It's been ingrained in our society since the moment we're born that women should be ashamed of showing their breasts. I wonder why and how that happened...
Why can can guys take off their shirts but girls cannot?
Social attitudes to various aspects of society ride roller coasters where things are acceptable at one point in time then decades or centuries later they are not, then those things may become acceptable again. It was not until early in the 20th century where it became acceptable again for men to go topless themselves. Men going topless did not correspond well with gentlemanly behaviour. Just take a look at the image below taken in the 1920's showing that men also covered themselves up when they went swimming.
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Over time it became more and more acceptable to show more skin, shown by the fact that both female and male swimsuits have become ever more revealing. Woman being topless is becoming ever more acceptable, and in most western countries its not considered illegal, just not the done thing. While I think woman should have the choice, I do believe if more people went topless in general public areas (not beach), it would lead to more sexual assaults. There are far too many guys already who cannot keep their hands of woman, what will happen if the breasts are exposed to be touched? I personally probably stare more with attraction.
So we will see, it is changing but how common it will become is yet to be seen. It is still considered a sexual organ to many so unlikely to be shown by all. Though end of the day there are so many men with big fat flabby bellies I wished they kept them covered themselves lol.
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Do you understand that breasts are something that are involved with sex? Hands are too, but they do not illicit the response breasts do. Breasts are "Felt up" when making out, what's the other body part fondled during making out? That's right. The two are connected for many men. Not many women get breast reductions.
Many women get breast enlargements, and it has nothing to do with feeding a baby.
Why not not be ashamed to show your vulva, and walk around nude?
We don't need any sex starved people seeing more half naked women.
We don't need any loose women walking around trying to entice anyone.
Personally, I'd rather you keep your breasts covered. Because it keeps your body sacred. Sex is supposed to mean something. It means LESS when you walk around half naked, your breasts flopping out.
If that's what you truly want to do, go join a nudist colony.
There's a good reason why nudists represent only tiny fraction of society. Not everyone wants to see your half naked or full naked body parading around because you want to feel the air on your body, or want attention.
I was actually talking about this with my mom before.
It sucks in the summer time because sometimes its just so hot that I want to take off my shirt and bra.
I live in NYS and my mom said she doesn't think it's illegal, but Id have to check up on that.
It'd be great if people didn't think of them as sexual. If they didn't I'd be able to walk around shirtless without people oogling me.
I'd be so happy if it became the norm here.
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If you show 99% of your naked body, what do you leave for your husband/partner to feel special?
I think both males and females should be decent and not show their half naked bodies to public.
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Because society underestimates the sexual attraction towards a naked man's chest? That's my guess.
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It varies as societies change. A woman showing her breast used to be alright, but if she dared showed her ankles or shoulders that was going too far. It all depends on what society views as inappropriate at the time. These things don't just change instantly, they change gradually.
Look at this site on the topless timeline. 1450, "During the 15th century and up to the Renaissance, going topless was not uncommon for women. Showing their legs and ankles was more risque then" - Would you rather live in a society that allowed your bare breast to show, but showing your legs and/or ankles was risque? Or in a society that we have now where you can basically be completely nude as long as your nipples are covered up? It's part of society and thing slowly change. Eventually women going topless will appear again, but something else might take its place in not being able to show.
https://gotopless.org/timeline - 1.9K opinions shared on Other topic.
I'd assume it's somehow based on male jealousy, basically like 'stop staring at my girlfriends boobs'. It doesn't help that there are tons of morons out there, breasts aren't even sexual it's just tissue, fat and milk ducts which are obviously meant for feeding a baby. Guys have the same equipment obviously on a smaller scale, well for the most part depending.
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BECAUSE MODERN WESTERN SOCIETY IS THE ACCUMULATION OF EVERYTHING WRONG AND REPRESSED FROM ANCIENT PURITANICAL BELIEF SYSTEMS THAT REPRESS THE NATURAL GOODNESS OF HUMANITY IN FAVOR OF ANCIENT DOGMATIC CHRISTIAN BELIEFS THAT ARE BASED ON NOTHING WHATSOEVER!!!
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Because people sexualize women's breasts and can't be expected to just control themselves around them, when all it takes is to look away.
Its basically because people suck. - 3.1K opinions shared on Other topic.
I agree with you that it's a huge double standard that is based on the sexualizing of breasts which are not --- strictly speaking --- a sexual body part.
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I ask myself the same question.
But still, there are many places where you can be topless in the beach, so that law/rule doesn't apply to everywhere and every situation. - 2.9K opinions shared on Other topic.
Because if they show their breasts and get raped.. it's all their fault.. so they'd better learn from early age to cover them.
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According to society, men can't control themselves. The people who made these laws think that men are mindless animals who will jump at any chance they can get to rape a hot girl.
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It's because breasts are considered sexual, and the majority of people agree that they are. Plus I'd rather women don't have their breasts out
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I love walking around shirtless, I have girls tell me all the time how they wish they could too. There would be too many boners if woman were shirtless. too much infidelity. woman mind different from man mind
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I do not know why or how that happened. When all the oldies are dead. We will make the amendment as you wish.
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I know, society's rules suck. I say, let em loose ladies lol
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It's... common sense... Do u get sexually aroused when u see a man's nipples?
Men get sexually aroused when they see women's boobs and nipples. -
Why do guys get told to "man up" when they are upset, why is it ok for a woman to touch a guy down there but if he does it to her its sexual assault.
Personally I dont want to see a woman walking around with her boobs out, im not getting any sex as it is so it would only make me want it more. -
It's not that women should be ashamed it's because men can't control themselves. Women should be allowed to show skin, but they can't because of men. We're too much of a distraction to them.
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I dont know.
That's not how it is everywhere.
In a lot of foreign countries, it is not the breasts that need to be hidden, but the legs. - 1.1K opinions shared on Other topic.
I don't know, it should be mandatory that girls 18-24 go shirtless in public.
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You are right, all Girls should take their shirt off (except my girlfriend).
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Who said girls cant? You're welcomed to do it.
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If women walked around shirtless they would be sexually assuallted more
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