The censorship of women's bodies has been hot topic since summer 2014 when the #FreeTheNipple movement first began.
Fast-forward to the present day and, while the movement has a legion of celebrity supporters and is the subject of a feature film, women are still being censored on social media and in public.
Recently the hashtag started trending again, after a 17-year-old female student was trolled for posting a topless photo online.
Adda Þóreyjardóttir Smáradóttir, chairperson of the Feminist society at The Commercial College of Iceland, announced an upcoming “Free the Nipple” day at her school for 26 March to show support for the anti-censorship movement.
Her and a male friend posted separate photos of their nipples on social media. And lo and behold, while Smáradóttir received no backlash, she became the target of online trolls.
“It was difficult and I had to delete the picture for a few minutes, but it was enough to start a revolution,” she wrote in a Facebook post written in Icelandic, according to The Independent.
Before long the hashtag was trending with hundreds of Twitter users tweeting their bare breasts in solidarity.
The war against the censorship of women's bodies rages on, but this time it was clear who won the battle...
Fast-forward to the present day and, while the movement has a legion of celebrity supporters and is the subject of a feature film, women are still being censored on social media and in public.
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Recently the hashtag started trending again, after a 17-year-old female student was trolled for posting a topless photo online.
Adda Þóreyjardóttir Smáradóttir, chairperson of the Feminist society at The Commercial College of Iceland, announced an upcoming “Free the Nipple” day at her school for 26 March to show support for the anti-censorship movement.
Her and a male friend posted separate photos of their nipples on social media. And lo and behold, while Smáradóttir received no backlash, she became the target of online trolls.
“It was difficult and I had to delete the picture for a few minutes, but it was enough to start a revolution,” she wrote in a Facebook post written in Icelandic, according to The Independent.
Before long the hashtag was trending with hundreds of Twitter users tweeting their bare breasts in solidarity.
The war against the censorship of women's bodies rages on, but this time it was clear who won the battle...
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— Helena Margrét (@helena_margret) March 25, 2015#FreeTheNipple pic.twitter.com/hIn5Ovnh0k
— Viktor Marteinn (@viktormarteinn) March 25, 2015Þetta var bara að gerast! Áfram rokkuðu menntaskólapíur! #FreeTheNipple pic.twitter.com/ZJE2KOr4Ur
— Hildur Hjörvar (@hhjorvar) March 26, 2015we are all the same just in different colours (hahahaha) #freethenipple pic.twitter.com/o8SY0Ud9ba
— jákvæðni&gleðiॐgumme (@Ketilll) March 26, 2015chillin #FreeTheNipple @gatistiganum pic.twitter.com/YKdSMqHpqJ
— Rakel Sigurðardóttir (@rsigurdardottir) March 26, 2015Braless and flawless #FreeTheNipple pic.twitter.com/TcZjntP4ZZ
— Katla (@ofurbusinn) March 26, 2015Well, here goes. 1.5 months on HRT :)
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— Sandra Rós (@kurainox) March 26, 2015#FreeTheNipple pic.twitter.com/oTXlcNvcu6
— Rúna Oddsdóttir (@runaodds) March 25, 2015