#MyDressMyChoice, #NudityIsNotMyChoice goes viral in Kenya
Every woman has the right to choose what she wears! Tweet your support for Kenyan women rallying for #MyDressMyChoice pic.twitter.com/37yfG82YKQ
- marie claire SA (@marieclaire_sa) November 19, 2014#MyDressMyChoice protesters in Nairobi have defended the rights of women to dress as they want. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/9cBsjqEdyl
- BBC Africa (@BBCAfrica) November 17, 2014It wasn't long however before another hashtag started trending, #NudityIsNotMyChoice, used by those who have a somewhat different opinion on the matter. They say that while the way you dress is your choice, it's not a free pass to dress inappropriately. According to a report on CNN, the anti-group also joined in the protest, chanting "don't be naked" and "wear clothes."
#MyDressMyChoice protestors outside the Supreme Court. Behind them, the anti-choice group hurls insults pic.twitter.com/yZ2Cf9Rior
- Anne Soy (@annesoy) November 17, 2014Anti-miniskirt men chanting behind #MyDressMyChoice protestors outside the Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/yeqDN8M6xN
- Anne Soy (@annesoy) November 17, 2014The initial incident was reportedly captured on video, but has since been removed from YouTube. According to Wambui Ngige who started the #MyDressMyChoice campaign, this is not the first or only incident where a woman has been stripped in public for allegedly wearing indecent clothing.
Voice your opinion via Twitter by using the #MyDressMyChoice or #NudityisNotMyChoice hashtags.
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