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| Men Get Their Turn for Nude War Protest |
| 2003-02-23 |
| About 250 men took off their clothes Sunday and lay down to spell out the words "Peace Man" on a rugby field to protest the Australian government's strong support for Washington's hardline stance against Iraq. Like, profound, man! Protest organizer Cameron Sparkes-Carroll said the protesters bared themselves to send the peace message to the Australian government, which has sent 2,000 troops to join U.S. forces preparing for a possible war in the Persian Gulf. "Men of all shapes and sizes laid down their weapons and overcame fears of exposure to make the protest," Sparkes-Carroll said. "Wow! Doinkers for peace!" The protest follows a similar demonstration two weeks ago when about 750 women shed their clothes in protest on a hillside near the same coastal resort town of Byron Bay, 435 miles north of Sydney. The women disrobed and lay end-to-end on a grassy knoll to form a heart shape around the words "No War" for an aerial photograph. I found that one much more meaningful. I'm all in favor of Boobies for Peace... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 Less well known is the fact that all the man were arrested:it was a Shrinkage Rap. |
| Posted by: Hugh Jorgan 2003-02-23 22:04:58 |
| #5 Overheard at the boy's only anti-war rally: "Don't send the fleet just beat the meat"..."War is crappy so let's slap the pappy"..."Cream your khakis not Iraqis"...."Whack the schlong if you think war's wrong"..."We play with our dicks in support of Hans Blix".... |
| Posted by: Mark 2003-02-23 20:35:21 |
| #4 And, why, I ask, are there no pictures? There were pictures of the females. Sexist blokes, those Aussies. (Then again, that "all sizes and shapes" bit probably indicates a picture I'd rather not see anyway...) |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2003-02-23 19:31:09 |
| #3 I hope they didn't turn their backs on lucky Pierre... |
| Posted by: The Kid 2003-02-23 19:05:19 |
| #2 I'll bet their weapons were down. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-02-23 16:47:38 |
| #1 Next time they will all get together in a performance art entitled, "Make love, Not War". |
| Posted by: becky 2003-02-23 13:25:42 |