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| Page 3: Men on Twitter respond to The Sun's publicity stunt | |
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| As bare breasts have returned to page 3 of The Sun today with the excuse that the feature never left, comedian Richard K Herring has proposed that men share pictures of their own nipples online in a bid to stop the newspaper’s regular feature for good. | As bare breasts have returned to page 3 of The Sun today with the excuse that the feature never left, comedian Richard K Herring has proposed that men share pictures of their own nipples online in a bid to stop the newspaper’s regular feature for good. |
| Herring took to the social network this morning with the message: “Hey @TheSunNewspaper Delighted page 3 is back. But how about some mannips? You can use mine. Anyone else? #sunmannips”, accompanied with what appears to a close up picture of his own nipple. | Herring took to the social network this morning with the message: “Hey @TheSunNewspaper Delighted page 3 is back. But how about some mannips? You can use mine. Anyone else? #sunmannips”, accompanied with what appears to a close up picture of his own nipple. |
| He followed up with: “Come on fellas. Vote with your nips! It’s the only language the Sun understands. A million mannips and page 3 will end.” | He followed up with: “Come on fellas. Vote with your nips! It’s the only language the Sun understands. A million mannips and page 3 will end.” |
| A host of men have shared images of their own nipples in response, each citing The Sun’s social media account in their statuses to get recognition, while a couple of celebrity male chests have been featured, too. | A host of men have shared images of their own nipples in response, each citing The Sun’s social media account in their statuses to get recognition, while a couple of celebrity male chests have been featured, too. |
| Many women have joined in but by instead shared pictures of men’s nipples because, as Anna Dominey pointed out on Twitter, if it were images of women's nipples being posted on the social network, those accounts would "suspended for obscenity." | Many women have joined in but by instead shared pictures of men’s nipples because, as Anna Dominey pointed out on Twitter, if it were images of women's nipples being posted on the social network, those accounts would "suspended for obscenity." |
| Hey @TheSunNewspaper Delighted page 3 is back. But how about some man nips?You can use mine. Anyone else? #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/ZTYEs9tN7M | Hey @TheSunNewspaper Delighted page 3 is back. But how about some man nips?You can use mine. Anyone else? #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/ZTYEs9tN7M |
| Drink it in, people, drink it in #sunmannips @Herring1967 pic.twitter.com/oFKpYPKHKN | Drink it in, people, drink it in #sunmannips @Herring1967 pic.twitter.com/oFKpYPKHKN |
| @Herring1967 Dont forget the exotic costumes too for the real @TheSunNewspaper experience #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/6mCyOU1eLU | @Herring1967 Dont forget the exotic costumes too for the real @TheSunNewspaper experience #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/6mCyOU1eLU |
| @Herring1967 has inspired me to unleash #sunmannips at @TheSunNewspaper - have a "cheeky" tennis pic, too. pic.twitter.com/x2Xbgq9vdk | @Herring1967 has inspired me to unleash #sunmannips at @TheSunNewspaper - have a "cheeky" tennis pic, too. pic.twitter.com/x2Xbgq9vdk |
| @Herring1967 second attempt, this time with a sexy filter @TheSunNewspaper #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/SXcp0HJWp6 | @Herring1967 second attempt, this time with a sexy filter @TheSunNewspaper #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/SXcp0HJWp6 |
| @TheSunNewspaper #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/nVogIFPpno | @TheSunNewspaper #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/nVogIFPpno |
| @Herring1967 @TheSunNewspaper #sunmannips What with the Voice being on the telly box and that pic.twitter.com/ddD3HuvVC8 | @Herring1967 @TheSunNewspaper #sunmannips What with the Voice being on the telly box and that pic.twitter.com/ddD3HuvVC8 |
| @mavroboy @Herring1967 @TheSunNewspaper Sad thing is if I tried to join in, my account wld be suspended for obscenity #sexism #sunmannips | @mavroboy @Herring1967 @TheSunNewspaper Sad thing is if I tried to join in, my account wld be suspended for obscenity #sexism #sunmannips |
| My nipple, aged 35, wonders what it needs to do to be considered news? @TheSunNewspaper #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/4oqafXX4uI | |
| Highgrove cutey Charles, 66, loves homeopathy, gals who look like Grayson Perry, and accidents of birth #sunmannips pic.twitter.com/jrAjrcnOA7 |