A dozen racy ladies lowered their necklines Monday afternoon to show the world (or the Dupont community) that a little skin never caused any harm. Well, at least not an earthquake.
Dupont Circle was the site of D.C.’s participation in the global effort called “Boobquake.”
Last week, Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighiwas was quoted saying, “Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which [consequently] increases earthquakes.”
Outraged by his words, Purdue University senior Jennifer McCreight launched “Boobquake” to test the cleric’s theory. McCreigh asked women (via Facebook, Twitter and her blog, Blag Hag) to wear immodest clothes Monday to prove his theory wrong.
Her theory wasn’t completely infallible: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan early Monday, but McCreight dismissed it because it did not occur in her time zone, CNN reported.
