Bara_Bröst
Bara Bröst
Cultural movement of Swedish feminists
Bara Bröst network (Swedish: [ˈbɑ̂ːra ˈbrœsːt, ˈbɑ̌ːra -], literally "Just Breasts", "Only Breasts" or "Bare Breasts") is a cultural movement of Swedish feminists campaigning for the right of women to swim topless and to bare their breasts at beaches and in public pools.[1][2]
The incident that led to the creation of the Bara Bröst took place in September 2007 at a swimming pool in Uppsala. A lifeguard on duty ordered two topless women to come out of the water and cover up their breasts. When they refused, they were forced to leave the premises. The incident drew national public attention. Outraged by what they saw as gender discrimination, Bara Bröst organized a show of solidarity with their own topless swimming actions at public pools in Malmö and in Lund. "We want our breasts to be as 'normal' and desexualized as men's, so that we too can pull off our shirts at football matches," spokeswomen Astrid Hellroth and Liv Ambjörnsson told the Ottar magazine published by the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU).[1]