“Chelsea Handler is no longer using Instagram. On Friday, the comedian became the newest public figure to protest the photo-sharing app’s controversial nudity policy, which effectively bans topless images of women but condones topless images of men. Handler criticized Instagram’s decision to take down a photo she posted as a joke, which features a shot of Vladimir Putin riding a horse shirtless spliced with a picture of Handler doing the same.
“Anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better. #kremlin,” Handler captioned the photo. It was flagged for removal and taken down shortly after. Handler took a screenshot of the removal notice and posted it with the caption, “If a man posts a photo of his nipples, it’s ok, but not a woman? Are we in 1825?”
Read more from Salon here: http://www.salon.com/2014/10/31/chelsea_handler_challenges_instagrams_nipple_policy_its_sexist/
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