Brazilian Man at Feminist Rally

About

The Brazilian Slutwalk Flasher refers to an unidentified male exhibitionist who tried to taunt a crowd of feminist activists by flashing his penis during the Marcha_das_Vadias (March of Bitches) held in Brasília in May 2012.

Origin

On May 26th, 2012, YouTuber Diogo Ramalho uploaded a video featuring a man laying against an incline wall in front of a group of feminist demonstrators at a “Marcha das cadias,” the Brazilian equivalent of the SlutWalk movement. According to various accounts^[6], the man allegedly exposed himself in defiance as hundreds of demonstrators marched by, immediately sparking outrage and violent reaction from the crowd. In the first three years, the video footage of the crowd’s reaction gathered more than 530,000 views and 6,200 comments.

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On the same day, YouTuber Rafael Ayan Ferreira uploaded a video showing police arresting the man and putting him in the back of a police vehicle. Also on May 26th, the Brazilian news site Globo^[7] published an article about the incident, noting the man was arrested for performing an obscene act.

On October 26th, 2012, Redditor RedditReposter submitted a photograph in which the man is shown laying on incline wall as a woman with an airhorn blasts it in his face to the /r/pics^[1] subreddit (shown below). Prior to being archived, the post gained over 2,400 votes (91% upvoted).

On the same day, BodyBuilding Forums^[4] member irishmickk posted the photograph in a thread, remarking that it would make a great Facebook cover photo. On November 4th, IGN Forums^[5] member Beyerdynamic posted a photograph of the Brazilian man with the caption “Are you not entertained?” (shown below).

On August 21st, 2014, Redditor NateTheGreat26 posted a photoshopped version of the photo in which soccer uniforms are superimposed on the crowd titled “What it feels like to be a Liverpool fan right now” to the /r/LiverpoolFC^[3] subreddit (shown below).