PPH: Women march topless in Portland without incident

[China]

Women march topless in Portland without incident

The marchers want to call attention to the double standard in society's attitudes toward male and female nudity.

PORTLAND – 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.

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[DarrellsMyHero28]

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.

Ty McDowell is an idiot.

[RammsteinSkins]

I support this message.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

Damn, why couldnt they have done this when I was in Portland

on second thought, its probably nothing but those weird hippie/wiccan chicks doing it

[Thiebear]

So she wants a demonstration...

that nobody pays attention to?

she's confuse- ed.

[Teller]

Dear Ms. McDowell, men and women are different. Y'all got the tits. We got the brains. Used properly, both can get you what you want. :pfft:

[sjinhan]

i think that McDowell didnt do good enough job of promoting the event... haha

[DarrellsMyHero28]

Dear Ms. McDowell, men and women are different. Y'all got the tits. We got the brains. Used properly, both can get you what you want. :pfft:

They have brains.

They're just a third the size of a man's.

Its science.

[81+83+84=Posse]

Pics or it didn't happen (unless they look like the women in the bass player thread, in that case I'll take your word for it).

[#98QBKiller]

Ty McDowell is an idiot.

Haha, yes she is.

Good luck getting our biologically-programmed brains to stop paying attention to tits when they're on full display.

[The Brave Little Toaster Oven]

They have brains.

They're just a third the size of a man's.

Its science.

Is it not a problem that the woman have a smaller brain than a man? The government scientist Dr. Yamuka has proved it is size of squirrel.

[mcsluggo]

AP: the only "incident" occured whithin the pants of Tommy McBrian, age 13. Interestingly enough, this reaction could ALSO be described as "enraged"...

[Predicto]

They kept their pants on?

Amateurs.

- a jaded San Franciscan.

[ACW]

[Skins_Fan82]

i was just in Portland last week! D'oh!

[TMK9973]

I read her statement, I thought "How stupid"

The best thing is it's not even illegal! So basically she thinks women should be able to walk around topless. Ok. You can! Whose stopping you?! Your pissed guys look? Really? Guys like Boobs....It's really not that hard to understand.

[19Skins72]

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.

Click on the link for the full article

I was going to complain about the lack of pictures, but that last paragraph was so entertaining that I'll let your picture violation pass. This time.

[Peeping Wizard]

on second thought, its probably nothing but those weird hippie/wiccan chicks doing it

:puke::puke::puke:

[GhostofSparta]

Hey, I'm cool with this, with some modifications. You can be topless in public regardless of gender, but only if you're below a certain waist size or BMI. I don't want to see topless fat dudes walking around anymore.

[Sniffler]

I fully support women walking topless in the streets.... If that was what they were marching for.

[Woofer]

If there was ever a time we needed the old "boobies" smilie, this is it.

Boobs are eye magnets. We look. Ladies, you might not see us look, but we do.

I know a lot of ladies have "someone is looking at my boobs" radar but it's not infallible.

:evilg:

[twa]

She gets equality and still ****es...typical female

My wife ogles all the time,most certainly if a group of guys are walking around half naked.

[dreamingwolf]

no nudes, but you can see some of the participants kind of

they interview the organizer Ty MacDimwit, ya she was everything I was expecting.

[DeanCollins]

[dreamingwolf]

I would like more pics of the asian looking one, the latino one, and the blonde one on the top second left. The blonde looks like she could be gilf, just want an age check pic on here.