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Esquire goes after proposed NC female toplessness ban

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David Forbes | 02/15/2013

Esquire's politics blog takes aim at the female toplessness ban proposed by Buncombe Rep. Tim Moffitt and requested by Asheville City Council.

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Asheville City Council encourages people to avoid topless rally

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David Forbes | 08/23/2012

An open letter from Mayor Terry Bellamy and all Asheville City Council members urges citizen and visitors to the city to avoid this weekend's topless rally, noting, "We wish it were not happening."

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Asheville GoTopless rally set for Aug. 26

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Jake Frankel | 07/05/2012

Organizers have announced that once again Asheville will be the site of a "GoTopless" rally on Sunday, Aug. 26, which is also national Women's Equality Day.

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Why she stripped: Molly Sara Rosch on her role in the anti-topless protest

Steve Shanafelt | 09/01/2011

You may know that Molly Sara Rosch was arrested for indecent exposure at Sunday's "Asheville Rally to Protect Our Children from Abuse" — stripping down to just her crucifix and shoes — but what you likely don't know is why she did it.

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Boobs and antiboobs: DarkTopo offers indepth photojournalism and reporting

Jeff Fobes | 08/29/2011

Dark Topography covered this weekend's demonstration: Well, it's been a crazy week here in Asheville. Since arriving on the scene of last Sunday's GoTopless rally I've doubled the number of exposed breasts I've ever seen, I've been accused of child sex abuse for the first time, and of being a pervert (not the first), and I've learned lots of interesting new words like "prurient" and "turgid."

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Rowdy round-up of today's protests: anti-topless meets topless

Jeff Fobes | 08/28/2011

Topless women crashed today's counter-protest of last week's topless demonstration. An arrest ensued. BlogAsheville put together a narrative of press and citizen coverage.

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Blogger adds cultural context to breast-baring and GoTopless event

Jeff Fobes | 08/25/2011

Attitudes towards topless men and women have varied greatly over time and within different cultures, notes Asheville blogger John Haldane (Grand Memories). He continues: In many indigenous cultures it is completely acceptable for both men's and women's torsos to be unclothed. As for men in the United States, they were not allowed to bare their top in public, even swimming, until the 20th century! Patch Adams once told me that cultures and religions and societies and politics are just clothing we CHOOSE to put on over our inner selves....

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Chad Nesbitt calls for a counter protest to the Aug. 21 GoTopless rally

Jake Frankel | 08/24/2011

Former Buncombe County Republican Party chair Chad Nesbitt announced today on WWNC radio's "The Matt Mittan Show" that he's planning an Aug. 28 rally in downtown Asheville to protest the Aug. 21 GoTopless rally. He said the demonstration will be held at 2 p.m. in Pack Square Park and invited the public to attend.

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Re: GoTopless — if you celebrate your vulnerability, they will condemn or exploit you

Jeff Fobes | 08/22/2011

Opinion from Max Cooper of Darktopography: To begin with, the crowd was ornery. It was 70% male ... It was a feeding frenzy ... It was the most unsettling mix of beauty, ugliness, ego, naïveté, and animal drive. ...

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Aliens. Breasts. Drums. BlogAsheville chronicles the coverage (or lack thereof) of Sunday's event

Jeff Fobes | 08/22/2011

BlogAsheville roundup in words, links, video and pics

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GoTopless debate emerges in Mountain State Fair policy

Jeff Fobes | 09/23/2011

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Mumpower and Nesbitt launch "Asheville Topless Child Abuse" website

Jeff Fobes | 09/12/2011

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Anti-GoTopless protest set for Sunday, Aug. 28

Jeff Fobes | 08/26/2011

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News Radio 570 posts complaints regarding GoTopless event and NC laws on nudity

Jeff Fobes | 08/24/2011

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Carl Mumpower and Chad Nesbitt file DSS child-abuse complaint against city, GoTopless organizers

Jeff Fobes | 08/24/2011

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GoTopless.org protest set for Sunday in Pack Square (UPDATED)

Jeff Fobes | 08/18/2011

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