Women strip off outside Argentina’s house of congress to protest against the objectification of women (and ensure the most awkward moment of this man’s life)

  • Members of the Urbanudismo campaign are protesting about the objectification of women
  • They say their actions are neither sexual or provocative
  • Four women stripped naked and strolled around outside Argentina's Congress building in Buenos Aires
  • Police were called after passers-by reported feeling 'uncomfortable' 
By DAVE BURKE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 05:25 EST, 22 September 2016 | UPDATED: 06:26 EST, 22 September 2016
A group of women sparked surprise outside Argentina's national congress when they shed their clothes and strolled around completely naked in a protest about objectifying women.
The members of the Urbanudismo campaign are calling for the acceptance of the naked female form, saying their actions are neither sexual or provocative.
The protest lasted several minutes until police were called because it was making passers-by 'uncomfortable' - including one man who looked especially awkward when approached by a naked woman. 

Naked women protest objectification outside Argentinian congress

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A naked member of the Urbanudismo campaign sits next to an awkward-looking man, who got up and walked away
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A naked member of the Urbanudismo campaign sits next to an awkward-looking man, who got up and walked away
He got up and walked off when she sat next to him. 
Four women stripped in the Plaza de Los Dos Congresos, in Buenos Aires, yesterday with the stated aim of 'promoting tolerance, acceptance of our freedom and our rights'.
Urbanudismo spokeswoman Paula Brindisi told Argentine newspaper Larazon: 'We want to promote the acceptance of being naked as natural, and not as something perverse or sexual.'
Naked ambition: The group stripped naked outside Argentina's national congress building in Buenos Aires
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Naked ambition: The group stripped naked outside Argentina's national congress building in Buenos Aires
Protesters say their actions are not intended to be provocative or sexual
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Protesters say their actions are not intended to be provocative or sexual
She said supporters are taking action in order to take ownership of their bodies, and defy limitations on public nudity. 
The protesters were eventually approached by two police officers, one of whom reportedly told them: 'This is no way to demonstrate.'
One unnamed policeman told the newspaper: 'We came up here because there are many people who complained and felt uncomfortable with this situation.'      
The Urbanudismo movement is in favour of breastfeeding in public, and freedom of expression,  and says public nudity 'will please many, not harm or offend them'.
A member of the group gets undressed in front of a crowd of onlookers in the protest outside Argentina's national congress
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A member of the group gets undressed in front of a crowd of onlookers in the protest outside Argentina's national congress
The protest group called for acceptance of the naked body as they took action in the heart of Buenos Aires
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The protest group called for acceptance of the naked body as they took action in the heart of Buenos Aires
The very public display was done amid calls to normalise nudity and protest against the objectification of women
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The very public display was done amid calls to normalise nudity and protest against the objectification of women
The Urbanudismo wants nudity to be accepted as natural, and not 'perverse or sexual'
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The Urbanudismo wants nudity to be accepted as natural, and not 'perverse or sexual'
The protesters were eventually approached by two police officers, who said passers-by had complained that their actions made them 'uncomfortable'
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The protesters were eventually approached by two police officers, who said passers-by had complained that their actions made them 'uncomfortable'
There were plenty of cameras on the scene to capture the protest by the four women outside Argentina's national congress building
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There were plenty of cameras on the scene to capture the protest by the four women outside Argentina's national congress building



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Apparently the only way "homely" women can get objectified.

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Well, only if they were hot!

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Taunt me with your naked body, I dare You!

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Make yourself an object to protest objectification. Sound reasoning...

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We all know at the very least that that photo wasn't taken in Nottingham! The bloke sitting to her left still has his head on his shoulders!

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lol. The guy smoking a cigarette is completely oblivious to what's going on. He's all like, "Just another day in Argentina"...

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Lucky sod!

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Every female protest or charity event involves stripping, basically... it is just attention seeking... women just cannot stop looking for attention.

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"Don't objectify me as a sexual object or else I will get naked and let you photograph my sexual organs!" Redundant protest.

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They are speaking out AGAINST objectification???

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Yep...zero brain power.

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