Swedish Women Go Topless to Protest Swim Wear RulesHow come I never get calls for these kinds of disturbances? I may have to put in a transfer to the Stockholm Police Department.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — A group of Swedish women is making waves by taking their tops off at public swimming pools in a protest against what they call gender-biased rules on swim wear.
About 40 women have joined the network and staged topless protests in at least three cities, said Sanna Ferm, 22, one of the founders of the group called Bara Brost, or Bare Breasts.
"The purpose of the campaign is to start a debate about why women's bodies are sexualized," Ferm said Wednesday.
She said the fact that men can be bare-chested in public swimming pools but not women is "a concrete example of how women have fewer rights than men."
Reactions from other swimmers have ranged from support and encouragement to anger and even indifference, she said.
Women can sunbathe topless in the summertime at beaches around Sweden, which is known for its relaxed attitude toward nudity, but they are required to wear tops at public swimming pools. (H/T - RT)
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Naked Swedish Broads!
If you listen real closely, you can hear Vinnie Antonelli buying his plane tickets online.
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