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BrotherIvan

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30. Agreed

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 06:50 PM

Jul 2014

Women don't need to be naked or sexualized to be treated equally. Any law that discriminates against any person for their gender or race is inherently wrong. That's what we need to fight for.

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What if all women everywhere who disagree with SCOTUS quit wearing their tops? [View all] truedelphi Jul 2014 OP

I, for one, am all for it. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #1

DUzy! n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #4

Not. Squinch Jul 2014 #64

Not for the sentiment; for the reference to Arte Johnson's Dirty Old Man character. n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #69

I love the character, but Squinch Jul 2014 #82

I'm having trouble with the suggestion that taking off our clothes would achieve anything winter is coming Jul 2014 #83

LOL quinnox Jul 2014 #80

Negative attention, elleng Jul 2014 #2

BLM here on DU has this citation about the Opus Dei end of things re: SCOTUS truedelphi Jul 2014 #8

I think Opus Dei is not Jesuit; elleng Jul 2014 #9

Opus Dei and the Jesuits are not the same thing at all. nt Hekate Jul 2014 #12

how'd that work out for Femen? Oh, it didn't , because people just talked about boobs. bettyellen Jul 2014 #3

PETA likes female nudity too. What was the message again? nt Hekate Jul 2014 #15

you should not own pets, so.... we will kill them for you? bettyellen Jul 2014 #18

and these people don't care about the issues either JI7 Jul 2014 #16

komen is a scam. bettyellen Jul 2014 #20

What is this notion that everytime women need to protest it has to Skidmore Jul 2014 #5

It's really creepy and lecherous. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #7

exactly, would people say the same to black civil rights activists, those fighting for gay rights JI7 Jul 2014 #13

Wave your wangs against war!! PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #17

Nuts Against Nukes!! pipi_k Jul 2014 #84

Balls not Bombs! PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #85

You guys are cracking me up! PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #98

+1. As if the only weapon we have is our bodies. n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #14

+1 theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #70

This I the second op with this "idea": Lars39 Jul 2014 #19

I bet the original source is some RW asshole, interesting.... bettyellen Jul 2014 #21

yeah, the person who suggested it said earlier on JI7 Jul 2014 #23

this from the guy calling women "hysterical" for being outrgaed redqueen Jul 2014 #24

Well that shows what this is all about BainsBane Jul 2014 #29

Shocking! I am SHOCKED that particular person suggestedsuch a thing! Number23 Jul 2014 #87

When the objection is to our sexuality, flaunt that sexuality right in their faces LadyHawkAZ Jul 2014 #22

It's about healthcare, not sexuality, IMO. nt redqueen Jul 2014 #25

To *us* it's about healthcare. Their objection is not to healthcare. LadyHawkAZ Jul 2014 #31

I reject their sexist framing. redqueen Jul 2014 #32

yep, that is a suckers game. bettyellen Jul 2014 #34

exactly this JI7 Jul 2014 #35

And that's worked well, has it? LadyHawkAZ Jul 2014 #41

I don't know how old you are, but the situation you're describing is entirely alien to me. redqueen Jul 2014 #75

I think she is saying what you are saying, redqueen. truedelphi Jul 2014 #104

So explain to me, if you would, the following: truedelphi Jul 2014 #49

that's about Breast Feeding itself so i don't see the connection JI7 Jul 2014 #72

I have the right to walk around topless now. Know why I don't? redqueen Jul 2014 #74

I now understand the burkha societies. truedelphi Jul 2014 #105

It takes some imagination to see things that way. truedelphi Jul 2014 #36

Sad but true LadyHawkAZ Jul 2014 #66

Agreed BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #30

Because tits! WANT RIGHTS? sHOW ME YOUR TITS!!! elehhhhna Jul 2014 #43

150 years ago, knees were too sexy to be seen, as were ankles. truedelphi Jul 2014 #58

Is the point protesting Hobby Lobby? BainsBane Jul 2014 #86

cause and effect? nope. sorry. elehhhhna Jul 2014 #99

No shit. I'm so fucking sick of the MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #45

^^^^ This. You are absolutely right. The assholes are coming out of the woodwork on this one. Squinch Jul 2014 #60

And "The Deep End" has been thoroughly gone over. WillowTree Jul 2014 #62

I had a post hidden for naming names... MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #88

I'll take the hides at this point. I am fed up with these self-deluding sexist infants. Squinch Jul 2014 #90

amen, sister. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #94

Right there with you. n/t MadrasT Jul 2014 #95

We'd all get skin cancer Jane Austin Jul 2014 #6

Indeed, why wear anything? nt bemildred Jul 2014 #10

Dumb. n/t demmiblue Jul 2014 #11

It would be completely ineffective in terms of getting people mindwalker_i Jul 2014 #26

Exactly that. ^ (n/t) Lefta Dissenter Jul 2014 #102

The Lysistrata approach is better BainsBane Jul 2014 #27

+1 redqueen Jul 2014 #33

Exactly. Stop having sex with men until they "get it." Ilsa Jul 2014 #40

Not a big deal....us men got plenty of porn to keep us busy for awhile davidn3600 Jul 2014 #67

Now I see why this idea is bullshit randys1 Jul 2014 #28

it's "I hate feminists + want to trick them into exploiting themselves for my amusement" bettyellen Jul 2014 #91

It infuriates me we have to fight the enemy on the right but now on the left too randys1 Jul 2014 #92

I am grossed out by the trolls here getting off on trying to humiliate women. bettyellen Jul 2014 #93

I think SCOTUS should quit wearing their tops tularetom Jul 2014 #37

With friends like you who needs enemies... nolabear Jul 2014 #38

Great response... TDale313 Jul 2014 #103

Fuck that. nt Ilsa Jul 2014 #39

Nope. Too many people would like that. Laffy Kat Jul 2014 #42

This will work if hundreds of women go topless Zorra Jul 2014 #44

Yes it would. truedelphi Jul 2014 #55

Congrats! This is officially the Stupidest Thing on the Internet Today! LeftyMom Jul 2014 #46

Sorry I couldn't tickle your funny bone, stimulate your imagination or any of truedelphi Jul 2014 #51

. Separation Jul 2014 #47

Thank you. truedelphi Jul 2014 #48

It's not funny! Phentex Jul 2014 #50

Name change expected in near future: truedelphi Jul 2014 #53

you should start that! Phentex Jul 2014 #54

LOL! kpete Jul 2014 #59

. . lovemydog Jul 2014 #61

Okay... if this is as far as your worldly intellect goes... DO IT! Quantess Jul 2014 #52

I get leered at enough as is. Thanks. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #56

good info to have just in case.... kpete Jul 2014 #57

See, this is the issue. redqueen Jul 2014 #76

My life would improve tremendously KamaAina Jul 2014 #63

I'm mostly worried about black eyes. davsand Jul 2014 #65

Best idea I've heard in a long time LittleBlue Jul 2014 #68

We'll Just get Limbaugh Shots with Putin-like Expressions. Xyzse Jul 2014 #71

Well you certainly haven't struck a nerve CreekDog Jul 2014 #73

Well, I for one think it's a fine idea quinnox Jul 2014 #77

Also, here's a hint - look at the most enthusiastic supporters here. redqueen Jul 2014 #78

What if all men everywhere who disagree with SCOTUS quit wearing their pants? n/t Scout Jul 2014 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #89

Tit for Tat. nt clarice Jul 2014 #81

So sexist jackasses can leer at me like a piece of meat? MadrasT Jul 2014 #96

To heck with scaring the horses - it would dazzle the troops! csziggy Jul 2014 #97

So how's going topless working out for you? greatauntoftriplets Jul 2014 #100

How about a scarlet letter? DetlefK Jul 2014 #101

You need to talk OVER the SCOTUS but TO the people ck4829 Jul 2014 #106