What is Mooning?
[[File:Martin_Van_Maele_-_La_Grande_Danse_macabre_des_vifs_-_01.jpg|link=//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Martin_Van_Maele_-_La_Grande_Danse_macabre_des_vifs_-_01.jpg/220px-Martin_Van_Maele_-_La_Grande_Danse_macabre_des_vifs_-_01.jpg|thumb| Illustration of a woman raising her dress and mooning a nun (1905)]] [[File:КOT1234.jpg|thumb|Mermers of Ukrainian Group [[Femen|FEMEN]] demonstrate against something their president said, that was disrespectful to women. They show their disrespect by mooning.]] '''Mooning''' is the act of displaying one's bare [[buttocks]], by removing [[clothing]]. Very often, poeple also bend over, and their [[genitals]] may be visible as well. In English-speaking countries, mooning is used to show [[protest]], or disrespect. It can also be done as a form of [[w:provocation|provocation]]. Mooning can be done for shock value, for fun, as a [[joke]] or as a form of [[exhibitionism]]. The [[Māori people|Māori]] have a form of mooning known as '''{{Lang|mi|whakapohane}}''' that is a form of [[insult]]. In some countries, mooning is seen as a form of [[indecent exposure]]. This often depends on the context. [[Category:Nudity]] [[Category:Civil disobedience]]