Clothing Optional Protests

There seems to be a spate of protest events run by activists who think the only way to make their point is to shed their clothing and expose their shortcomings for all of us to see. First we have the "Breasts Not Bombs" event from Sacramento:

Police arrested two members of an organization called Breasts Not Bombs after they removed their tops during a protest on the steps of the state Capitol on Monday afternoon.

The women, who were protesting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ballot measures for today's special election, took off their shirts despite warnings from the California Highway Patrol last week that doing so would lead to their arrests — and possibly their inclusion on the state's list of sex offenders. A federal judge Friday refused to grant a request from Breasts Not Bombs to block the police from arresting topless protesters.
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"We have done these demonstrations from San Francisco to Mendocino to the gates of the White House and never been restrained in this way," said Breasts Not Bombs member Sherry Glaser of Albion, Calif., near Mendocino, addressing about 100 onlookers.

Soon after, Glaser, 45, removed her top and was promptly arrested. Renee Love, 40, also of Albion, was arrested after she removed her top. Both were charged with indecent exposure, disorderly conduct and going beyond the scope of their permit to demonstrate on state property.

I didn't include any photos, but the article does have some shots which were taken from behind (thankfully). Why is it these organizations can never get some Victoria's Secret underwear model to participate? Instead, they trot out two middle-aged women with bazooms that hang down to their knees and that no one in their right mind would want to see, and have them bare it all for the cameras. If I want to see overloaded saddlebags, I'll go to the rodeo.

And then we have the PETA crowd, always looking for a way to get on camera:

Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals say they will lie naked in flower-decorated coffins outside the Department of Agriculture in Washington on Wednesday to "remind consumers that an addiction to poultry could lead to a bird-flu pandemic."

Protesters will raise a banner reading, "Bird Flu Kills: Go Vegetarian," and they plan to hand out "emergency vegetarian starter kits."

Apparently you have to be naked to be a vegetarian, and Washington will be treated to the sight of a bunch of hairy-legged vegans sprawled across the sidewalk. Once again, as in the previous example, the protesters use nudity because their message cannot stand on its own. Without a little flesh, the press wouldn't show up and none of us would learn the evils of eating poultry.

C'mon people, either keep your clothes on, or at least try to find some attractive protesters.