Protests That Turned Heads

Posted by Johnny Cat in Everything Else on October 18, 2009 at 4:23 pm


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If you want the world to listen to your cause, shouting just won’t work.  You have to get weird.  That’s what Alice Newstead did last summer to raise awareness about shark endangerment.  With oversized fish hooks, a Paris boutique, and silver spray paint, Alice hung around briefly, but it got people’s attention.

The painful stunt went on for 15 minutes, as shoppers came to have a gander at the weird protest in the window of cosmetics store Lush. According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) some 100 million sharks are caught in commercial and sports fishing every year, and several species have declined by more than 80 per cent in the past decade alone.

Oddee has nine other strange protests we have been subjected to… and took notice of.

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8 comments to "Protests That Turned Heads"

  1. Justin
    October 18th, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    I don't know what's so bad about... JESUS CHRIST IS THAT HER SKIN?!

  2. MrPumpernickel
    October 19th, 2009 at 1:42 am

    Haha, "that's Alice" I blarted out to myself before clicking the link, and it was. She's an awesome person and good friend. Yes, that is her skin, albeit painted and hooked with hooks usually used for shark fishing (albeit the barbs are filed off).

    Not really all that weird considering that there are quite a few people who do suspension these days, this commenter included.

  3. Tim Giachetti
    October 19th, 2009 at 5:26 am

    I see nothing wrong with Alices' suspension. Native americans did this as a right of passage.
    Body modification is a wonderful thing when done correctly. Suspension art is great.

  4. Tim Giachetti
    October 19th, 2009 at 5:28 am

    BTW, Mr.Pumpernickel, would you please tell Alice this old guy thinks she is amazingly pretty?

  5. skidworth
    October 19th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    what is up with suspension? i don't get it, but then again I am from a red state and can barely read!

  6. Gauldar
    October 19th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    @skidworth

    LOL, you forgot to add a comment about deep fried food.

  7. BamaChris
    October 21st, 2009 at 10:39 am

    I don't get suspension. I'm perfectly fine on the ground, thank you.

  8. jm1656
    October 22nd, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    ATTENTION WHORE. just my opinion.


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