Ukrainian Group Renting Out Topless Protests to Further Women’s Rights?

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Like it or not, topless women gathering en masse are going to garner some attention.  Whether meeting to fight for the right to gather topless en masse or trying to make a different point, it’s pretty much guaranteed to make the news.

Anna Gutsol of the feminist Ukrainian group Femen is speaking out on the necessity of such, uh, big measures in demonstrations on issues ranging from gender discrimination to prostitution legislation … as opposed to those who just “go out and demonstrate and set up tents”.

From Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty:

“Topless protests are probably the strongest and most effective form of peaceful and nonviolent protests to attract attention. You can throw a grenade, go on hunger strike, blow something up or shoot someone. Or you can go out topless,” Gutsol says.

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The Topless Protest: Effective or Distracting?

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Protests are pretty common place nowadays. After all, there are infinite things that can be found in the world, and public, non-violent action is a way to gain attention.  There is often debate over what makes a protest effective and what tactics capture audience attention in the best way.

Today’s debate:  Where does a group of topless females fall in the effectiveness spectrum?

Members of Ukranian women’s rights group Femen decided to find out.

According to the Huffington Post:

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Would You Breathe Easier in an Emergency Bra?

Photo of Dr. Bodnar Receiving Ig Nobel Award for Emergency Bra

All right, I’ve totally got to stop saying, “I’ve seen it all now.” Yup, just when I think there is nothing stranger in the world … well, something stranger comes up. Consider the so-called “Emergency Bra”, a dual titsling and respirator (yes, I’m freaking serious), the latest in a long line of things that have just rendered me speechless.

From Fox News:

Dr. Elena Bodnar won an Ignoble Award for the invention last year, an annual tribute to scientific research that on the surface seems goofy but is often surprisingly practical. And now Bodnar has brought the eBra to the public; purchase one online for just $29.95.

“The goal of any emergency respiratory device is to achieve tight fixation and full coverage. Luckily, the wonderful design of the bra is already in the shape of a face mask and so with the addition of a few design features, the Emergency Bra enhances the efficiency of minimizing contaminated bypass air flow,” explains the eBra website.

Yup, this is an odd one. Definitely a shoo-in for the “Ignoble Award” as Fox News defines it, but …

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