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Protest against wearing bras, 1968
USA, 1969
surely this ain't 'mature' worthy, right? it's an article of clothing and a sea of smiles
edit: ahh it's come to light this is a recreation photo of some form of contest/protest thingy, my bad yall
Gerrery
There was once a study that came to the conclusion that bra's might cause breast cancer because it is unnatural to lift breasts like that...
Gerrery
The billion dollar bra industry went ape s**t and the study was retracted. Now there is a billion dollar breast cancer screening industry...
Gerrery
In case you are wondering who controls your health and medical care.
twentytwofrets
ActionJohnnie
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ActionJohnnie
rambleramblramble
ceeeffgee197724
This is Katie Holmes.
jscmac
Looks like a young Morgan freeman to her right
CarlottaVonSprockett
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/amp24403202/uzo-aduba-katie-holmes-ieshia-evans-reenact-historical-political-moments/
Jops444
Rhacodactylus
Guy on the left looks a little like Chris Evans' Captain America.
OrgasPandaCat
Nice
boognish115
*conservative values stops*
felixff
I mean theu looked shocked, scandalised even.
DrasticConsequences
Honestly they're lovely smiles
MattHolmberg
Ha! I did same thing, what a classic reaction.
AimlessSavant
The one thing to bring men together. Tiddies.
animesux
Racism is no match for the sheer power of boobs.
Cilvaa
One thing men of all races can agree on: boobs are awesome.
BruceBannersButtplug
I'd be willing to bet that women of all races can agree with that sentiment too.
HermioneIsUnderrated
and I was focusing on the bewildered guy behind them...but yeah that too
Mungitis
Holy photoshop, Batman!
jesusisherelookbusy
KVLTovZERO
Lol, 69
ChunkFromTheGoonies
azarza
CantEvenLurkRight
Nice
Gameking116
myweaknessisstrong
...nice.
motherfuckinghamlet
Nice
iwantsomemushu
Nice
DrManhattansleftnut
I’m all for it, let them loose ladies my inbox is open
Mrjbb3903
Yeah... Yeah... Show some titties in my inbox too
AimlessSavant
buns1
Wtf is that?
AimlessSavant
a predatory worm disguised as a leaf stalk/tree branch growth.
Malak224
itsodarkdownhere
Best day evar
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Reminds me of Harry Crane from Mad Men.
DigitalRebel
These women lack support
Pierocksmysocks
It's up to us men to provide the lift they need.
LoadShading
She seems more like flirting than protesting.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Imacatflushingthetoilet
Yes, set them free!
BobaFettApproves
That's Salem, every time Sabrina changes outfits
salasaar
Freedom for boobies!
abbie30000
Bras were heavily padded/cone shaped to make women seem attractive to the style that men encouraged. Hence the rebellion. Conepainfulbras.
FlashBanana
Is Katie Holmes a time traveling bra taker-offer?
clamdriver
Whoever it is she sure draws an approving crowd
Boxingjedi
MrLurkerMcGurker
Another immortal celebrity outted
Lurknessm0nst3r
Bradley Cooper in the left corner though...
buckbucker
It was a reenactment
themagicalliopleurodon
Haha yea right **sweats in scientologism**
lowfatyogart
That is one hell of a sentence!
Frankenpooch2000
YES! ?
DrKriegersClone
Damn, she ran away from Tom Cruise the way back to the 60s. Good call.
Skankhunter24
Word
VVulf
Patrick Dempsey must have been her "date" to the past. Check the bottom left, second row.
DVSBSTrD
Well she sure as hell ain't an actor :P
clamdriver
Always upvote those tall woman
SecondSince
Only way to truly be free of Tom Cruise and Scientology!
NinjasStoleMyMama
Surely you mean Juliana Crane
ZachariasWolfe
I'm not the only one that sees Shia Labeouf in the bottom right am I?
Gudhansson
Technically we are all time travelers
FudgeRoundVsStarCrunch
I saw Jennifer Garner, but yeah Katie Holmes
registeredtoproveimawesome
I was thinking Rachel Weisz, but they're all good ones imo.
MeowWoof
Look at the source, it really is Katie Holmes recreating an iconic photo from 1969
FudgeRoundVsStarCrunch
Oh. Thanks for pointing that out ?
NexiKuro
sauce: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a24403202/uzo-aduba-katie-holmes-ieshia-evans-reenact-historical-political-moments/
ThisIsAPrivateResidenceMan
makes sense they got her to reenact, she clearly doesn't like bras if the last scene of batman begins is anything to go by
VodkaReindeer
"The Gift" to see her boobies.
rmchapa
The original Ieshia Evans photo is so much better. It’s as if she has all the power and the cops (in their body armor) are defenseless.
neverwasgoodatpickingusernames
Yes, apparently so is shia lebeouf... bottom right
steve77777777
that looks nothing like Shia.
mondeca
My first thought was Alex, the pilot on The Expanse.
PresidentCamacho0
Argelian Shia Labeuf.
GooteMoo
There he is, right there in the corner of of your eye
ijustwonamathdebate
Actual serial killer Shia lebeouf
LifelikeObject
Normal Tuesday night for Shia LaBeouf!
NachoDamnDaddy
Set them babies free!
FallingStar7669
Or don't! Honestly I think bodily autonomy is a good idea and I support whatever you want to do as long as you're not hurting anyone else!
CarlottaVonSprockett
This isn’t from 1969, it’s a recreation (that’s why Katie Holmes is the woman holding the bra).
daguq
Looks more like a woman than a girl. And there's only one in the picture.
edwbuGameCat
I was at one of these protests where they set fire to them by the hundreds in fire barrels. The smell of burning cloth, foam rubber,
Ginoawesomesauce
No you weren't. There was never a 'bra burning' protest. Ever. Its a myth.
edwbuGameCat
No Gino, no I wasn't. This is what people here call "a joke" it's intended to elicit a laugh. However, you're wrong. There were.
edwbuGameCat
and the metal stays was terrible. Don't remember many folks leaving though
ochermes28
MissDeeMeanor
Tell me again, mods, why I got suspended for posting a braless image.
sirkekes
Here you go again trying to fit rhyme or reason where there is none.
vigothecruel
Because the mods keep telling you,dude, no one wants to see your fat hairy chest with or without a bra.
azarza
she is wearing a sweater!
deasmuth
The dude on the right under her elbow looks like a time traveler.
speedywrx
dford145
How so?
Kralizac
I was worried i was the only one. Thank my random, dedicated brethren at the bottom of the comment section.
azarza
they all seem oddly familiar
SunAnvil
They all look weird. Like they were shopped in.
Neptuneflyer
I think a lot of those styles disappeared for a few decades and then came back, from the face up this could be a modern day crowd.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Something about it definitely looks off and I can't quite put my finger on it. Looks like a photo taken recently on a movie set that's 1
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
been photoshopped to look old. Not saying that's definitely what it is but something's fucky here. Every man is standing so his face can 2
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
be seen by the camera, they all have the same expression. It's a bit too perfect. 3/3
taciturnpachyderm
Your instincts are very right, because this is a behind-the-scenes photo from a period piece film
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
I knew it! Do you know what movie?
taciturnpachyderm
My bad. It's more of a video/photoshoot, not a film.
taciturnpachyderm
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a24403202/uzo-aduba-katie-holmes-ieshia-evans-reenact-historical-political-moments/
officialcatsniffer
Is it illegal to not wear a bra? Just don't wear it. You don't have to protest...
Beardedgeek72
It's against expectations, something women still have to fight every day (just look at a lot of comments on Imgur)... also...
Beardedgeek72
For something more substantial: Women were also going to prison for fighting for their right to wear short-short skirts.
fedeColorTerror
I don't and I don't care when some people look at me like I was a slut, but it still happens somewhere. I mean... In many school girls can't
fedeColorTerror
wear spaghetti string tops in summer. Or normal shorts. I don't really understand why.
officialcatsniffer
I mean Rachel in friends often didn't wear a bra and I didn't think of her as a slut. And man, some times bras can be soooo uncomfortable.
AntiProtonBoy
The she put them on again later, because lack of tit support was uncomfortable.
animesux
I understand that it's like situational. Sometimes it prevents chafing and too much jiggle, sometimes they hurt. IMHO its up to the girl
mingleddruid
No, we take them off whenever we can because the support is what makes them uncomfortable.
Ballsackhands
I literally wear a bra to bed and it's my day off and I am wearing one. I don't like not wearing a bra. Have done so all y life.
fedeColorTerror
It depends on how big they are. I rarely wear a bra because I'm a C cup, so I feel better free and unsupported.
ABluntForce
Do you ever take your shoes off? Because they provide foot support. Lame argument.
AntiProtonBoy
Yes. And then I put them on again because I need to. That was the point.
DisgruntledFerret
Yeah, but you don't protest shoes.
ABluntForce
I protest them when they come into spaces where they're not welcome. Which is the point.
DisgruntledFerret
...I apologize, but please bear with me a bit more. Where are bras not welcome?
ABluntForce
On women who are in the midst of finding them uncomfortable. Thus, protesting them is not a zero-sum effort.
TheWurst420
You don't know much about breasts, do you.
ABluntForce
Evidently more than you. Having a wife who has ample reason to complain about bras provides for that.
bonessasan
This only proves you know about your wife's preferences.
mattihase
It depends on the size, ultimately.
MsHissyPants
Knowing a woman doesn’t make you better versed on women’s stuff than an actual woman.
IGarfunkledYourMother
You're using "knowing a woman" as a trump card against actual women? That's... something.
ABluntForce
You're making an awful lot of assumptions about my gender just because I said I had a wife. And trump cards occur near the end of a game.
ABluntForce
2) If I used that fact as anything, it was as a counterpoint.
pithag
Umm as a fellow titty having bra wearer I can confirm this is not a lame argument. It's nice to take off at the end of the day...
ABluntForce
Yes, if you missed the OP's subtext, it was that protesting bras is a zero-sum effort because women need them for support anyway.
BeatsBearsBattlestarGallactica
It was once illegal to not wear a bra.m, which was important to protest
Ballsackhands
I have a small chest and I still rather wear a bra.
pithag
But hella uncomfortable to walk around all day just hanging loose
BeatsBearsBattlestarGallactica
I walk home from the gym without one on in the winter but I also have Cs which aren’t unmanageable.
Helpusobi11
Aren't bras like... Useful for supporting dem tiddies and back?
DukeSamuelVimes
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it helps with weighting issues.
fedeColorTerror
It depends on your size and sensitivities. I prefer to not wear it. I have medium breasts and I'm hypersensitive to fabric and restraining
jegustaeau
Yes! That dumb band around my rib cage constricts blood flow and breathing, and the fabric is itchy and holds sweat next to my skin. Feck it
fedeColorTerror
Same!
istherelifeonmars
For very busty girls yeah. But I have heard the support reduces your pec. muscles' strength and can make boobs sag more. Not sure though.
whoisyourdaddy
My research in this field consists of studying hundreds of issues of National Geographic. Bras = LESS sag in the long run.
datpo
besides posture, that doesn't make any sense. sagging breasts would have more to do with size, skin elasticity, and menopause.
ABluntForce
Judging from my wife's lack of upper body strength and parameters, that sounds right to me.
PreciousPotato
Nah. It's a bra, not a corset. It's supposed to only support your boobs,which got no muscle at all. If your bra makes you move unnaturally/1
PreciousPotato
you need a better fitting one. It should fit snugly, but not tight, support your boobs, but not squeeze them. Without a bra, I actually /2
VariousEdibleFoodstuffs
There is a time and place for boob squeezing
PreciousPotato
move less and more carefully. Boobying breastily down the stairs is just uncomfortable. And regarding the sagging: how does supporting a /3
PreciousPotato
mass of fat, connective tissue and mammary glands fight agains gravity? It doesn't. You can only try to keep the tissue from tearing by /4
Counterfit
+1 for boobying breastily
abbie30000
Men were creating/in charge of bras. They were not functional and hurt the ladies.
abbie30000
Haha well we know who’s got the boobies here.
Helpusobi11
Women have been binding&supporting their breasts as far back as Ancient Greece. Also a woman invented the modern bra .
abbie30000
Correct. A woman invented the modern bra.
wyatt8740
I mean, some need the support. I think requiring them is stupid though
DisgruntledFerret
Yeah, a good sports bra is the only way a lot of women can get regular exercise without bruising. They calm the mammary calamity.
PreciousPotato
Bruising? Though I admit, usual bras often result in chafing under the breasts and armpits.
DisgruntledFerret
If you're on a treadmill without a sports bra and you've got a large cup size, you're gonna have a bad time. That sort of thing.
PreciousPotato
Ah, yes. I just can't imagine actual bruises. Black and blue and stuff. I prefer not to do any exercise that makes my boobs jump up and /1
PreciousPotato
down, like weightlifting or walking. But I know what you mean; sure don't ever run (f.e. to catch a train) without an arm across my boobs.
BeatsBearsBattlestarGallactica
Fun fact! You can run with such force your boobs break your breast bone!
BeatsBearsBattlestarGallactica
https://youtu.be/oxhVM_ZVXz0 2:26
LittleMsSparkles
Bad time= black eyes
dexterousgek
source? This seems off somehow
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Every guy is standing so his face can be seen by the camera and they all have the same expression. Could be legit but it looks too perfect.
CarlottaVonSprockett
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/amp24403202/uzo-aduba-katie-holmes-ieshia-evans-reenact-historical-political-moments/
dexterousgek
Here's the original:
not quite the same
Ginoawesomesauce
This is Katie Holmes on a movie set. Not sure which movie tho
CarlottaVonSprockett
It was part of a photo shoot recreating iconic images.
IOnlyUpvoteRussianGTAScreenShots
And just look at the RAGE in the crowd. Good on her for protesting something that only other women complain about.
sunnypepper
It was a traumatic time in history for men, to be sure
Memeeater
I don't understand your point tho
Rhacodactylus
His point is that he's never been near a vagina since he was born and he's proper pissed about it because he's a nice guy.
Klaaism
As a male I am perfectly willing to lift up and provide the support they need.
hugedandelion27
SorryImAwkwardSorry
jegustaeau
Complaining is protest.
Piscivore
The assumption the protest was against men or anti-man somehow is yours. Women can and do oppress other women.
IOnlyUpvoteRussianGTAScreenShots
I never said it was against men or anti-man that was your assumption.
thegreatwhiteblackartblackestmaster
He was saying the protest was against something only other women complain about. You can tell by looking at the words that he used.
storebrandproductmascot
The bras are symbolic of imposed beauty standards, which feminists rejected. They also burned makeup, girdles, etc. Men didn't like this.
Klaaism
Know the funny part? The 1930's underwire brassier patent belongs to a woman.
ProphetofEntropy
yes all men, we got together and decided it. annual patriarchy meetings are a pain but, hey, white mans burden.
achaern
This is from a movie with Katie Holmes, this is not real. You're seeing extras taking direction from the director.
wyatt8740
I believe you, but do you have a link?
XANDERcylinderPANTS
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a24403202/uzo-aduba-katie-holmes-ieshia-evans-reenact-historical-political-moments
Jusmar
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a24403202/uzo-aduba-katie-holmes-ieshia-evans-reenact-historical-political-moments/
ABluntForce
I'm sorry but since when did 50 men represent the entirety of the populace? (Oh wait, that's what representative government is, isn't it.)
ABluntForce
Leaving aside the arbitrary negligence of any statistical notions in your assumption, workplace politics still deem "no bra" taboo.
ABluntForce
Passersby in public spaces still comment on breastfeeding in public. Do some research and take off the rose colored "progress" glasses.
marniisgreen
I only counted 18
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Thanks, Actually Man! Without you we would never have known that this person was mildly incorrect about something completely unimportant!
ABluntForce
*sigh* Look, I work as an accountant by day. I don't want to do bean counting when I get home when it's a number smaller than 100.
ABluntForce
2) Please look up the definition of hyperbole.
marniisgreen
Please look up the definition of definition
ABluntForce
Done. Now do sass.
apbadogs
The only people who complain about women wearing the same clothes consecutive days are women. Women, we men DO NOT GIVE A SHIT!
DearAbbi
See, your generation of men dont have a problem. Previous generations did, we're still fighting them, but feel free to join the cause.
apbadogs
Bullshit.
DearAbbi
It’s ok to feel the way you do. Your lack of experience puts you at a disadvantage. That’s not your fault.
jegustaeau
I’ve been confronted by dudes for not wearing a bra. And heaven forbid I take my shirt off in public.
DearAbbi
Can you imagine how nice it would be to not be required to wear a shirt? I’d still wear a bra for myself but a hella cute one.
BigTex1
I’m not seeing any rage, mainly shit eating grins. That’s like the opposite.
BeeeardedMan
Sarcasm is hard.
firearmofdoom
Dude
Elyodix
You dumbasses literally missed the sarcasm because the men in the picture are smiling wide. You just want to be upset. Fuck off.
Thelrishlnquistion
MenaceToSobriety
294 upvotes to 26 down. What are you on about?
Vertisce
There's no law saying women have to wear bra's. Technically there is no law saying women have to wear shirts either.
wyatt8740
There is in Indiana.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
I don't think they were protesting the "law". They were protesting social norms.
mormacil
Women have been fined for being topless in their own home.
mrsdowneyjr
Depends on the state and city and lack of Bea can be legally considered indecent for purposes of jobs and schools
TargaX
In New York women can be topless in public.
jegustaeau
Yes, the issue is that boobs are censored everywhere and so topless women are given negative attention even where legal.
dedpan
...anywhere that men can. It's still permissible to ban toplessness as long as it's everyone.
madeyoulookXD
As long as it's not promoting a business
riplikash
The majority of US states have indecent exposure laws that require portions of women's breasts to be covered.
darthlawsuit
T-shirt = covered.
Satanicsmallblock
A man cannot enter a gas station without a shirt either, that’s a far cry from rules mandating underwear
ABluntForce
Go shopping for women's clothing sometime and tell me how many of them are too sheer to obscure a breast. Then discuss double standards.
Satanicsmallblock
iuvatiresubumbras
Gotta love governmental catch22s
VariousEdibleFoodstuffs
Never understood this protest. Bras keep tatas snug, comfy and supported
PreciousPotato
Well, on average, they had smaller boobs in the 60s and 70s. Like, bras were mostly decorative, less necessity.
mattig89ch
I was born in '86, so take what I say with a grain of salt. But I understood it to be a women's rights thing, and anti-patriarchy.
Ginoawesomesauce
Because this is katey Holmes and a movie set. There never was a bra burning movement. They never existed. It was made up for outrage
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
From what I've heard it depends on the woman and the tiddies.
fedeColorTerror
You heard correctly
fedeColorTerror
Not for everyone. I don't like them. I feel restrained and I am hypersensitive to the fabric. Also I have pretty small boobs. Don't need it
abbie30000
Men were designing women’s undergarments. They were extremely painful.
ForseHucker
MEN BAD, PATRIARCHY. REE! There you go. That's the concept.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
...did a woman do something bad to you or something?
ForseHucker
Nope. That's just the line of "reasoning" behind the no bra "movement." A man created bras so they're "oppressive" to women. That's it.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Did you really stop to think about why some women might feel pressured to wear bras when they don't want to or did you just come up with 1
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
a reason that fit your misogynist narrative and stop using your brain after that? 2/2
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jegustaeau
That’s like saying well fitting crocs are wonderful for everyone. I get that they’re cushy, still no thanks
ABluntForce
Sadly there is such a thing as back problems that make any bra uncomfortable to wear in perpetuity.
PreciousPotato
Worse than no bra at all?
ABluntForce
Worse than not wearing a bra *some* of the time, at least.
PreciousPotato
That's an individual medical issue, though. I mean, not an argument against bras as such.
ABluntForce
2) Also, boob sweat is a thing. Airing out to dry off is an occasional necessity.
PreciousPotato
Ikr? Got a D (in Germany). Like, large, but not too intimidating. I actually just found push ups in my size, and I love them. Not because /1
Ryyyyyyyan
Bras were different back then, as well as the social dress code. This protest seems like it doesn't make sense now, because now is not then.
fedeColorTerror
Not everywhere. I'm from Italy and it's very common not to wear a bra here. When I go to NC I have had a lot of disapproval looks because I
fedeColorTerror
don't like to wear it. Mostly by women, by the way. Not that I care, but it is still a stigma somewhere.
LarvaLamp
When will then be now?
clamdriver
the second you replied but now it has passed
wyatt8740
SOON.
SidneyHarbor
If that was a The Smiths reference then I fully approve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpILIIo9ek
Ryyyyyyyan
I am pretty sure it was a Spaceballs reference.
wyatt8740
Spaceballs. Most of my music tastes are from 60's/70's (with a few later ones), so I wasn't overly familiar with smiths
LarvaLamp
You're not missing anything- the Smiths are terrible.