Women take it all off to push for peace
Posted on 03/18/2003 3:14:05 AM PST by MeekOneGOP
Women take it all off to push for peace
Photo protest draws 43 to pose together in the buff near Lake Lavon
03/18/2003
As the nation moved closer to war with Iraq, nearly four dozen Dallas-area women removed their clothes to protest it.
On Saturday, as a helicopter carrying a female pilot and photographer buzzed overhead, 43 naked women lined up end to end to form the word "peace."
The event, on private property along Lake Lavon about 20 miles north of Dallas, mirrored other similar "Baring Witness" protests.
"Being willing to be naked is a risk," said Kari Luna, a 32-year-old Dallas copywriter who organized the photo shoot. "It reminds everyone how fragile and vulnerable life is. We came into life naked. It's nice to be able to make a statement with our bodies."
Like others in the peace movement, Ms. Luna says a war with Iraq is unnecessary.
But she grew bored with traditional peace rallies and protest speeches.
After hearing about a protest in the Big Bend region of Texas that featured nudity, she decided to organize a similar gathering here.
"I got on the phone and starting calling women," she said. "It all came together quickly. They didn't feel they had a powerful vehicle in which to protest, so they were excited about it."
Alicia Quintans, a 34-year-old architect from Dallas, said she enjoyed the sisterhood associated with the shoot.
"It was an emotional experience," she said. "I've never done anything like that before. All of us being together as women was a great thing."
Ms. Quintans said she didn't feel "exposed" or nervous when she took off her clothes. The picture was shot in private, although some women spotted several gawkers.
"There were boaters on the lake trying to see what was going on," she said. "But I doubt if they saw anything. The grass was too tall."
Screenwriter and activist Gretchen Dyer, 43, said she hoped the photo shoot would leave a positive legacy.
"Something like this is not going to prevent the war," the Dallas resident said. "In some ways, it's about purity of purpose. We do this because this is who I am and this is what I believe in. It's putting your body where your mouth is."
The naked peace events have been held around the world, including Fairbanks, Alaska.
Said Ms. Dyer: "We were lucky. It was a gorgeous day."
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"Being willing to be naked is a risk," said Kari Luna, a 32-year-old Dallas copywriter who organized the photo shoot. "It reminds everyone how fragile and vulnerable life is. We came into life naked. It's nice to be able to make a statement with our bodies."
Like others in the peace movement, Ms. Luna says a war with Iraq is unnecessary.
"Miss Luna"? Must be a typo. She is Loonie.
In my experience the majority of people prefer it the other way around.
No wonder those liberals seem so confused.
I concur, it is very hard to judge the relative merit of thie story without the proper visual stimualtion, err I mean visual aides.
You gotta know where to look.
Translation: Lesbians use war as an excuse for a group grope.
Well, that's it, you just ruined it for me...:-)
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More than 300 nude women protesters spell out 'No war' on a football field in Sydney during an anti-war demonstration March 2, 2003. The women bared all to protest Australia's involvement in a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq. NO ARCHIVES NO SALES MANDATORY CREDIT REUTERS/Iconimages.com.au |
(the Aussies have better penwomanship)
I looked and did not see "43" there naked or clothed. Didn't see "41" there either. Guess Momma Bush won't let her husband or son join such goings-on.
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Indeed. In Houston they couldn't get enough people to spell "Peace", so they went for "Paz". Really.
Bartman, you gotta love this:
In an editorial last week, Mark Steyn wrote about the lunacy of naked protestors with words to the effect: "Watching the ladies bare their hooters to defend a regime that tortures women for showing their ankles is as good as it gets."
There are none in the picture, just truck? tracks and a flag.
You're right ... this is an afterthought act following their lesbian convention/outing.
-Eric
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