Fleshbot: protests

It's Not A Protest Unless Someone Takes Off Their Top

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:30:00 EST

So apparently there are some NYU students protesting about something or other. That alone would not have caught our interest—but then some passionate protesters decided to bring attention to their cause by baring their boobs.

Have we mentioned how much we miss college?

· Flashy Protesting (nyulocal.com)

Italian College Students Demand More Sex

Lux Alptraum — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

Normally, we couldn't care less about college students protesting for things—but that's because they're usually protesting about boring things, like tuition increases, not exciting things, like being able to have sex whenever they want.

If only more student groups were like Italy's Unione Universitari, whose campaign argued for more student housing (and, by extension, more student sex). Now why can't American college students fight for things like that? Or at least have more posters with gratuitous nudity?

· Sex sells as far right wins Uni election (austriantimes.at, via buzzfeed.com)

A religious "family" group is complaining...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:10:43 EDT

A religious "family" group is complaining that Playboy's "Girls Next Door" show is "nothing more than an infomercial designed to promote Playboy Enterprises' various products." Um ... do they not understand how television works? (avn.com)

Boobs For Belgium: International Diplomacy At Work

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:45:30 EDT

Do you know that Belgium is in trouble? (Do you even remember where Belgium is?) Apparently there's some sort of crisis going on there, and we're aware of this now because women are taking their tops off in support of this vital cause, whatever it happens to be. We don't really understand how naked boobs will solve the issue, but since Boobs for Belgium has alerted us to the urgency of the situation we really hope that someone else does something about what we assume is some sort of tragedy very, very soon. See, the system works!

· Boobs For Belgium (boobsforbelgium.be, via Indie Nudes)

Protesters in the UK tried to shut down...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:10:33 EDT

Protesters in the UK tried to shut down a coal mining operation by climbing on the digging machines—and of course they were naked when they did it.That does count as a protest, doesn't it? (redorbit.com; Tori Lane distracts workers the proper way @ pornstarsgirlsex.com [via])

The only thing shocking about this year's...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:51:45 EDT

The only thing shocking about this year's Australian Sexpo—besides Belladonna's efforts to save the Catholic Church—is that no one is actually shocked anymore. Seriously, what do you have to stick in your mouth to get angry protesters to show up at your event these days? (news.com.au)

World Naked Bike Ride Day Rolls Around Again

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:45:28 EDT

Is it that time of year again already? Naked bike protesters have been striking again in London, Denver and other parts unknown—and once again we had to skip the festivities due to a severe banana seat injury we sustained a while ago. But we'd really rather not go into details about that. (worldnakedbikeride.org + londonist.com + 9news.com + google.com)

A group of obnoxious busybodies concerned...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDT

A group of ~~obnoxious busybodies~~ concerned citizens are protesting a lingerie store in Vacaville, California by videotaping customers as they enter and exit the store and then posting it on YouTube. Don't get them wrong—they're not against sex or lingerie or anything; they're just concerned that it will turn their fair city into a pornographic wasteland soon to be engulfed in an all-consuming hellstorm of fire and brimstone. See, it's all in good fun! (thereporter.com)

It was too hot on Saturday for us to participate...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:10:00 EDT

It was too hot on Saturday for us to participate in the World Naked Bike Ride. Also, we don't own a bike, we're lazy, and we forgot it was even happening. But if it wasn't for those things we would have totally been there. (bbc.co.uk + canadianpress.google.com + worldnakedbikeride.org)

Earlier this week, London's Hyde Park was...

Lux Alptraum — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:28:02 EDT

Earlier this week, London's Hyde Park was filled with topless ladies riding horses as part of a promo for the DVD release of "Lady Godiva." Man, why do we always seem to miss all the British fun? (prphotos.com, via Sexoteric)

Attack Of The Penis Copter

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:59:06 EDT

Oh, those crazy Russian activists! They interrupted a speech by chess champ turned politician Gary Kasparov with some sort of flying dildo contraption. But they sure made their point! (Wait, was their point again?) Click for video and the security guard's King Kong reaction.

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· Flying Russian Penis Caught on Tape (daveandthomas.blogspot.com)

We suppose it was too much to hope that this...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:31:06 EDT

We suppose it was too much to hope that this "nude dancing protest" was not a protest against nude dancing, but actually protesters dancing in the nude. We just can't catch a break. (milforddailynews.com)

In order to protest Alabama's sex toy ban,...

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:09:10 EST

In order to protest Alabama's sex toy ban, a former candidate for governor suggests that everyone mail their old sex toys to the attorney general's office. But don't send this bad boy or you could end up in even more trouble! (al.com)

Swedish women are fighting hard for the...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:45:16 EST

Swedish women are fighting hard for the right to swim topless. Millions of American men are supporting them in this important cause. (thelocal.se, via xfanz.com; photo via two completely unrelated Swedish babes.)

Is complaining about the evils of porn the...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:00:50 EST

Is complaining about the evils of porn the new porn? It certainly gets a lot of people hot and bothered, but good luck trying to sell those membership fees. (tpmcafe.com + lancasteronline.com + xbiz.com)

White Ribbons And The War On Porn: Know Your Enemy

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:13:01 EDT

Unless you're the kind of person who subscribes to press releases from morality defense organizations you probably weren't aware that this week is White Ribbons Against Pornography Week, which fights against the dastardly porn juggernaut. However, rather than lash out in anger at the crusaders who want to take the bread out of your Fleshbot editors' mouths, we want to congratulate WRAP on 20 years of anti-obscenity campaigning. (We won't even stoop so low as to point out that their very existence after two decades of work proves that they've had almost zero progress toward their goals!)

We also find that it's helpful to occasionally stop and get to know some of the people who are completely convinced that porn destroys everything it touches to see if we can tell what makes them tick. Like the retired military man who is suing every one in Kansas in order to change the legal definition of obscenity. Or the recovering porn "addict" and former adult star who are totally available for interviews about the secret dangers of smut. Or the "evil genius" of the Nixon White House who used to think beating up war protesters was just good politics, but now thinks all child abuse is caused by spank magazines. We've got nothing against these people—we're sure their hearts are (mostly) in the right place—but maybe if they met a few of the tens of millions of people who watch porn every day and don't become sadistic dildo-wielding murderers, they might be a little more willing to live and let live. Heck, they probably already know some them, if only something hadn't made those prevy folks afraid to speak up ...

· The Sex Police (pitch.com)
· The Top Eight Speaker Outers Against Porn (adultfyi.com)
· The Victims of Porn::By Chuck Colson (townhall.com)
· Group shuns pornography (postcrescent.com)
· 2007 White Ribbon Against Pornography Campaign (citizenlink.org)
· Oz 'Family First' candidate sacked for todger-flash email (theregister.co.uk)

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Previously: Women Fighting Over Porn (And Not In The Good Way),Porn Wars: Save A Tree, Destroy A Family, The War On Porn: Your Tax Dollars (Not) At Work, The War On Porn: Behind Enemy Lines

If you were planning a relaxing sex tourism...

Fleshbot — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:12:02 EDT

If you were planning a relaxing sex tourism vacation in Bolivia this month, you should know that prostitutes there are on strike in protest of recent attacks (verbal and physical) on their profession. Fortunately, the ones who wake us up every weekend at 5:30 in the morning plying for trade on our corner are still working, so why not swing by and give them something else to do instead? (time.com)

Hey, remember the story of Lady Godiva and...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:34:59 EDT

Hey, remember the story of Lady Godiva and how she rode a horse naked to protest something that probably wasn't that interesting? Add a couple of pasties and replace the horse with a Rascal scooter and the exact same thing happened in England yesterday. We don't know what either lady was upset about, but it still gets good press. (bbc.co.uk)

Indians are outraged that someone would...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:40:21 EDT

Indians are outraged that someone would take video of a woman's nude protest march and put it on a porn website. They're blaming it on some "pervert," but sadly they aren't talking about us. (dnaindia.com)

Naked For The Cause: A PETA Retrospective

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:09:55 EDT

A long time ago in a PR office far, far away, the folks at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals realized they could get a lot farther in spreading their message with a hot model in no clothes then they could by throwing pig's blood on people's coats. Thus was born their iconic "I'd Rather Go Naked ~~Then~~ Than Wear Fur" campaign, which became one of the most recognizable ad slogans in history and is still an ongoing part of their strategy today. In fact, it's so successful that they'll break out naked ladies to protest any cause they've got going—bullfighting, circuses, carnivores. Even an actress who hasn't had a hit movie in years can get them a ton of media play just by dropping trou for one of their commercials. It's also what prompted Phun.org to take a trip down memory lane and gather as many of their sexy posters as they could in one spot. So relive the magical history of naked activism while we go order another hamburger.

· Naked For PETA (phun.org)