Naked Protesters & Nude Activists

We’ve slacked off on our PETA coverage since they started wearing body suits to their “naked” protests, but every now and then a few of their activists recall the honest roots of the concept, as in this protest against the Beefeaters:

BBC photo caption: “Animal welfare activists stage a naked protest against bearskin hats worn by guards at Buckingham Palace.”

The bear masks give this protest a nice “furry” / cosplay vibe, although the protesters themselves seem to have shed their own fur in sympathy with the bears.

I’m not sure what’s going on here, but it looks like some sort of European firemen who are shucking their jackets and mooning the crowd. Possibly a public employee’s strike?

These PETA tiger-girls-in-cages pictures never get old:

This one features PETA activist Jabeen Akhtar, in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 7, 2006, to protest the circus coming to town.

As part of this site’s continuing homage to Lady Godiva, the patroness of all naked protesters, here’s the Bare Lady as envisaged by Dr. Suess:

Funny, if you think fake nudity is funny. Here’s a long video showing a PETA “naked” protest — two female activists lying in coffins to spread awareness of bird flu. Interesting video in that it shows them setting up, something you don’t usually see. Here’s one of the girls sitting up in her coffin:

And waving for the camera, a bit of “boob” showing:

Then we see her sister activist getting set up, wrapped in a bathrobe and taking elaborate care to slide the robe off while getting the sign and the flowers set up to protect her “nakedness”:

Only, uh oh, all that elaborate modesty? It’s a fraud. She forgot that cameras have zooms these days, and a quick zoom in reveals her flesh-colored tank top:

Look, it’s no secret that PETA’s naked protesters usually wear flesh-colored garments. But in that case, why the blushing virgin act?

Here we see some cops handing a naked anti-fur protester over a fence. She appears to be handcuffed, which would explain why her arms aren’t up in an effort to break that cop’s painful squeeze grip on her right breast:

Over on Bondage Blog we found this picture of a half-naked PETA activist in chains, presumably to protest the shackling of circus animals:

From here, via World Sex News:

ORLANDO, Florida – An appeals court has ruled that women can demonstrate topless as part of a legitimate political protest, striking down the arrest of a woman who has repeatedly flouted laws banning women from publicly going bare breasted.

The Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 5 upheld a county judge’s opinion that Elizabeth Book could protest topless on the city’s Main Street Bridge.

Book was arrested by Daytona Beach police and fined $253 during Bike Week in March 2004. The city said she violated an ordinance banning public nudity that was passed in 2002 to curb indecency at special events.