Women go topless in protest, then get angry when men ogle (Wizbang)

Feminists are largely disconnected from reality.

About two dozen women marched topless from Longfellow Square to Tommy's Park this afternoon in an effort to erase what they see as a double standard on male and female nudity.
The women, preceded and followed by several hundred boisterous and mostly male onlookers, many of them carrying cameras, stayed on the sidewalk because they hadn't obtained a demonstration permit to walk in the street. About a thousand people gathered as the march passed through Monument Square, a mix of demonstrators, supporters, onlookers and those just out enjoying a warm and sunny early-spring day.
After the marchers reached Tommy's Park in the Old Port, some turned around and walked back to Longfellow Square, but most stayed and mingled in the park. Some happily posed for pictures.
Police said there were no incidents and no arrests - nudity is illegal in Maine only if genitals are displayed.
Ty McDowell, who organized the march, said she was "enraged" by the turnout of men attracted to the demonstration. The purpose, she said, was for society to have the same reaction to a woman walking around topless as it does to men without shirts on.

Ms. McDowell is an idiot.

Crossposted at Brutally Honest.

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Comments (35)

Well I for one would like t... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Vagabond | April 5, 2010 7:41 PM | Score: 9 (15 votes cast)

Vagabond:

Well I for one would like to extend a hand and offer them my support.

Posted on April 5, 2010 19:41

Sounds like Ty is your typi... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by TexBob | April 5, 2010 7:47 PM | Score: 8 (16 votes cast)

TexBob:

Sounds like Ty is your typical ugly feminist and she envies some of the more attractive boobies.

Posted on April 5, 2010 19:47

"McDowell said she plans to... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by jim m | April 5, 2010 7:48 PM | Score: 14 (20 votes cast)

jim m:

"McDowell said she plans to organize similar demonstrations in the future and said she would be more "aggressive" in discouraging oglers."

So she's going to restrict it to women over 300 pounds? Perhaps she could restrict it to women with disfiguring injuries.

What an imbecile. She's a perfect example of the idiot leftist who cannot understand how anyone else thinks and gets irrational when confronted with the fact that people think differently than she does.

Posted on April 5, 2010 19:48

So what you're saying is th... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Stephan | April 5, 2010 7:52 PM | Score: 13 (13 votes cast)

Stephan:

So what you're saying is that Ms. McDowell is a boob.

Posted on April 5, 2010 19:52

"Whatever you do, don't<... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by ras | April 5, 2010 8:23 PM | Score: 9 (11 votes cast)

ras:

"Whatever you do, don't look at my breasts. My breasts. My breasts."

Posted on April 5, 2010 20:23

The purpose, she s... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by iwogisdead | April 5, 2010 8:27 PM | Score: 12 (14 votes cast)

iwogisdead:

The purpose, she said, was for society to have the same reaction to a woman walking around topless as it does to men without shirts on.

Well, good luck on that one, honey.

Posted on April 5, 2010 20:27

If the leftists want to liv... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by klrtz1 | April 5, 2010 8:31 PM | Score: 7 (15 votes cast)

klrtz1:

If the leftists want to live in a place just like Europe, why don't they move there?

Posted on April 5, 2010 20:31

8. Posted by jim m | April 5, 2010 8:51 PM | Score: 8 (18 votes cast)

Let me see if I've got this: She holds an event with topless women to protest the fact that society treats topless women different than topless men. Then she gets upset when society reacts in the very way that she is complaining about.

What? Is she so dense that she thinks that just because she organizes a protest that instantaneously society will change what are centuries of social norms? Are libs really that stupid to think that one sentence of their enlightened reason can change all of society and societies rules for normal behavior?

I guess that explains Obama. Thank God we don't have to see the Wookie going topless at state dinners.

Posted on April 5, 2010 20:51

9. Posted by Dre | April 5, 2010 8:55 PM | Score: 12 (16 votes cast)

Dre:

I'm a woman and when I see a shirtless man walking down the street, guess what -- I look. Purpose achieved.

What an ignorant, flaming idiot McDowell is. I know plenty like her: whiny, miserable wretches that pretty much loathe men and any women who don't share their view of men. They are also in complete denial of male and female, well, human nature.

Posted on April 5, 2010 20:55

"My eyes are up HERE!"... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by Son Of The Godfather | April 5, 2010 9:02 PM | Score: 12 (16 votes cast)

Son Of The Godfather:

"My eyes are up HERE!"

"That's o.k., ma'am... I'm talkin' to your t*ts." :)

Posted on April 5, 2010 21:02

Hey, I support their freedo... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by jim m | April 5, 2010 9:18 PM | Score: 10 (12 votes cast)

Hey, I support their freedom to express themselves by going topless. Where do they get off on suppressing other people's freedom to look at what they want to look at?

Posted on April 5, 2010 21:18

There used to be such a thi... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by bobdog | April 5, 2010 9:43 PM | Score: 3 (11 votes cast)

bobdog:

There used to be such a thing as self-respect. Have we at long last reached the point where we have no sense of dignity? Can't we rise above this and set an example for the rest of the world? What we need is sweeping federal legislation to put a stop to this shameful behavior, especially by really ugly fat chicks.

Posted on April 5, 2010 21:43

"So what you're saying is t... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by GarandFan | April 5, 2010 10:05 PM | Score: 7 (7 votes cast)

GarandFan:

"So what you're saying is that Ms. McDowell is a boob."

Thread winner!

Posted on April 5, 2010 22:05

The guys weren't ogling, Ty... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by Roy | April 5, 2010 10:08 PM | Score: 3 (11 votes cast)

Roy:

The guys weren't ogling, Ty. They just had never seen a talking douche-bag in real life before.

Posted on April 5, 2010 22:08

The purpose, she said, w... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by Carol | April 5, 2010 10:38 PM | Score: 4 (10 votes cast)

Carol:

I don't understand why it is that liberal women feel so inferior to men. Everything has to be the same and fair. One feels and thinks that way when they feel inferior to another.

Conservative women know that there are differences between every person, and between men and woman. In areas that matter conservative women know that they can do anything a man does if they so desire. This kind of a protest does nothing because it means nothing. It simply points out the liberal feminist's hatred and animosity of men and anyone she is envious of, feels inferior to and/or feels a need to prove herself to.

Posted on April 5, 2010 22:38

If no one had looked, she w... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by sarahconnor2 | April 5, 2010 10:39 PM | Score: 6 (8 votes cast)

sarahconnor2:

If no one had looked, she would have likely complained that people weren't taking the protest seriously.

Posted on April 5, 2010 22:39

Pictures please. I'd like t... (Below threshold)

17. Posted by ODA315 | April 6, 2010 1:49 AM | Score: 4 (6 votes cast)

ODA315:

Pictures please. I'd like to judge for myself.

Posted on April 6, 2010 01:49

No pictures please, I dont ... (Below threshold)

18. Posted by 914 | April 6, 2010 2:25 AM | Score: 1 (5 votes cast)

914:

No pictures please, I dont want any nightmares tonight.

Posted on April 6, 2010 02:25

ODA315 said:<blockquo... (Below threshold)

19. Posted by Jim Addison | April 6, 2010 2:30 AM | Score: 5 (9 votes cast)

Jim Addison:

ODA315 said:

I'm pretty sure you would regret that request, if granted. While anyone enjoys the firm and uplifting in the world, the sort of participant who usually shows up for these protests would only bring up bad mammaries, like socks filled with sand.

Rely on printed reports to keep you abreast of these activities. Trying to milk it for more than its worth could scar you for life - the faces on some of these "veteran" leftist protesters could make a baby swear off suckling.

Posted on April 6, 2010 02:30

Ever notice how these types... (Below threshold)

20. Posted by Todd | April 6, 2010 2:36 AM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)

Todd:

Ever notice how these types of protests only take place in nice warm weather?

Posted on April 6, 2010 02:36

If the leftists wa... (Below threshold)

21. Posted by European | April 6, 2010 3:56 AM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)

European:

Mind you, we only want the good looking leftist with nice breasts.

Posted on April 6, 2010 03:56

Sure there is a double stan... (Below threshold)

22. Posted by poptoy | April 6, 2010 5:05 AM | Score: 5 (7 votes cast)

poptoy:

Sure there is a double standard. Last I looked they come in pairs on their Chest. What else did they expect?

Posted on April 6, 2010 05:05

Tell your tits to quit star... (Below threshold)

23. Posted by olsoljer | April 6, 2010 7:51 AM | Score: 4 (6 votes cast)

olsoljer:

Tell your tits to quit staring at my eyes.

Posted on April 6, 2010 07:51

This is really funny. The ... (Below threshold)

24. Posted by Rick Caird | April 6, 2010 8:40 AM | Score: 1 (3 votes cast)

Rick Caird:

This is really funny. The woman march topless to draw attention to their complaint and then McDowell complains because they draw attention.

I really would like to know what McDowell wanted to happen. How would McDowell have defined success: if only women watched; if the marchers were ignored?

Posted on April 6, 2010 08:40

Shes more confused than a b... (Below threshold)

25. Posted by diehard | April 6, 2010 9:06 AM | Score: 1 (3 votes cast)

diehard:

Shes more confused than a baby in a tittie bar!!

Posted on April 6, 2010 09:06

"Look at me! Look at me!"</... (Below threshold)

26. Posted by _Mike_ | April 6, 2010 9:32 AM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)

_Mike_:

"Look at me! Look at me!"

"Why are you looking at me?! Why are you looking at me?!"

Posted on April 6, 2010 09:32

Commedian Ron White was una... (Below threshold)

27. Posted by Big Mo | April 6, 2010 10:32 AM | Score: 0 (2 votes cast)

Big Mo:

Commedian Ron White was unavailable for comment.

Posted on April 6, 2010 10:32

Stupid women, don't they re... (Below threshold)

28. Posted by Dude Nation | April 6, 2010 10:58 AM | Score: -2 (12 votes cast)

Dude Nation:

Stupid women, don't they realize that they just can't act like regular people and do whatever they want to be comfortable and all? Women's bodies are for men to look at and imagine having sex with, unless you're fat and/or ugly, in which case, keep it covered, damn. Either way, your body is public property, so if you can't do us the courtesy of maximizing your hotness, at least have the decency not to appear in public in any way that might harsh a guy's boner.

Posted on April 6, 2010 10:58

Spoilsports(I gues... (Below threshold)

29. Posted by ODA315 | April 6, 2010 12:15 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)

Spoilsports

(I guess I REALLY AM the only one with a Madelyn Albright fetish. Who'd a thunk it.....)

Posted on April 6, 2010 12:15

You know, stories like this... (Below threshold)

30. Posted by Paul Hooson | April 7, 2010 1:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Paul Hooson:

You know, stories like this are just no good without pictures.

Posted on April 7, 2010 13:33

McDowelle has the method ri... (Below threshold)

31. Posted by Zach Bell | April 13, 2010 1:17 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)

Zach Bell:

McDowelle has the method right but she's damned impatient. Females with bear brests do suffer a double standard of sorts that's nothing more than a social construct. Women's breasts are more intriguing and sexy partly because they're so vigorously kept hidden. Naturally if they're suddenly put on display, they'll be ogled.

She's on the right track and more women need to be encouraged to go topless as often as men do if feminists do want to have that freedom in popular society but it's not going to happen immediately.

It's up to women though and it's silly to fault men for women en masse not accepting this notion of going topless in public places. If women had embraced topless dress in Toronto years ago, it wouldn't be a bog deal today. The same goes for anywhere female topless dress is legal.

Posted on April 13, 2010 13:17

It's funny; if there were e... (Below threshold)

32. Posted by Nick | April 13, 2010 1:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Nick:

It's funny; if there were even a chance of nobody following and gawking it would have been if they DIDN'T make a big deal of it by turning it into a parade. I'm all for equality...and beyond that, I see no problem with complete public nudity for both sexes.

Posted on April 13, 2010 13:27

This reminds me of a protes... (Below threshold)

33. Posted by Bryan | April 13, 2010 1:48 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)

Bryan:

This reminds me of a protest I led one time. I was sick people picking up money that I dropped on the ground and left there. To show people what I meant, I took stacks of cash and walked down main street throwing handfulls of $100 bills on the ground. You wouldn't believe the nerve of people; running around behind me scooping it all up like they owned it.

Posted on April 13, 2010 13:48

I'm sure it wasn't that the... (Below threshold)

34. Posted by tdiz | April 13, 2010 5:37 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)

tdiz:

I'm sure it wasn't that the men were there, it was the catcalls and ridiculousness that ensued.

it sure is tiring to see a bunch of "durr libs are this conservatives are that blegh blegh"

this thread is fucking boring and shameful you guys should be proud

Posted on April 13, 2010 17:37

I don't get it. It's legal ... (Below threshold)

35. Posted by Mallory | April 14, 2010 6:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Mallory:

I don't get it. It's legal for them to go topless, so they aren't being discriminated against, so what are they protesting?
If they don't want their breasts to be looked at, they should keep them covered. Just like men who don't want their bare chests to be looked at keep their shirts on.
If a non-protesting woman who wasn't part of a naked-boobie march was going about her business topless, and she was surrounded by oggling men catcalling and taking photos, then she'd have grounds for complaint about harassment. Once you start using your body to make a point, and deliberately draw attention to yourself, then you have to accept that people will react in kind.

Posted on April 14, 2010 18:57

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