Ok, what's the deal with all these wackos getting naked to show support for their causes? First there's this story from CNN about half-naked PETA members protesting the running of the bulls in Madrid. I've got an idea for them. Instead of protesting in Madrid, how about motoring on down to Pamplona where the bulls actually are, get naked, and go up to the bulls and offer your support? I'm sure the bulls would appreciate it.
Then there's Macy Gray, who decided to do a concert in the nude. (In the photo, a chair is blocks out most of her. The link is safe for work, but I'm warning you, you might not want to see it. I saw it, and my eyeballs were so traumatized that they ran for cover. They're currently residing in my nostrils. Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to carry on a conversation with someone when your eyes are in your nose? Women immediately assume I'm staring at their breasts, but really, my neck is just so sore, I can't tilt my head back anymore. What was I talking about? Oh yeah...)
And last but certainly not least is this story from Oslo (warning - contains nudity), where a couple got up on stage where Kristopher Schau and his band (I'm not making this up) Cumshots were performing, took off all their clothes, and proceeded to get it on. According to the story, they are members of a group called F--- for Forest. They say they have sex in public to put focus on the rain forest.
Maybe I'm just getting older, but what the hell is with these moonbats? What makes these people think that just because they get naked, people are going to pay attention to them? Maybe it's because every time they do the media covers it. Then people blog about it, giving them even more attention. Wait a minute... Dammit, I'm enabling them! Ok, that's it, end of post.
UPDATE: Our gracious editor, Eric, has pointed out that I somehow overlooked the Nude Nudes Of Cleveland. I don't know how I let that slip by me.
Article comments
1 - Jim Carruthers
Well, they got you to pay attention.
And for the converse view there was the fundamentalist group The Dukabhors, a sect which stripped naked and burned down their property to protest godless government in Western Canada.
And I don't see what the problem with naked Macy Grey is, she looks like she's got the funk going on.
2 - Joe
Is funk Canadian for cellulite?
3 - Jim Carruthers
Joe, spend your time with a laser pointer, and you're never gonna get laid.
I'm with more junk in the trunk, more cushion for the pushin'. It's not like I look all that great myself, so I'm just grateful for whatever I can get.
4 - Hapax Legomenon
Shanna Germain wrote a good article about Peace Activists going naked .
It makes you realize that all this disrobing is done not merely to score political points but to cause a spectacle. And usually only young women can get away with it.
Women do without because they know they can get public attention. (And btw, do you think it has anything to do with the Girls Gone Wild phenomena?). I would be more worried if this sort of stunts no longer provoke raised eyebrows.
5 - Eric Olsen
Evil, dude! you missed the largest gathering of au naturel aspiring artistes ever! That's a shitload of granola-eating flesh.
Nice job, albeit sans the NUDE NUDES OF CLEVELAND, thanks and welcome!
6 - Vic
I guess it's easier (and more fun) to go out and get naked than it is to sit in an office an stuff envelopes for your cause.
Vic