Free the nipple
In 2014, several celebrities such as Miley Cyrus, Lena Dunham, Chelsea Handler, Rihanna and Chrissy Teigen posted photos on social media to show their support of Esco's initiative.
[7] In 2016, two protesters, Tiernan Hebron and UCSD graduate student Anni Ma[8][9] were arrested for indecent exposure outside of a campaign appearance for Senator Bernie Sanders on 23 March.
Ma said that her action was not lewd because mammary glands are not sexual organs, but rather have the purpose of breastfeeding children, and said she believed she did not at any point show her "genitals" or "private parts".
[10] She was topless at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally, 19 March 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona, and she was led to the back of the venue without incident.
[11] On 23 January 2016, Anni Ma, as a FEMEN activist, Carly Mitchell, Chelsea Ducote and Marston protested at a "Walk For Life" event at the San Francisco City Hall and the Civic Center.
That effectively gave women of all ages the right to go topless wherever men can in the jurisdiction of the 10th Circuit (the states of Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma, including all their cities).
Facebook only allows photos of nipples to be posted when it is "in the context of breastfeeding, birth giving and after-birth moments, health (for example, post-mastectomy, breast cancer awareness, or gender reassignment surgery), or an act of protest.
This includes photos, videos, and some digitally-created content that show sexual intercourse, genitals, and close-ups of fully-nude buttocks.
[32] Their reasoning on why they allow nudity and mature content is for "art, safe sex education or advocacy for political protests".
The film is centered around a group of young women who take to the streets of New York City as they protest the legal and cultural taboos regarding female breasts by way of publicity stunts, graffiti installations, and First Amendment lawyers.
[38][39] In episode 106 of The Bold Type, the main character, Kat, participates in the campaign on social media by going against Instagram's guidelines by posting pictures with male nipples pasted onto women's bodies.
[40] Some celebrities have expressed support for the #FreeTheNipple movement on social media, including Miley Cyrus,[41] Lena Dunham,[41] Jennifer Aniston,[42] Scout Willis,[43] Rihanna,[44] Cara Delevingne,[45] Naomi Campbell[46] and Florence Pugh.
[47][48] Florence Pugh, in an interview with Vogue, addressed comments on her red carpet gown and said, "If I'm happy in it, then I’m gonna wear it.
Instagram has community guidelines prohibiting nudity, which led to a mother’s account being temporarily deactivated in 2017 after she posted a photo showing her breastfeeding her child.
[54] On 31 October 2023, Kim Kardashian's shapewear, loungewear, and lingerie company, Skims released "The Ultimate Nipple Bra".
The nipple bra adds to a long line of clothes that mimic or draw attention to the breasts, stimulating conversation about modesty and the human body.
[56] The viral slogan 'Free the Nipple' united artists, activists, and advocates globally, highlighting the everyday double standard many face and how society can oversexualize women.
[citation needed] The "Free the Nipple" movement challenges double standards in societal norms while advocating for gender equality through dress codes.
These regulations often permit men to go shirtless or at least wear a shirt without undergarments while women are often prohibited from attending school without abiding by these rules.
