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Nude Protests and Political Contradictions

By Meredith Tax Open Democracy: Free Thinking for the World
Femen’s April 4 protests in response to death threats against Tunisian nude blogger Amina Tyler have prompted much debate. How do we reconcile the need to defend free expression with the ambiguities of using nude women to market feminism?

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