LW: the fundamental premise for this article is expressed clearly when you state: "all protest is hyperbole". That is simply not true, and I will use a simple example to demonstrate why: Rosa Parks. Refusing to give up her seat was not an act of hyperbolic demonstration. It was a simple, firm, eloquent and brave action that defied the oppressive racist laws and attitudes at the time. Indeed, I would argue that the very opposite is true: most often it is the oppressor who is guilty of hyperbole - all oppression being necessarily hyperbolic in order to be effective.

The women protesting here are neither being ridiculous or offensive - even if you are personally offended. They are using a well understood visual symbol of the oppression of women, drawn from a widely-read novel and popular television adaptation. Their protest is poetic, and outspoken, and perhaps effective, but it is not hyperbolic. You reaction seems less measured, less considered by comparison - somewhat... hyperbolic?