Posted on 08/20/2010 10:37:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Gay marriage is a hot issue right now, but it's not as titillating as another battle for equality: the right for women to go topless in public.
That right is a fundamental one, according to the folks behind Go Topless, an organization dedicated to the belief that in order for America to be a truly equal society, women should be able to bare their breasts without fear of being arrested.
Go Topless has been around since 2007, and its big push is Go Topless Day, an annual event held on the Sunday closest to Aug. 26, which is Women's Equality Day, the anniversary of the day women were given the right to vote.
Women in nine U.S. cities -- Seattle, New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Denver, Honolulu, San Francisco and Austin, Texas -- will gather in public spots on Aug. 22 to put the hot-button issue front and center by wearing little more than strategically placed stickers.
In addition, male supporters of the cause will show their support by wearing bras and bikinis.
"It's a matter of fairness," Go Topless director Nadine Gary said. "We want equal topless rights for all or none."
Gary believes that the right for women to go topless should be guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. "The Supreme Court won't stop us," she added
Although other countries, such as Gary's country of origin, France, tolerate topless women, she wants it to be in the legal books so there is no wiggle room.
"Some states, like New York, are supposedly 'top-free,' but in 2005 Phoenix Feeley was arrested for going topless," Gary said. "She later won $29,000 for wrongful arrest."
(VIDEO AT LINK - CONTAINS NUDITY)
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Proof she is a dolt. Equal rights for all or none. That's my motto Mmmm Hmmm
The best parts of the videos of these attention seekers rallying is when the ugly girls get mad that everyone is paying attention to the attractive girls. It’s not about topless rights, it’s about attention.
I like boobs like any man....but these people are nuts.
Some look good in the buff. Usually not the case....
Wow what a freakshow.
So, Raelians are non-profit Scientologists that like to go topless? I’m verklempt.
“It’s a matter of fairness,” Go Topless director Nadine Gary said. “We want equal topless rights for all or none.”
Gary believes that the right for women to go topless should be guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. “The Supreme Court won’t stop us,” she added
Although other countries, such as Gary’s country of origin, France, tolerate topless women, she wants it to be in the legal books so there is no wiggle room.
Gary should go back to her country of origin if she doesn’t like how we dress here .
Never could understand why women burned their bras, then asked for support.
On one hand, they’re a lunatic cult.
...on the other hand...
BOOBIES!!!
I never realized the Scientologist’s were so nipple centric
Hmmm... their ideas intrigue me. Where can I subscribe to their news letter? /s
I had to stop when I got to the part about the “male supporters”.
That there is funny LoL
That “Raelian” woman should have been wearing a tin-foil bra, she was so far out there. She makes Tom Cruise’s Scientology rants seem positively lucid.
I finally wandered off to a much better interview on the same page with cult-movie director/producer Roger Corman. His original “Little Shop of Horrors” is still one of my all-time favorite guilty pleasure movies!
THey are not coming to Washington, D.C. Guess they figured we have enough BOOBS in Congress to take care of that issue.
Well, I ‘bit’ and watched the video.....Interesting???
I can’t get a grasp on how a man wearing a bra is in support of a woman going topless?
And they are carrying signs saying something about baring nipples and they are wearing ‘nipple guards’?
Well, guess we have to remember who we are dealing with.
BTW was that Calypso Louie’s space ship?
I would go for topless rights for none. There are an increasing number of men who are just too flabby to be in public without a shirt including some who really should wear a bra.
Allowing younger women to go topless would allow them to compete unfairly against us older gals who really need some support.
Skanks on parade. Wonderful.
I will go on record, some women should be allowed to go topless anywhere
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