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san francisco. new york. denver. miami beach. chicago. seattle. venice beach. these cities played host to sight to be seen this weekend.
planned to precede the 90th anniversary of the 19th amendment (women officially received the right to vote on august 26, 1920), women and men alike were protesting for equal rights. you would think that in 2010, in this day and age, equality protests are things that you only read about in textbooks. but there is still something that sets our genders apart, something that the french have seemed to stop caring about…
“if we’re supposed to be equal across the board, then women should be allowed to show their breasts,” said michael staley, 43, who was topless except for a bustier and a straw hat. “why can’t they? men can, women should, period.”
“we should be able to do everything that men can,” said protester angela oliver, 23, of san francisco, “and i like my boobs and i like being naked, so here i am. i don’t feel like i’m being sexual right now by being topless. it’s completely natural.”
“if we are not allowed, men must be forced to hide their chests on the basis of gender equality,” said venice beach organizer nadine gary.
to show their support and to demonstrify just how ludicrous this social “norm” really is and show their solidarity, men showed up to the protest—put on by gotopless.org—in bikini tops or wearing some sort of makeshift pasties (think band-aids and duct tape). “we walk around topless. they should be able to if they want,” said jesus romero, 22, of phoenix.
while there were plenty of supporters on hand, there were also those who were there just to gawk or who disagreed with what protesters were trying to accomplish altogether. “women and men are completely different. just because men do things doesn’t mean women need to do them,” shouted mark steven in his ”trust jesus” t-shirt.
another reason? well, what about the children? apparently americans believe that if tots see tits flying about, throwing all caution to the wind, they’ll be traumatized for life. but that argument doesn’t hold water for me; think about what’s available to kids on primetime tv, let alone the internet.
one male venice beach protester, dave robinson, 57, approached nadine clad in a bikini top. “thanks for giving us this,” he said. “i don’t want to be a gawker—I want to do something.” as dave and nadine continued their conversation, dave removed his top. nadine asked why. “it’s itchy,” he said. “now I know how you feel.”
