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villager

(26,001 posts)
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:53 PM Jul 2016

HuffPost: 100 Sheroes Just Posed Nude At The Republican National Convention

On July 17, 2016, in the midst of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, 100 women joined forces and got naked.

The mass undressing was organized by photographer Spencer Tunick, who has been planning his large-scale nude photography project, titled “Everything She Says Means Everything,” for months.

In May, Tunick called out for volunteers to participate in his vision, to interrupt business as usual at the RNC with a flood of nude bodies. The only requirement: be a woman ― whether Democrat, Republican, or any other political platform. Tunick hoped the work would serve as an act of peaceful protest, combatting the hateful rhetoric Donald Trump and his followers have directed at women, through the simple power of collective creation.

The message resonated. Over 1,800 women signed up to participate. Each participant submitted a statement explaining their reason for getting involved. One wanted a way to remember her body during pregnancy, another hoped the experience would help her heal after she was sexually assaulted. Some wanted to accept and celebrate their aging bodies, others to leave a positive impact on their daughters.

Many hoped to stick it to the RNC. The women came together outside Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena the day before the convention was scheduled to start.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/100-women-just-got-naked-together-at-the-republican-national-convention_us_578cc902e4b0867123e1bf86

(ridiculous disclaimer note: There are "NSFW" images at the link, if by "NSFW" we mean "I'm a-skeert of a nekkid body, but hey, look at these okay news pix of gunshot victims!&quot

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HuffPost: 100 Sheroes Just Posed Nude At The Republican National Convention (Original Post) villager Jul 2016 OP
"The women came together" Botany Jul 2016 #1
Beautiful! Texasgal Jul 2016 #2
Why yes they are. villager Jul 2016 #4
Agreed, beautiful photos & beautiful message. Ms.Lib Jul 2016 #6
The faces don't look familiar. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2016 #3
I thought you were reading it for the article? villager Jul 2016 #5
I knew it. It's by that guy who does nothing but take nudes in public places. craigmatic Jul 2016 #7
I posted as well. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #8
that does not look like the kind of field I'd want to be barefoot in. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #9
 

craigmatic

(4,510 posts)
7. I knew it. It's by that guy who does nothing but take nudes in public places.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 07:36 PM
Jul 2016

He's living the dream seeing naked people and making serious bank off it.

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