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204 Activism Through Underwear Advertising: Melting Pot?
Back in early 2010, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood launched a line of underwear and accessories in support of Indian activist Leonard Peltier, who was (and still is) serving life imprisonment in the US for the death of two FBI agents. Each photo, from the ad campaign by Sean and Seng, had a message from Westwood that reads, “Leonard Peltier is innocent”.
Leonard Peltier is an Anishinaabe / Lakota Native American activist, born September 12, 1944, incarcerated since 1976 and sentenced to two life sentences. He is a member of the American Indian Movement. Amnesty International considers him a political prisoner, who "should be released immediately and unconditionally".
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(IMHO: if Ms Westwood had been an actual activist, she would have had that line of underwear embroided or printed with that very message)
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