Femen. A man picked the “prettiest bare breasted girls” and founded this feminist Group?
Posted on: September 11, 2013
Founder of feminist group Femen is a man — picked the “prettiest girls” to bare breasts
Founder? Because he took pictures of bare breasted girls who turned activist?
A documentary by an Australian filmmaker says a man (Victor Svyatski?) is the mastermind behind the feminist protest group Femen, and it questions his motivations and influence.
September 5, 2013
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28-year-old Australian filmmaker Kitty Green showed her documentary “Ukraine is not a Brothel” at the 2013 Venice film festival after spending a year living with 5 Femen activists. The film shows that a man, Victor Svyatski, is the founder and leader of the protest group of women who expose their breasts.
Sept. 5, 2013, 9:12 a.m.
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“It’s his movement… He hand-picked the prettiest girls because the prettiest girls sell more papers. The prettiest girls get on the front page… that became their image, that became the way they sold the brand.”
– Kitty Green, filmmaker
Green’s film was the first time the extent of Svyatski’s influence was revealed. He was previously known as a consultant to the group. Green said he “was quite horrible with the girls” and would call them “bitches.”
Sept. 5, 2013, 9:19 a.m.
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“These girls are weak… They don’t have the strength of character. They don’t even have the desire to be strong. Instead, they show submissiveness, spinelessness, lack of punctuality, and many other factors which prevent them from becoming political activists. These are qualities which it was essential to teach them.”
– Victor Svyatski
Svyatski said he had a positive role, despite the paradox of being a “patriarch” of a feminist group. But when asked in the film if he started Femen, “to get girls,” he said, “Perhaps yes, somewhere in my deep subconscious.”
Sept. 5, 2013, 9:25 a.m.
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Copyright 2013 Reuters
Amina Sboui, a Tunisian activist with Femen, was released from prison and cleared of charges of contempt and defamation on Aug. 1
Sboui was held since May and first sparked controversy for posting a topless picture of herself in March with the words “my body is my own and not your honor.”
Aug. 2, 2013, 2:27 a.m.
“This is a relief. It shows that at least part of Tunisia’s judiciary is independent.”
– Ghazi Mrabet, lawyer for Amina Sboui
Sboui still faces the charge of desecrating a cemetery, which could carry a 2-year sentence. She wrote the word “Femen” on a wall in protest of a meeting of Salafi Muslims. Sboui has said she has faced threats by Salafis for her topless photos. She quit Femen in August, calling the group “Islamophobic.”
Aug. 2, 2013, 9:40 a.m.
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Tunis, Tunisia
05/29/2013
Femen demonstrated in front of Tunisia’s Ministry of Justice, protesting the detention of a Tunisian woman. They were met by angry pedestrians, who tried to cover them. The women — 2 French nationals and a German — had slogans painted on their bodies that read, “Breasts Feed” and “Femen Sextremist.”
June 12, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
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Copyright 2013 Reuters
The women had been sentenced June 12 to 4 months in prison for indecency and attacking public morals. The 3 activists were reportedly released after receiving suspended sentence and were due to fly back to Europe on June 27.
June 12, 2013, 10:22 a.m.
Citations
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NSFW: Topless Protesters Call For Activist’s Release In Tunisia
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Tunisia sentences topless Femen protesters to 4 months behind bars â RT News
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Trois Femen condamnées à quatre mois de prison ferme en Tunisie
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Feminists stage topless protest in Tunis, journalists arrested
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Tunisia orders release of Femen activist Amina Sboui
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Tunisia Femen activist Amina cleared of defamation
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Victor Svyatski outed as founder and mastermind behind feminist group Femen
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