Thursday, August 11, 2011
Topless laws... in Canada. GoTopless on August 21st!
"Some provinces of Canada [permit women to go topless,] including: British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario (where equality has been tested and upheld several times)". - GoTopless.org
See an appeal later permitting women to go topless in Ontario here.
See other cases here.
"Gotopless supports Slut Walk
Are women "sluts" because they stand for their Topless rights ???
The affiliates of Gotopless.org have been closely following the developments of the Slutwalk Movement since its inception and we embrace it 100%! This is how the worldwide Slut Protest began: a Canadian police officer advised women "to avoid dressing as sluts" if they did not want to be harassed.
Our plight for Constitutional equality in topless rights, we are encountering "moral" opposition on the basis that women's breasts in public may arouse sexual desire and therefore must be duly outlawed at all cost! (Of course, what part of the woman's body is not likely to arouse sexual desire, suggesting that a burqa would be the best alternative to barrage all sexual provocation!) This legal battle to go topless in public is "naturally" associated with the plight of "sluts" by repressed minds who have a pathologically distorted view of sexuality, of the human body in general.
And so Gotopless is truly looking forward to joining the Slutwalk Protest where people made peace with the fact that women come with an inherent sensuality ((as men do) that may indeed arouse sexual desire no matter their body shape or type of dress. It is high time to come to terms with the fact that the puritanically branded "slut" is simply a woman, a dignified human being whose sensual human attributes deserve the same praise and respect as her intellectual ones.
We look forward to your presence at a Slutwalk protest near you, and of course at National Gotopless day on August 21 2011.
Breast wishes,
Nadine Gary
President of Gotopless.org"
Our plight for Constitutional equality in topless rights, we are encountering "moral" opposition on the basis that women's breasts in public may arouse sexual desire and therefore must be duly outlawed at all cost! (Of course, what part of the woman's body is not likely to arouse sexual desire, suggesting that a burqa would be the best alternative to barrage all sexual provocation!) This legal battle to go topless in public is "naturally" associated with the plight of "sluts" by repressed minds who have a pathologically distorted view of sexuality, of the human body in general.
And so Gotopless is truly looking forward to joining the Slutwalk Protest where people made peace with the fact that women come with an inherent sensuality ((as men do) that may indeed arouse sexual desire no matter their body shape or type of dress. It is high time to come to terms with the fact that the puritanically branded "slut" is simply a woman, a dignified human being whose sensual human attributes deserve the same praise and respect as her intellectual ones.
We look forward to your presence at a Slutwalk protest near you, and of course at National Gotopless day on August 21 2011.
Breast wishes,
Nadine Gary
President of Gotopless.org"
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Now, I'm going to put my two cents in. Yes, I understand that this is a battle for gender equality (and from what I understand, it's the same thing as men: you can only go topless as long as you're not bottomless), but sometimes I wonder if the North American society is ready for this. In Europe, I'm sure there's no problem, but here in North America... I don't think we're there yet. After all, we are the ones who freaked and continue to freak over Janet Jackson's exposée at the Super Bowl with Justin Timberlake back in the early 2000s! I don't know... And I am not sure, personally, if I am confident enough not just in this society, but in my own body to do this... But, if you are one of those people with no qualms about it, then go for it! (As long as it's legal in your area, of course... Geographically speaking).
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner" - "Dirty Dancing" getting a remake...
"The remakes, they just keep on coming and the '80s seem, at the moment, the decade that's positively rife for the plundering as Hollywood continues to seek out the next breakout star to reinvigorate a now-classic movie and launch a career in the process.
The next film getting a modern-day makeover is none other than sacred high school sleepover flick Dirty Dancing starring Jennifer Grey as naive Frances - her nickname is Baby after all - and the suave from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks dance teacher Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) who teaches her new moves on the dancefloor...and in the bedroom.
Kenny Ortega, the man who has choreographed everything from a Winter Olympics opening ceremony to the High School Musical movies, the Michael Jackson doc This Is It and the original 1987 Dirty Dancing, will be taking on the role of director for the Lionsgate remake.
For his part, Ortega is eager to start casting and find "the next breakout triple-threats" to define hip-shaking skills for this generation, like Swayze did over 20 years ago.
Dirty Dancing is of course just the latest quasi-cheesy dance movie getting a slick update, with the upcoming Footloose remake trading in top taps for grinding and John Lithgow's stern reverend for perma-smiling Dennis Quaid, The Swayze/Grey gem never seems too far from public consciousness, however, with one of the movie's classic lifts being used by Ryan Gosling's character in Crazy Stupid Love to seal the deal with the ladies." - Andrea Miller.
Tell us what YOU think...
911 will soon be able to get your texts, photos and videos.
"FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced a five-step plan on Wednesday to update the technology that powers the 911 emergency response system.
The plan will enable the transmission of text messages, voice calls, videos and photos, as well as automatic location information. The FCC hopes that such a plan will enable emergency responders to respond faster while also giving individuals more options for contacting 911, depending on the emergency situation.
Implementation of Next Generation 911 (NG911), the official project name, will be charted by the following five-step plan, according to the FCC’s press release:
- Develop location accuracy mechanisms for NG911
- Enable consumers to send text, photos, and videos to public safety answering points (NPRM)
- Facilitate the completion and implementation of NG911 technical standards
- Develop an NG911 governance framework
- Develop an NG911 funding model
Genachowski began working on this plan last year — his catalyst for taking action was the fact that trapped students could not text 911 during the Virginia Tech campus shootings in 2007.
Being that texting has replaced talking in the teen demographic, this plan seems like a step in the right directions, as it aligns with the evolving nature of telecommunications.
What are your thoughts on this new plan to roll out text, voice, photo and video for 911 emergency response?" - Erica Swallow.
OC Transpo route changes as of Septembre 4th, 2011.
No changes will be made to the following routes: 1, 7, 14, 20, 21, 24, 27, 60, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 76, 77, 105, 114, 122, 123, 126, 128, 146, 147, 148, 171, 183, 186, 189, 194, 199, 221, 231, 245, 261, 262 and 283.
Routes like the 61, for example, will be extended. "Route 61: Will be revised slightly to operate along Abbeyhill and Carbrooke, replacing Routes 62 and 63. Service will be removed from Hazeldean Mall. Limited service will be provided on Palomino in the morning peak period only. The frequency of service will also be increased to 14 trips in the morning and 20 in the afternoon." - OC Transpo.
Man who ejaculated once, twice in co-worker's bottle convicted.
"SANTA ANA, Calif. - A U.S. man convicted of ejaculating into a co-worker's water bottle has been ordered to pay the woman more than $27,000.
The Los Angeles Times says a judge on Monday ordered Michael Kevin Lallana to pay the woman for loss of wages, therapy and medical expenses. Lallana was convicted earlier this year of two misdemeanour counts of battery.
Prosecutors say Lallana deposited his semen twice last year in the water bottle of a co-worker at Northwestern Mutual Mortgage Co. in Newport Beach.
The woman drank from the bottle both times, throwing the first one away after detecting a foul taste. The second time she sent the bottle to a lab for testing.
Lallana was arrested in July 2010 and his DNA was later matched to the water bottle." - Metro News
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