Sunday was the seventh annual International Go Topless Day and women around the world marched topless in support of women’s rights.
The movement: states as its mission ‘As long as men are allowed to be topless in public, women should have the same constitutional right. Or else, men should have to wear something to hide their chests.’
In one of 60 events planned around the world women gathered in Manhattan with placards and banners – and without their tops.
‘When a woman’s uncovered chest in public becomes the simple non-event it already is for a man, we will have accomplished our mission.’
Going topless may be legal in New York City – but showing a bare nipple on Instagram will result in a warning from Instagram and deletion of the image.
This is true regardless of the context – breastfeeding pictures will also be deleted.
Of course, male nipples are entirely unproblematic.
The daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, Scout Willis, has taken up the cause, tweeting frequently about it with the hashtag #freethenipple.
She even staged her own topless event, running errands around New York City sans top.
It’s unclear if Willis was part of today’s parade.
