Depends. With perverts, children, rape, sexual assault, and pedophilia I'd say no. In certain places maybe.
Should women be able to walk around topless in the USA?
11/13/2010
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Yeah. Guys do it. Why not girls?
Originally posted by
Just Jen
Men get to, babies get to, why are breast to be kept covered?
11/18/2010
I prefer covered up in public, because I believe some men should be too. I do not want to see them exposed like that, especially considering their bodies, all hairy and what not.
11/30/2010
While I would never take off my top, well, anywhere except in a dark room with the door locked, probably, I do believe that anywhere a man can roam around shirtless, a woman should have the same legal freedom.
11/30/2010
It depends on the context. I mean, a lot of stars are not topless but almost wearing jackets with only pastis to cover the breasts. Which I think is pretty cool, but I am not sure I would be bold enough to do that.
12/01/2010
As has been stated, anywhere men can be topless, women should also be allowed to be topless. Just another example of the hypocrisy in our prudish society.
Here's a great link if you want to keep, ahem, abreast of toplessness.
gotopless.org
Here's a great link if you want to keep, ahem, abreast of toplessness.
gotopless.org
12/01/2010
I'm on the fence really, I could go either way.
12/03/2010
it's the same thing with men as it is with women. and it should be all the same. but that's just my two cents
12/10/2010
i have seen guys with bigger tits than any woman ive seen that go topless and its downright terrifying.
12/10/2010
EliS
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This is exactly how I feel. In Austin, where I live, this is actually the law. Though out-of-towners don't always know this and will call the police on you. But the police here will set them straight.
Originally posted by
Kindred
I think it would be fine for a woman to go topless anywhere it is appropriate/acceptable for a man to go shirtless. Having "boobs" should not make a difference. There are plenty of guys with manboobs bigger than a womans.
12/10/2010
we should have the right to do it... but it doesn't mean we should... its like we have the right to curse at everyone.. but at times its not right to do it.. but sometimes the right time its ok to do it
12/10/2010
Where we live (Ontario) it's legal and has been for almost 20 years. However very few women ever do it and the few we've seen have been in beach settings where you'd come to expect it.
12/23/2010
I don't think anyone should walk around topless, male or female.
12/27/2010
Parades here in San Francisco often include topless women, either as participants or as spectators.
01/01/2011
don't get me started
1t is a get on my soapbox topic.
either don't allow males, or give equal rights.
AND LOOSEN UP
and society needs to learn that naked does not equal sexual....ever been to a clothing optional campground?
1t is a get on my soapbox topic.
either don't allow males, or give equal rights.
AND LOOSEN UP
and society needs to learn that naked does not equal sexual....ever been to a clothing optional campground?
01/01/2011
Here's how I feel:
If men are allowed, women should be allowed. If men aren't allowed, then women should not be allowed. Equal rights to both in terms of exposure. However, I would prefer that people keep themselves decently covered, but it's not really my business what they do with their body or how much of themselves they expose.
If men are allowed, women should be allowed. If men aren't allowed, then women should not be allowed. Equal rights to both in terms of exposure. However, I would prefer that people keep themselves decently covered, but it's not really my business what they do with their body or how much of themselves they expose.
01/01/2011
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So you're saying people should be fully clothed in the middle of the summer while taking a stroll down the boardwalk? That seems silly. I think men and women should have equal rights regarding toplessness. However, there are obvious places where it's not appropriate for either sex to be topless (restaurants, theaters, etc.), but a blanket ban on toplessness for everybody is just ridiculous. Why are people so afraid of bare skin?
Originally posted by
PussyGalore
I don't think anyone should walk around topless, male or female.
01/01/2011
I'm all for it. If anything it should be allowed at pools and beaches as most of Europe already does. I think anywhere a guy does it would be fine for a woman as well. You don't see many topless guys at restaurants and shopping stores so I wouldn't expect women to be topless in those places either.
01/01/2011
I'm not sure how I feel about this to be honest. A lot of the problem is that our culture sees breasts as a very sexual part of a women's anatomy. It's difficult to take that association away. But if you're able to look at it without that view then it's easy to say why not?
It's kind of hard for me to see breasts as a sex object after breastfeeding. They have a purpose, and while there is a very primal reason for a woman's breasts to appear the way they do, they are first and foremost put on your body to feed a child.
That said, I'm more opposed to seeing people's stomachs. I'm not comfortable even wearing a bikini in public and I'm of average build with very very minimal stretchmarks. I would never walk around topless for the hell of it in public. In my own home, or even my own yard? Yes.
It's kind of hard for me to see breasts as a sex object after breastfeeding. They have a purpose, and while there is a very primal reason for a woman's breasts to appear the way they do, they are first and foremost put on your body to feed a child.
That said, I'm more opposed to seeing people's stomachs. I'm not comfortable even wearing a bikini in public and I'm of average build with very very minimal stretchmarks. I would never walk around topless for the hell of it in public. In my own home, or even my own yard? Yes.
01/02/2011
My question is: What is so threatening about sexuality and the female body to our conservative culture? A body is a body.
Yes, I agree there is a time and place for any toplessness and it's not necessarily on the street BUT a women being topless should never be criminalized. Never.
We accept violence easily in our media and in our culture, but not breasts. What kind of message does that send to our children? We should be ashamed of our bodies and sexuality but not killing?
Just my thoughts....
Yes, I agree there is a time and place for any toplessness and it's not necessarily on the street BUT a women being topless should never be criminalized. Never.
We accept violence easily in our media and in our culture, but not breasts. What kind of message does that send to our children? We should be ashamed of our bodies and sexuality but not killing?
Just my thoughts....
01/06/2011
Granted, I'm a man and I most certainly have ulterior motives, but aside from sexist and religious reasons-- neither of which cannot be used as legislative justification in this country-- I'm unclear on why it is outlawed.
01/10/2011
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Very simply, our so-called "decency laws" are a throwback to our Puritanical roots. Similar to alcohol "Blue laws." They don't make a whole lot of sense in our modern society. However, they've been on the books for so long that it's just ingrained into our society. People feel it's wrong because the laws that are hundreds of years old tell them it's wrong. For the most part, we live in a society of sheep. All too happy to follow the shepherd right off a fucking cliff and never stopping to ask themselves why they were following in the first place.
Originally posted by
Vaccinium
Granted, I'm a man and I most certainly have ulterior motives, but aside from sexist and religious reasons-- neither of which cannot be used as legislative justification in this country-- I'm unclear on why it is outlawed.
01/10/2011
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I agree. People think of things a lot differently when they have kids.
Originally posted by
SydVicious
Do I think a person should be able to walk around topless in the mall? No. I do not. I think that there are places that people who want to be naked can go and be in a comfortable environment, and that it wonderful... I just don't wanna see it
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Do I think a person should be able to walk around topless in the mall? No. I do not. I think that there are places that people who want to be naked can go and be in a comfortable environment, and that it wonderful... I just don't wanna see it while im at the park with my kid.
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01/10/2011
There's a big difference between theory and reality. Even where it's legal you don't see bare breasted women on the streets, restaurants, etc. This is pretty much limited to beaches and clothing optional clubs.
Do I think women who go topless on the beach should be hauled away to jail - NO.
Do I think that families should be able to go to a beach and not face topless women - YES
I like the Brazilian model, they identify the family beaches and topless beaches - you go to the one that suits you.
Choice is a good thing!
Do I think women who go topless on the beach should be hauled away to jail - NO.
Do I think that families should be able to go to a beach and not face topless women - YES
I like the Brazilian model, they identify the family beaches and topless beaches - you go to the one that suits you.
Choice is a good thing!
01/11/2011
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Making a law that forces one group of people to follow a certain code while another is free to do as they like is called discrimination. If men can be topless, so can women.
Originally posted by
Just Jen
Men get to, babies get to, why are breast to be kept covered?
Plenty of men go topless who don't have anything I want to see. Some of them have bigger breasts than I do. I respect their freedom to do as they please. Mine should be respected as well.
01/27/2011
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But the thing is, either everyone should, or no one should. Men can't go topless at the mall because shirt and shoes are required. Men can go topless at the beach or a backyard barbecue but women can't.
Originally posted by
OhMy!
We agree. There are places where it is truly beneficial, comfortable, and acceptable. Others, not so much. We would not expect to see topless moms/women at a baseball/soccer game, at the mall, or at a wedding reception. On the other hand, being
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We agree. There are places where it is truly beneficial, comfortable, and acceptable. Others, not so much. We would not expect to see topless moms/women at a baseball/soccer game, at the mall, or at a wedding reception. On the other hand, being topless at the beach, an outdoor concert, on a boat, at the pool, at your own backyard barbecue/pool party, etc seems to be the more expected place.
The one that is really tricky is at the gym. It's a 50/50 for us on whether or not this would work. less
The one that is really tricky is at the gym. It's a 50/50 for us on whether or not this would work. less
There's a double standard.
...I don't think I'd want to go topless at the gym, though. My girls are kind of big, and even contained, it hurts when I move too fast and they jerk to a stop. Without a bra... ouch. But that's me, and would be a personal choice.
01/27/2011
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I fully support toplessness for women. Maybe eventually it would help alleviate the nonsensical attitude Americans have about boobs. Not to mention it's just another sign that women are not equal to men. Women should be able to go topless anywhere it is acceptable for men to go topless in public. Obviously it's not all the time for either gender!
Originally posted by
Just Jen
Men get to, babies get to, why are breast to be kept covered?
01/28/2011
It only seems fair that women should be allowed to go around topless.
02/02/2011
Yea, it's legal for women to walk around topless here. That doesn't mean people do it all that often... The only places I've seen ladies topless in public here are at the nudest beach, and sometimes at festivals where it's usually part of a festive costume or body paint outfit. I wish it was more socially acceptable! Cause I would do it
02/09/2011
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Just curious, if it's legal and you want to do it - why don't you?
Originally posted by
M121212
Yea, it's legal for women to walk around topless here. That doesn't mean people do it all that often... The only places I've seen ladies topless in public here are at the nudest beach, and sometimes at festivals where it's usually
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Yea, it's legal for women to walk around topless here. That doesn't mean people do it all that often... The only places I've seen ladies topless in public here are at the nudest beach, and sometimes at festivals where it's usually part of a festive costume or body paint outfit. I wish it was more socially acceptable! Cause I would do it
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In the US women hide behind the law. They want the 'right' but don't have either the desire or courage to do it - interesting that having the right is more important than exercising it.
Maybe its like voting - fewer than half of eligible voters actually do it. Wouldn't it be interesting if half the women in Canada went topless - tourist revenue would skyrocket!
02/09/2011