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'Men never listen', is the age-old complaint of women - and it is
just as valid in the current political climate. So is is
any wonder that women have to do bizarre things to get the attention of powerful men? Feeling their complaints couldn't be heard above the drums of war, 750 desperate women wanting
some attention from Australia's most powerful politician, decided on a visual
form of communication. They took off their clothes in protest about the coming
Gulf War. The protest wasn't exactly a public one though - they simply chose to get
naked on private property near Byron Bay, and form the words 'NO WAR'
in a heart-shape out of their bodies, while the media took photos from a
respectable distance. The organizer said that she wasn't totally comfortable with nudity, but she
was going to get her gear off anyway in the hope that John Howard would
notice. Surely a worthy goal, but with Australian obesity rates
approaching those of the US,
Johnny might have gotten the wrong message. Most of these women would have
looked a whole lot better if they didn't eat so much - what better justification
for putting the 10% GST on
food, so they could afford 10% less? In the US there was a similar protest in which 30 women braved freezing
temperatures in New York's Central Park to form the words 'NO BUSH'.
Reports didn't say whether their claim was true. But there could be a trend here. It seems that the word NO is
regaining popularity within women's groups. Though in visual
form some of the old slogans may need to be refined -
What part of NO don't you understand? I'm not sure .. could I take a closer look?
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