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#MyDressMyChoice, #NudityIsNotMyChoice goes viral in Kenya
Twitter has been abuzz in Kenya with news about a woman being attacked and stripped at a bus stop earlier this month because she was "inappropriately dressed". Subsequently the #MyDressMyChoice hashtag has been trending in Nairobi and protesters filled the streets on Monday in support of the campaign...
19 Nov 2014
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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