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Topic: Women stage topless
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Women stage topless
demo at Ikea in Germany
The Local (Sweden), by Staff
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Posted By:PrairieAnemone, 10/25/2012 1:25:43 PM
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"Ikea has obeyed the wild Wahhabi regime of the Saudis and 'adapted' its catalogue by Shariah by deleting all of the images of women and girls," feminist movement Femen, which claimed responsibility for the protest action, said on its website. The three women, aged 32, 23 and 22, were fully clothed when they entered the Ikea store near Hamburg in northern Germany. In the toilets, however, they removed their tops and painted German flags over their breasts and daubed feminist messages across
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
St. Pitbull, 10/25/2012 1:38:59 PM (No. 8961300)
I have never understood people worrying about an exposed breast. Even less so, people exposing them as a means of getting attention.
Besides, I'm a leg man.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
civilservant, 10/25/2012 1:44:02 PM (No. 8961322)
While I admire their protest, it still isn't gonna get me to shop at Ikea.......
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
shamus, 10/25/2012 1:45:42 PM (No. 8961326)
How come this never happens in my neighborhood?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
veritas, 10/25/2012 2:06:28 PM (No. 8961383)
1. IMHO, Islam is a far bigger problem for and threat to women than Ikea's catalog edits could ever be.
2. For the first time, I might be interested in responding to the PA call for "clean-up in Aisle Six."
3. Re the Ikea catalog knuckle-under [Larger-Issue Division] -- why is it that the West must "accept" [read: capitulate to] the "diversity" of Islamic Sharia, but never ask for any acceptance of our principles from Muslim "cultures" and nations?
4. A small point of curiosity -- Ikea's efforts in China went nowhere [cultural thing, no "handyman" or do-it-yourself ethos (why do I think that's very revealing of many things?)]. It's pretty hard for me to think that Saudi men are up to their eyeballs in Western-style boot-strap-itis, chomping at projects to get their furniture-manufacturer-provided Allen wrenches into. Then again, there are a bunch of Saudis who have zero -- Z-e-e-e. Roh. -- prospect of families of their own, with wealthier males snagging 2, 3, 4 wives. So maybe assembling Swedish bookcases fills their time?
But wait. A Saudi bookcase could fit in a shoebox, considering it only needs to hold one book....
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 10/25/2012 2:19:18 PM (No. 8961424)
I fully supportthe right of women to bare their breasts. And I don't care what the protest is.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
rosewater, 10/25/2012 2:32:33 PM (No. 8961466)
Now THAT'S the way to protest!!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Photoonist, 10/25/2012 2:42:46 PM (No. 8961490)
I'm not sure who first invented the modern topless female protest but they deserve and award. I'm thinking Nobel Peace Prize here. ;-)
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
tisHimself, 10/25/2012 2:57:58 PM (No. 8961529)
In an unrelated matter, it was announced this morning that Bill Clinton will be speaking at the Ikea outside of Chicago at Saturday around noon.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX, 10/25/2012 3:00:37 PM (No. 8961537)
Someone has to say it. What a bunch of boobs.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
tennman, 10/25/2012 3:29:52 PM (No. 8961611)
If they wish to protest, how about going to Saudi Arabia and protesting the culture that puts livestock ahead of women? What's that, they say - don't want to be whipped or stoned?
Stay classy. And cowardly.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
zoidberg, 10/25/2012 3:46:40 PM (No. 8961655)
Ta-ta for now!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Kurto, 10/25/2012 3:54:58 PM (No. 8961683)
Hopefully this will start a trend...
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
tunnelrat, 10/25/2012 4:01:56 PM (No. 8961706)
Not much of a photograph...
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
veritas, 10/25/2012 4:37:09 PM (No. 8961843)
Hey, considering it's Ikea, maybe they, or someone like Lowe's or Home Depot [or Mattress World?] should start Saturday in-store demonstrations of protest-painting?
Oh -- and contests! Most creative, best use of space, like that. And how about a "Mt. Rushmore Look-Alike" contest? For twins?
#7: I'd suggest a separate, annual, [monthly, even] prize just for topless protests. An occasional Nobel isn't going to hold up.
#8: He's probably got someone negotiating appearances at all their store openings already.
#11: Good one. No homework for you this weekend.
#13: Do you want close-ups? Or profiles? Maybe a slide show [like so many websites now use to run up big numbers of phony page views]?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Java D, 10/25/2012 6:31:50 PM (No. 8962229)
Assuming most posters on her are guys. Personally, I'd like to see the US Men's Olympic Swimming team bare their chests in protest of something.
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