More than 200 people took to the streets of Brighton to highlight oppressive double standards which dictate that men may show their chests in public whilst women may not. But when one participant took the photos to be developed at Boots in Tunbridge
Wells, she says she was left feeling embarrassed after staff told her that she could not have nude photos developed in store. The protester was told that 12 of her photos from the event couldn't be printed - despite them being taken at a public march
which was attended by parents and children. A spokesperson for Boots noted that there is no company-wide policy on nudity, and that the shop assistant would not have been breaking any company rules to personally take the decision to ban nudity.
Despite the missing prints, the retailer charged her full price for developing the images and the woman in question has since issued a formal complaint to Boots. |