If ever there was a more crystal clear display of our society's horrifying mistrust of the creative independence of the feminine (and the hideous
double standard that it gives rise to) than what follows (from
NPR's "Morning Edition" this morning), I should like to bear
(bare?) witness to it:
In Sacramento, Calif., two women were arrested for going topless in protest against several initiatives backed by Gov. Schwarzenegger in Tuesday's election. They were part of a group called Breasts Not Bombs. But down in Southern California, a junior at Chapman College has been allowed to roam free and shirtless for a year. He uses his naked chest to advertise birthday wishes and other student messages at $1 a piece.
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On a somewhat related note, today my wife wore here "I voted" sticker on her crotch as a protest against
Prop. 73, which is the Gubernator's attempt at pleasing the kind of sickos who criminalize, yup,
female creative independence.
By the way, when were in Washington D.C. recently, a friend snapped the following photo. Inspired by my wife, I will post it as my own protest. We'll see how it fares in the dKos community: