A topless protest by Femen in Russia was supposed to call attention to sex trafficking and corrupt religious institutions, but it only made Russian president Vladamir Putin giggle.
The Russian president was standing beside German Chancellor Angela Merkel when he was confronted by a topless protestor. The woman called Putin a dictator and criticized him for jailing the band Pussy Riot for their religious protest.
But despite the seriousness of the woman’s message, Putin just giggled, stared at the woman’s chest, and mumbled to himself something about “boobies.”
After the incident, Putin told reporters : “As for the protest, I liked it.”
Putin went on and made a few jokes about the protestors, saying that he was too distracted by their breasts to hear their message.
Putin said : “To be honest, I didn’t really hear what they were shouting because the security [guards] were very tough. These huge guys fell on the lasses. That seemed not right to me, they could have been handled more gently. I didn’t make out whether they were blondes, chestnut-haired or brunettes.”
Putin added that it was hard to take the protestors seriously since they were naked. Putin said that, if they wanted to get their message across, they’d have a better chance if they were dressed.
Putin said: “If someone wants to debate political questions, then it’s better to do it clothed rather than getting undressed. You should undress in other places, such as on nudist beaches.”
Here are some photos of Putin grinning during the topless protest.
Lol. Putin’s face. twitpic.com/chy7wo
— Andrew (@notmoochie) April 8, 2013
If Putin’s face in reaction to this #FEMEN protester doesn’t end the movement–nothing will. telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews… twitter.com/BklynMiddleton…
— Brooklyn Middleton (@BklynMiddleton) April 8, 2013
What do you think of the topless Femen protestors? Being naked definitely brings attention, but does it bring attention to the cause?