...just what we need, some more nudies. 'who thinks this is just a ruse by these ladies to get their own selfie-nudies out there?'
Three friends have taken a stand against slut shaming by posing nude in front of a giant mural of Kim Kardashian's infamous naked selfie
Three women have posed nude in front of Kim Kardashian naked mural
'Body shaming is not OK'
Three women have posed nude in front of Kim Kardashian naked mural
Melbourne mural was defaced with words 's***' and 'no fat chicks'
Lauren Shelley, 26, said she wanted to take stand against s*** shaming
She said reality star's nude selfie started an 'important conversation'
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Three friends have taken a stand against slut shaming by posing nude in front of a giant mural of Kim Kardashian's infamous naked selfie.
Lauren Elizabeth Shelley, 26, rallied two other women to bare all in the name of 'body positivity' after the painting was defaced with the words 's***' and 'no fat chicks'.
They were all photographed nude in front of the nine-metre tall Melbourne mural with nothing but black bars to protect their modesty in homage to the reality star's original Instagram post.
Ms Shelley, who lives in Albert Park, told Daily Mail Australia she wanted to send a message that body and s*** shaming is 'not ok'.
Lauren Elizabeth Shelley, 26, (pictured) rallied two other women to bare all in the name of 'body positivity' after the painting was defaced with the words 's***' and 'no fat chicks'
'For me, it's all about loving yourself and not valuing your worth just by what your body looks like,' she said.
'We wanted to send a message that we cannot be shamed. It was no real surprise when it was defaced, but I wanted to make it clear that this should not happen.'
She posted the photo on Instagram saying: 'We can't be shamed! Rallied these queens to say NO to s**t shaming #noshame #thickerrthang #slutshaming #kimkardashian #selfie
'@kimkardashian we wear our sexualities loud and proud.'
The 26-year-old, who works in travel, said she thought Kim's selfie started an 'important conversation'.
Ms Shelley initially posed in front of the mural on the night it was plastered on the side of a print shop in Gwynne Street, Cremorne, by anonymous artist Lushsux
The mural was defaced with the word 's**t' less than 48 hours after it was painted by anonymous artist Lushsux
A hooded person was caught on a new CCTV camera vandalising Kim Kardashian's mural by spray painting a crude comment aimed at fat shaiming
The 26-year-old, who works in travel, said she thought Kim's selfie started an 'important conversation'
'I think the picture has started a great conversation. It's just a body, but it prompted discussion about slut shaming and body positivity.
'I was supportive of it because she is very proud of herself.
'She has contributed to the body positive and feminist movement. She is still a role model.'
Ms Shelley initially posed in front of the mural on the night it was plastered on the side of a print shop in Gwynne Street, Cremorne, by anonymous artist Lushsux.
She posted a picture on Instagram. It was reposted by Lushsux with the caption 'Is this the real life' - attracting more than 4,700 likes.
But after a hooded person was caught on a newly installed CCTV tagging the mural with the words 'no fat chicks', Ms Shelley was approached by a number of women online.
'They suggested that we should get a group of women to stand in front of the mural and send a clear message. So that is what we did.'
She said she has 'laughed off' comments from trolls, despite the fact that one person told her she should 'kill herself'.
The vandal tagged the mural which was painted last week with 'no fat chicks'
Lushsux, who painted the mural, posted a video on Instagram of the vandal graffiting the mural.
'No fat chicks? Newly installed cctv captures kimkardashian copping it sweet again, haha,' wrote Lushsux.
Black and white paint was also thrown at the mural and the word 's**t' was scrawled in black paint just above the bottom of two black bars strategically placed on the mother-of-two's naked body.
The artist said that he is disappointed that his mural was defaced but that it was inevitable.
'[I'm] pretty bummed, but it was a given considering the subject matter,' Lushsux told Pedestrian.tv.
Alex Mitchell, from Backwards Gallery in Collingwood, has represented the artist, who prefers to maintain his anonymity, for four years and said Lushsux has done extensive work around the Melbourne area.
'The Kim Kardashian mural was done on Saturday and the Donald Trump one was last weekend,' he told Daily Mail Australia.
He is a prolific street artist and does non-stop work on topical subjects like Kim's photo - once it got a few million likes he thought it would be pretty appropriate.'
The mural is a reproduction of a selfie Kim uploaded last week which attracted 1.6 million likes and hundreds of thousands of comments.
A large mural of Kim Kardashian 's naked body that was plastered on the wall of an inner- Melbourne suburb on Monday was defaced just a couple of hours later (pictured)
'The Kim Kardashian mural was done on Saturday and the Donald Trump one was last weekend,' Lushsux manager said
The photo appears to be from 2015, with Mrs Kardashian-West's hair peroxide blonde hair giving a strong indication the photo is a throwback from her stint at Paris Fashion Week.
Following the controversy that surrounded the censored image, Mrs Kardashian-West penned an essay hitting back at critics like Bette Midler, Chloe Moretz and Piers Morgan who 'body shamed' the self proclaimed 'selfie queen' for exposing herself online.
She called for an end to 's**t-shaming' and said people need to get over her old sex tape.
Mrs Kardashian-West said she wouldn't apologise for being 'empowered' by her sexuality on International Women's day - one day after her nude selfie sparked a social media uproar.
'It always seems to come back around to my sex tape,' wrote Kim of the critics. 'Yes, a sex tape that was made 13 years ago. 13 YEARS AGO. Literally that lonnng ago. And people still want to talk about it?!?!'
Alex Mitchell, from Backwards Gallery in Collingwood, has represented the artist, who prefers to maintain his anonymity, for four years and said Lushsux has done extensive work around the Melbourne area
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