In national news, protesters in Maine organized a topless walk through downtown Portland in order to protest the alleged double standard between the sexes when it comes to baring one’s chest. “HELLZ YEAH,” reported The Daily Penis. But the reaction was mixed — even from the event’s participants:
The event’s organizer, Ty MacDowell, says she set up the event (with a police escort) because she could: Maine’s nudity laws only apply to exposed genitals. She says she was surprised by the number of men who showed up with cameras. “I’m really upset by the men… all the men that are here, just like watching it like it’s a parade.”
“We should be able to walk down the street and not have this many men taking pictures of us,” a participant shouted. [Fox]
Guhhhh. This is the aggressive-yet-sucky female nudity that happens when you send your daughter to Brown or Sarah Lawrence instead of Ole Miss.”We just wanted to buck society’s norms by having a titty parade on Main Street; people shouldn’t be taking pictures like it’s some kind of titty parade!” Then put a shirt on, honey, ‘cuz no one’s lining up to snap a picture of your face.



Worst Mardi Gras parade ever.
A representative from the National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood could not be reached.
Um, not to be a pedantic @sshole, but it was a parade:
“a : an informal procession b : a public procession”
/the woman on the left in the photo could be her own float
This parade would have been a big hit in Northampton, MA, Home of Smith College and more lesbians per square mile than anywhere in the U.S.
I feel shame for my gender twice in less than 24 hours
I’m really upset by all the men….”
Judging by the organizer and some of her friends there, I’d imagine the men were pretty upset too.
Who wants pancakes?
“Maine’s nudity laws only apply to exposed genitals.”
/puts on pants
//cancels trips to Maine
Yes, it’s creepy that a bunch of guys with cameras showed up.
Buuuuuut, if you put your boobs out there, you don’t really get to pick who looks at them. Boobs are a double-edged sword.
Ty was surprised that men came out to oogle their tits? Was she also shocked to see that Jay Leno still sucks?
Sooooooo, they went topless in public to gain attention for their cause, but were surprised by all the attention? Huh?
I get that all the time too. Everytime I pull out my junk in a school zone everyone stares. How rude is that?
They don’t want a lot of attention, says the the woman who organized the parade and notified the media.
This is why I stopped banging hippie chicks.
It’s like fried eggs hanging from nails.
/shudders…..
@Rebecca – +2′s… er, +1
It’s legal for them to go topless, so they go topless to protest how they can’t go topless. Have I got that right?
They should do this everyday. If women walked around topless everyday, then men wouldn’t ogle so much.