FEMEN

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Femen (stylized in all caps; Ukrainian: Фемен) is a radical feminist activist group whose goal is to protect women's rights. The organization became internationally known for organizing controversial[1][2] topless protests against sex tourism,[3][1] religious institutions,[4] sexism, homophobia,[5] and other social, national, and international topics. Founded in Ukraine, the group is now based in France. Femen describes its ideology as being "sextremism, atheism and feminism".[6]

The organization describes itself as "fighting patriarchy in its three manifestations – sexual exploitation of women, dictatorship and religion"[7] and has stated that its goal is "sextremism serving to protect women's rights".[8] Femen activists have been regularly detained by police in response to their protests.[7]

IntactiWiki comment

Don't take the eye-catcher for the message.

FEMEN provokes with bare breasts in public and draws attention to itself. They demonstrate for women and their rights. But many prudish people only get triggered by seeing the breasts and not the criticism that FEMEN expresses.

In this respect, FEMEN is no different from the Bloodstained Men, who draw attention to themselves with large red bloodstains on white trousers (and skirts) in public. They demonstrate for children and their right to intact genitals. But many prudish people get triggered by the bloodstains and not the criticism that intactivists like the Bloodstained Men utter.

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References

  1. a b REFweb (16 August 2011). Ukraine's Ladies of Femen (archive URL), Movements.org. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. REFnews Tayler, Jeffrey (13 March 2013)."The Woman Behind Femen's Topless Protest Movement", The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. REFnews (28 April 2010)."Femen wants to move from public exposure to political power", Kyiv Post.
  4. REFnews (23 October 2012)."Ukraine's Femen: Topless protests 'help feminist cause'", BBC News.
  5. REFnews (24 April 2013)."Topless FEMEN Protesters Drench Belgian Archbishop André-Jozef Léonard, Protest Homophobia in Catholic Church (PHOTOS)", Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  6. REFbook Reestorff, Camilla Møhring (2018): The Routledge companion to media and activism. (English). New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781138202030.
    Quote: The activist movement Femen is notorious for topless protests and the ideology ‘sextremism, atheism and feminism’.
  7. a b REFnews (12 June 2013)."Femen activists jailed in Tunisia for topless protest", BBC News.
  8. REFnews (19 October 2013)."Fearless ... and topless: Femen activists to bring 'sextremism' to the UK", theguardian.com.