The Cleanest Photo of FEMEN–action from a different protest
Hanging your laundry to dry on balconies near the Kiev city square is now frowned upon by the local authorities. Not wearing your undergarments on said balconies to protest not being able to hang them out to dry makes everyone smile.
FEMEN, a protest organization whose recent activities can be viewed here (seriously NSFW), had 10 members on balconies protesting the city of Kiev’s recent edict (again, NSFW) that all balconies within a kilometer of Euro 2012 events must be cleared of any hanging laundry and personal property. Apparently, hanging up your wet laundry to dry on the balcony is a standard household practice in Kiev–perhaps because Russia gets irritable every so often about subsidized fuel prices and cuts off the power supply to the electric dryer.
Kiev’s city council decided that–for aesthetic reasons–guests to the 2012 football tournament might not fall in love with their city if they’re staring at wet Ukrainian socks or somebody’s broken toilet. FEMEN was not happy with the decision apparently, deciding to stage a rather titillating protest in the freezing cold of Kiev. Chanting phrases like, “Our balcony is our castle!” and “We want to walk on our balcony in our negligees!” the FEMEN members certainly made a point.
Two of them, in fact. Ha Ha!
Honestly, if you’re able to look at the link to their activities, FEMEN does this type of thing all the time. Their “protests” look more like an Eastern Bloc version of Girls Gone Wild and really the demonstrations seem to be more of an excuse for these ladies to get topless in public. Think about it this way.
Will this bit of exhibitionism make Kiev’s local authorities change their minds? Highly doubtful, so when UEFA and Fat-Sepp-in-waiting Platini come to the capital in 2012, they will not see old bicycles and unmentionables cluttering up the balconies. Really, all FEMEN have done is make the rest of us aware that this decision was made and let you know that there’s a group of women that like to wear flower head wreaths and get nekkid in public for free.
That is, until the US ICE shuts us down.
Why the fuck are they hanging laundry outside in the Kiev winter? Won’t that shit freeze? Hang your wet laundry up inside, that way it will increase indoor humidity making you feel warmer and preventing your skin from being as ashy (that’s science!). Do Ukranians get ashy? Also, bewbz are awesome.
I feared a completely different type of post given the name FEMEN.
I’m feeling very political right now.
@Goat: I believe that’s where the term “undercrackers” comes from. Wet unmentionables, put outside in the Kiev winter, which freeze and then are “cracked” in half.
/probably not true
//also, bewbs are awesome