
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To: Zakeet

If they don’t mind being seen in public with their breasts bared, then they shouldn’t mind at all if people take photos and post them on the internet.

After all, it’s just additional publicity for their march.


77 posted on 04/04/2010 3:11:07 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: grey_whiskers
HAR HAR HAR!

GREAT graphic!


78 posted on 04/04/2010 3:11:15 PM PDT by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: All
"...attracting a large crowd as they tried to preach that partial female nudity is not worthy of attracting a crowd..."


79 posted on 04/04/2010 3:13:17 PM PDT by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: Zakeet

GUILTY!

Thems some Ugly Pants.


80 posted on 04/04/2010 3:23:42 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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