Crowds turn out for Boobs on Bikes
BY MICHAEL FOX
Motorbikes, tanks, half-naked girls, flamboyant cross-dressers and the woman with the world's largest breasts took over central Auckland today for the annual Boobs on Bikes parade.
The parade kicked off at 12.45pm, accompanied by a heavy police presence and security guards on Segways.
The procession was led by porn king Steve Crow in a roofless car. Following behind on a tank was adult entertainer Chelsea Charms, who claims to have the world's biggest breasts.
Crow said over 100 people were involved in today's parade and despite the rain, thousands of onlookers crowded along Queen Street.
Some of the more unusual sights in the parade were a topless women in a spa pool who splashed the crowd, and a hairy, topless man on a motorbike.
A group of around 12 protesters, holding signs such as "God defend Auckland", prayed silently and sang hymns. Some of them turned their backs to parade.
Alisha Dykstra who is in New Zealand on a mission from the United States said the parade was degrading for women.
"We just believe like in the worth and in the confidence of women and not having to be seen as an object."
She said porn contributed to a lot of social problems such as high rates of divorce and extra-marital affairs.
"This becomes, like, such an issue that it takes up their life.
"It's much more serious that people believe that it is."
Onlooker Trevor, 58, who declined to give his surname, said though some people complained about the parade he enjoyed it.
"It's a good idea," he said.
He pointed to the army truckload of cross-dressers and said while they weren't his thing it provided a bit of colour.
"I wouldn't say I'm super into cross-dressers but [it's] a bit of a laugh.
"Those people that aren't interested in it, they just don't come to Queen Street. They should stay home and watch Mary Poppins instead."
New Business Association chief executive Cameron Brewer said the parade was a bad look.
"The timing couldn't be worse with Boobs On Bikes right in the middle of Fashion Week. Our best and brightest fashion designers are doing their best to showcase New Zealand high fashion, yet there's a tacky sideshow holding up all the traffic," he said.
"It's a real shame when our celebrated creative sector are putting their best foot forward this week. It's an untimely distraction.”
"Let's hope the visitors, international fashion media and buyers are too busy down at the viaduct to see what's going down Queen Street."
- © Fairfax NZ News
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Do you think you put enough photos in the article? Did we really need the blurry shots included?
Nothing stops people protesting or holding their own displays or whatsoever. What is more disturbing than a tacky display of breasts is the overwhelming desire of so many people to ban what they don't like - you don't have a right to be protected from being offended by others.
It's called freedom, and you have as much right to express opposition as you have to express support. However, when you move from wanting it to not happen to wanting to use force to stop it, then you lose the argument.
The illiteracy of so many being unable to spell or use apostrophes drives me crazy, but I don't want to ban them from writing!
Just a couple of observations for my 2 cents worth: 1) the talent is not so great, some are slightly overweight and others lack in ummm...boobs if you have a look at the photos. Some of them even look drunk. 2)disgusting that everyone there is holding some piece of digital equipment to immortalise the moment. Yewww what are you going to do with the photos later? 3) great for the tourists.
youtube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9G1TOsOaO4
Get over it people, there just breasts
dam all you critics. it is where women belong, getting their milkers out. women are only good for one thing!!!
While this particular parade is not something I would probably attend I have no problem with it. The Porn industry is just as valid as any other industry in my mind. Is it so bad that we occationally portray men and women as sexual objects?, we are all sexual creatures and this (and the expo) is just a bit of harmless fun.
One of the people posting here suggested that we use a bare boobs team to collect for Breast Cancer research.
I agree
Now can we have a team collecting for Prostate Cancer in a similar manner. :-)
Lighten up folks.
I think people often forget that this is organised by a man who is trying to sell porn. This is an advertisement for his erotica expo which is basically for the sole purpose of him selling more porn.
Call it freedom of expression, call it a bit of fun, call it whatever you like. This boils down to a man trying to make money from movies that degrade women and make them nothing more than sexual objects.
I would have no issue if it was the breast cancer society running a boobs on bikes promotion to raise funds for research or whatever else they do. The underlying benefit is women's health and to benefit society.
Nothing Steve Crowe does is for the benefit of society.
im into titties as much as the next guy,but i find this whole parade a bit tacky as for the woman with the abnormaly large knockers theyre just grouse.Each to thier own not my problem some people have bad taste.
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I wonder why if this is held in Auckland, why all I saw was American Flags flying. Where are the New Zealand flags? Don't their girls have any civic pride? HA HA HA HA