Originally posted by smallman@Jul 29 2005, 10:47 PM
The male protestors deff were not large men, and the women...well... see for yourself.
Fucking hippies.
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First off what exactly is the problem with hippies? Some of my best friends from the old days were hippies (before they went on to become corporate bigshots). I myself never made it to the hippy stage since I was a boozer and not a peace and love and drugs sort (not that all hippies were into drugs, they weren't) but I was alive and semi-comatose during those times so I remember them well.
Next off is the entire naked body. Everyone has the body they have and just about every body is beautiful to someone. Not only are these people willing to show their body as it is they are willing to stand up for something they believe in.
Your comments about it being horrifying remind me of that old Twilight Zone episode where the woman was going through reconstructive surgery one last time in an attempt to make her 'beautiful' as society had set up its own standards. At the end of the episode after the bandages are removed from her face she screams in horror and runs off down the corridors of the hospital. Finally we see her face and she is what most in our world would consider to be stunningly gorgeous; however where she is, it is considered offensively ugly. We then see the medical staff and they have faces and noses which seem almost ugly according to current human standards.
Here take a gander for yourself.
Eye Of The Beholder
Twilight Zone
Bottom line is this: You are not forced to parade around naked, you are not forced to go to a protest rally that is supporting a cause you do not agree with--or for that matter to attend a rally which does agree with your views. You are not required to go. Lastly, if you see something which turns your stomach in knots, do yourself a big favor and stop looking, you aren't required to stare and gawk.
