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Plus, the context, jeez.

Pam — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:20:22 -0500

Some person in a skeevy bar asks you for a feel, you think,"This is why I don't go to bars." But the idea that this happens in a public space where you're with people that supposedly share common interests and as such should be "safe" - that just creeps me out. Every woman is either a touchable object or not. It turns the conference in to this wierd pawing zone that would make me think two things:

1. Sexual harrassment

2. Next year, I'm staying home

Ick.

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I just don't get it

A Elliot — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:58:21 -0500

I just don't understand the point of this project. I know it's to "undo social stigma that surrounds breasts" but I think there's a much better way to go about this. There is a big difference between saying that women have to wear tops and cover up no matter what (like breastfeeding or even just walking around topless in areas where men are allowed to do so) and having your breasts touched by some random stranger. I think if we want to get around social stigma of breasts, we need to be empowering women to make their own decisions about their breasts whether it's touching, or not covering up and then supporting them. I don't think putting a woman in a situation in front of others and asking to touch her is empowering even though she is being asked her permission.

Alex Elliot, Formula Fed and Flexible Parenting

Love your take

Jill Miller Zimon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:35:49 -0500

Suzanne, I read about this at Feministing this week and just didn't know what to think either. I would say no, without hesitation, but I'm SURE I'd be shocked too.

What if we went up to men and said, "can I touch your penis" - oh, wait...

Sigh.

Jill
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I'm All For...

Megan Smith — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:20:47 -0500

The Open Source Swift Kick To The Balls Project!

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