Demo clash - Hairy Armpits v. Naked Cyclists

Recently I loaded photos from the start of the London World Naked Bike Ride to my photo site, a start that took place from Marble Arch in London. As participants were limbering up in preparation for the ride I spotted what looked like another demonstration competing for space on the Marble Arch traffic island....

Women raising awareness of Armpits 4 August in London

Women jealous of the guys getting hairy for Movember now have their own outlet for follicular liberalism. Armpits 4 August is a month long charity event for women who will grow underarm hair for one month and get friends and family to sponsor them to raise money for Verity, the charity for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) sufferers.

It turned out that this group did not get much bigger so they were not a threat to the naked bikers dominance of Marble Arch that day. They were last seen heading off to walk down Oxford Street.

More detail at the Armpits 4 August website.