Naked Women at the Zocalo are Complaining About Female-Only Photos

Filed in archive Latin Culture , Latin News on May 18, 2007

I told you the "get naked at the Zocalo" idea was a stupid thing. Recently, it got even more stupid. From The Los Angeles Times:

"In recent days, a number of women who got naked have gone public with their complaints about Tunick's decision to make a separate shot of just the women, after allowing the men to get dressed.

Large numbers of men took advantage of the situation to stand around and ogle the females, taking pictures and shouting insults, according to numerous accounts.

After starting the day feeling "on the same level as men," and sharing in a "secure and happy" common experience, one female participant wrote in a May 12 letter to editor of the Mexico City newspaper Reforma, the women ended up feeling "like sheep" on their way to a "visual and verbal slaughterhouse."

"What a shame, Mr. Tunick!" the writer concluded. "And what a shame to all those that contributed to our shame."

So, you undress in a public place, and get to complaint when people take advantage of the situation? Of course the men's attitude is despicable, but what would you expect when you get many women naked at the street, surrounded by many dressed men?

Do you know who also contributed to your shame? You!

You could have said no, couldn't you? You could have said "If anyone is getting dressed, so am I!" Nobody forced you to take off your clothes at the Zocalo. Did you really thought thousands of men staring at thousands of naked women wouldn't take advantage of the situation? And now you're complaining?

As we say here, andá a quejarte a Mongo.

Via: The Latin Americanist