Hello again,
Good to hear that you gave some thought to your declaration and action methods. Painting hands ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa ?) and 'clothes' is at least more subtle and decent then just throwing paint. Still you are sending the message here: 'don't be naked and sexy'.
These models choose to show themselves like this on the billboards. What gives you the right to choose FOR THEM that they shouldn't, and that it is something humiliating to be (half) naked?
Actions like these contribute to an intolerant 'climate'. Topless swimming used to be more accepted for ex. then it is today. It is still not too bad here I think (luckily), but in many countries - like many US states - the repression against nakedness is heavy. Actress Lina Esco is campaigning against that with her movie Free the nipple: (interview and trailer) http://vimeo.com/81344670 (style: pussyriot meets FEMEN , Hollywood version) (more: http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/freethenipple ).
Long time ago I did a naked action myself. Me and another guy went into a fountain in a shopping mall to collect the coins people threw in there for luck, in protest against social-money-cuts. The people who were distributing flyers were beaten up because of that. I think being naked is rebellious, and protesting against nakedness is reactionary. Not that I think that AA-ads will bring about a better world, but censoring them will definitely change it in the wrong direction. I think that the strategy of the AA-brand is to be on (or over) the edge of what is considered acceptable, to get extra publicity from the reactionary actions against it. So you are just playing in their game. Not what I call 'uncontrollable'
'don't be naked and sexy'
Hello again,
Good to hear that you gave some thought to your declaration and action methods. Painting hands ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa ?) and 'clothes' is at least more subtle and decent then just throwing paint. Still you are sending the message here: 'don't be naked and sexy'.
These models choose to show themselves like this on the billboards. What gives you the right to choose FOR THEM that they shouldn't, and that it is something humiliating to be (half) naked?
Actions like these contribute to an intolerant 'climate'. Topless swimming used to be more accepted for ex. then it is today. It is still not too bad here I think (luckily), but in many countries - like many US states - the repression against nakedness is heavy. Actress Lina Esco is campaigning against that with her movie Free the nipple: (interview and trailer) http://vimeo.com/81344670 (style: pussyriot meets FEMEN , Hollywood version) (more: http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/freethenipple ).
Long time ago I did a naked action myself. Me and another guy went into a fountain in a shopping mall to collect the coins people threw in there for luck, in protest against social-money-cuts. The people who were distributing flyers were beaten up because of that. I think being naked is rebellious, and protesting against nakedness is reactionary. Not that I think that AA-ads will bring about a better world, but censoring them will definitely change it in the wrong direction. I think that the strategy of the AA-brand is to be on (or over) the edge of what is considered acceptable, to get extra publicity from the reactionary actions against it. So you are just playing in their game. Not what I call 'uncontrollable'