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Boobquake, which took place on April 26, 2010, was devised by Jennifer McCreight, a blogger who was then a senior in the Purdue University College of Science, in response to news reports that Iran's Hojatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi had blamed women who dress immodestly for causing earthquakes. On April 19, it was reported that Seddiqi advised his listeners that "Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes" and Iranians should "adapt their lives to Islam's moral codes" to avoid being "buried under the rubble". The day that Seddiqi's comments were reported, McCreight encouraged her blog's readers to help her poke fun at Seddiqi by dressing "in your immodest clothing to represent Boobquake", an invitation then extended to the world via Facebook.〔(Boobquake Facebook Event )〕 She described Boobquake as a scientific experiment: "With the power of our scandalous bodies combined, we should surely produce an earthquake. If not, I'm sure Sedighi can come up with a rational explanation for why the ground didn't rumble."〔(Boobquake on Facebook )〕 McCreight's idea was popularized by prominent blogs and soon caught the attention of the international media. The event also drew criticism from people seeing it as objectifying women. Following repeated inquiries from the BBC and other news agencies, McCreight planned two meetings for participants: one in West Lafayette, Indiana, and one in Washington, D.C. Soon, what originated as "a humorous exercise in scientific and skeptical thinking"〔 had begun to ignite serious debate regarding the organization of the feminist community. ==Inspiration== McCreight (born November 2, 1987) is an atheist, skeptic, and feminist. Since 2010, she has been pursuing a Ph.D. in genome sciences at the University of Washington. She attributes her activism to reading Richard Dawkins' book ''The God Delusion'' and attending a relatively religious college. While working on her undergraduate degree, she co-founded the Society of Non-Theists at Purdue. One year prior to Boobquake, McCreight had begun keeping a blog in which she described herself as an atheist and a feminist.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.blaghag.com/p/about.html )〕 On April 19, McCreight announced a protest against Seddiqi's comments on her blog, asking for participants to avoid "hateful or anti-Muslim or anti-Iranian messages".〔(The Epicenter: Boobquake West Lafayette Facebook event )〕 In the week leading up to Boobquake, McCreight received several emails from "thankful skeptics, feminists, and Iranians".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boobquake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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