Femen, the Ukrainian feminist group notorious for engaging in
topless protests, may be run by a man.

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green claims to have proof that a man
named Victor Svyatski, who has previously acknowledged being a
supporter of Femen, is actually the mastermind behind the
organization.

Green's latest film, "Ukraine Is Not A Brothel," which is
premiering at the Venice Film Festival, allegedly contains an
interview in which Svyatski acknowledges starting the group to meet
women.

Via: reason.com

A new documentary film has revealed that the purported mastermind behind Femen, the Ukrainian feminist group famous for its topless protests, is in fact a man who calls women "bitches." "Ukraine Is Not a Brothel" – which premiers on September 5 at the Venice Film Festival -- shines a rare spotlight on the daily lives of the campaigners and delves into the role of a man named Viktor Svyatskiy within the movement. The movie was made by 28-year-old Australian filmmaker Kitty Green, who spent a year in Kyiv filming and sharing a flat with Femen activists. While Svyatskiy is no stranger in Ukraine, >>>

Femen, the infamous international topless feminist protest group much-beloved by bloggers for giving them an excuse to post pictures of topless women, in the name of feminism, has been rocked by the scandalous revelation that they've been secretly run by a guy. According to a report in the Independent, the new documentary Ukraine Is Not a Brothel, exposes Victor Syvatski as the "founder and eminence grise" of Femen. He does not seem like an especially good feminist, and the film apparently portrays him as a creepy cult leader. In the documentary, Syvatski tells filmmaker Kitty Green why he took >>>

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