Christ-like anti-rape poster causes outrage in Italy

Christ-like anti-rape poster causes outrage in Italy

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An anti-rape poster showing a naked woman lying on a bed in a Christ-like pose has been condemned by angry Italian politicians as blasphemous.

The poster, in which the woman's groin is discreetly covered by a white sheet but her breasts are bare, was commissioned by Italy's rape crisis helpline to persuade more victims of sexual assault to speak out.

But the poster, designed to publicise the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov 25, has been condemned as sacrilegious by conservative politicians in Milan, who have vowed to stop 500 copies from being posted around the northern industrial city.

"I'll do everything in my power to stop this poster going up," said a city councillor, Maurizio Cadeo.

He and other right-wing councillors said the poster was "blasphemous" and would offend the religious beliefs of many Italians.

"We're calling for the poster to be withdrawn because an important day like this should not be debased by such a sexual provocation," said councillor Carlo Fidanza, a member of the right-wing National Alliance party.

But the president of the Telefono Donna rape helpline, Stefania Bartochetti, said she was surprised by the controversy because the poster had raised no objections in other Italian cities.

"As a Catholic I can't see anything offensive or blasphemous. We chose a strong image to encourage more rape victims to break their silence," she said.

The poster poses the question: 'Who Pays For Man's Sins?' and a caption which reads "Only four per cent of women who suffer sexual violence report their assailants."

Left-leaning politicians said their opponents' concerns were out of step with contemporary Italian society.

"If you applied these standards to Italian television, you'd have to get rid of 70 per cent of what the main channels broadcast," said Pierfrancesco Majorino, of the Democratic Party.

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