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In reply to the discussion: I do not need... Eurocentric feminists to dictate to me what I wear or shouldn't wear. [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)It is a quite simple PR tactic. Using a more "sexy" media friendly group to slip your message in.
Nobody is discrediting her embrace of naked protest. Not one of those signs mentioned Amina. Most of the women who posted live in the west and are annoyed with Femen's "advice" that getting naked is the key to their emancipation.
IF, Femen were really worried about Amina (they shout FREE HER but they have no clue if she even needs to be freed) then how about contacting feminist orgs in Tunisia, there are many, and see what they are doing on her behalf. How about working with a community that can offer her support WHERE SHE LIVES rather than creating a global performance art project that may drive her further underground because there is a target on her back. Will this TEENAGER'S only recourse be to leave her family and community to be safe? These are all avenues that responsible activists (yes, even radical ones) can explore.
And then there is the big giant question, does Amina even want this.
P.S. The Christian patriarchy is no friend to women either.