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Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty
Sarah Silverman is posting topless pictures on Instagram to make a point about sexist double standards when it comes to nudity.
Earlier this week she posted a selfie in a bathroom mirror in which she appeared topless, and Instagram removed the image for violating community guidelines.
She then posted the screenshot of the deleted photo, with a caption pointing out that topless men are socially acceptable, whereas female breasts are considered “obscene”.
Picture: Sarah Silverman/ Instagram
Silverman followed up by re-posting her original selfie with the nipples blacked out, alongside an uncensored image of a topless man.
Picture: Sarah Silverman/ Instagram
The comedian has continued to post topless images on her Instagram to illustrate her point, including a naked pregnant woman whose breasts had to be scribbled out and another topless man which does not appear to be considered "obscene" by Instagram.
She also posted the original picture on Twitter, which did not delete the image.
IG took this pic down bc it was obscene. Unsexualized women’s breasts r obscene. If they’re oiled up & smashed dow… https://t.co/dpy2FjjeD2— Sarah Silverman (@Sarah Silverman) 1557453799
And lots of her followers echoed her outrage at the gendered guidelines.
@SarahKSilverman It’s insane! (the whole oiled/smushed/suspenders thing). The message being, if naked lady boobs ar… https://t.co/sazt0o8dme— Mary Birdsong (@Mary Birdsong) 1557543704
@SarahKSilverman Spoke about this at SXSW. It's more than female nipples, they now flag any content talking about f… https://t.co/6t8AYX7yBH— Daniel Saynt (@Daniel Saynt) 1557489929
@SarahKSilverman I think it's a very beautiful and even artistic pic. Its a shame that a lump of fat with a nipple… https://t.co/NiIVmNZW6W— Joseph Kelly (@Joseph Kelly) 1557495069
@SarahKSilverman Ridiculous! But for the record, right or wrong, for many there is No Such Thing as an "unsexualized" female breast.— NeverSeeitComing (@NeverSeeitComing) 1557484399
@SarahKSilverman I wish people would admit “It’s not that women’s bodies are obscene, it’s that men fear they can’t… https://t.co/FgiyY0rHZJ— Peter Hodgson (@Peter Hodgson) 1557499307
@SarahKSilverman @Akelaa I've seen far clearer breast and nude shots not taken down on IG. They don't really have a… https://t.co/9PIhBxvlbj— @Jennifer Stavros ✍️🖤💀⚰️ (@@Jennifer Stavros ✍️🖤💀⚰️) 1557456297
While others seemed more interested in the beauty products featured in the picture than the offending breasts.
@SarahKSilverman Omg, saw this yesterday & did not even see the tatas!!’ 👍🏼😍— LC (@LC) 1557455028
@SarahKSilverman Boobs shmoobs, just turn all those products around so I can read the names.— something something clever (@something something clever) 1557454764
@SarahKSilverman I didn’t even notice your breasts i was too busy buying all the skin products you have— Whitney Cummings (@Whitney Cummings) 1557459049
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