Rent Too High? Then Strip!
Bearded, begloved Jimmy McMillan stole the New York gubernatorial debate with his The Rent Is Too Damn High Party. But, in Berlin, political protests about skyrocketing rents have engendered any even more theatrical expression: activists go naked. These presumed tenants strip off and prance around wearing nothing but Mickey Mouse masks to hide their identities. The protesters, who paint their naked bodies with slogans such as “too expensive” and “rip off,” pose as ordinary would-be tenants and queue up to “view” expensive apartments to rent.
