Should female toplessness be allowed on the beach the way male toplessness is?

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xkildy · Accepted Answer

Of course there are going to be more people seek the first one , I bet 99 % of them are men. I my self would prefer to see a women dressed in nice clothes that fit her body and compliment her look , A women's chest will be the same no matter who it is , Some are small , others are bigger they will always look the same some more firm then other''s. Please stop this silly talk about #free the nipple. Your only hurting your self. its just the same as the who "men" in female bathrooms , that's a legal thing if you call your self a women. Look at all the reported cases about that , Now you are wanting to create more problems more cases for a women to be defiled. A man who has mental health issues or a sex addiction , Will not stop when you ask him nicely !!!

OlderAndWiser · Accepted Answer

You can talk about the way things "ought to be" and the way people "ought to behave," but the reality is that there are bad people and there will always be bad people. In the US, if every beach becomes topless or nude, there will be problems with sexual aggressiveness. How would you feel about your 15 year old daughter going to the beach with her friends if the beach is totally nude?

Varanus · Accepted Answer

Absolutely. I think it's ridiculous that men are allowed to go shirtless but women aren't in many places. Who cares? You're not hurting anyone.

I think nudity should be completely normal. There's nothing shameful about the human body, and there's no reason to weirdly and prudishly mandate covering parts of it. Those sorts of laws just result in weird over-sexualization of parts of our bodies.

As someone who's been to nudist resorts and beaches, once everyone's naked and you get used to it, it's no big deal. Almost nobody gets weird about it, and everyone seems to be more comfortable around each other than if they were wearing swimsuits. I like that feeling.

yasii · Accepted Answer

Yes, some guys have bigger tits than some women. There is no difference besides that one of them can shot milk out of their tities after being pregnangt. I often see topless women sunbathing at the lake in my town. It's normal to me. Eventhou I wouldn't do it myself

ADFSDF1996 · Answer

Female apparel keeps getting more revealing as the years go by so I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes the norm in the near future. With the current state of gender politics, toplessness on the beach can cause many problems. For example guys will be extra wary around women at the beach to avoid getting unjustly called “perverts”. Women will also be more wary than they already are around men because they will feel as if every guy is staring at them.

A beach is a place to have fun, how are people going to have fun if people are worried about the opposite sex around them? So no, I don’t think that making female toplessness a norm is wise based on the current state of gender politics. Maybe toplessness can become a norm later on, once the rift between men and women gets closed.

ladsin · Answer

Not entirely sure because of cultural mores, but as a matter of principle yes. Thus I said yes.

In our culture women’s breast’s are highly sexualized and freeing the titty may have a negative societal impact like increasing rape rates, but the principle that women and men should be treated equally under the law would dictate that we have to.

JimRSmith · Answer

I don't care, either way.  Worth noting that the girls who still go topless, are the ones who started doing it in the 1970s and 1980s, lol. Younger girls almost never do.

madhatters4 · Answer

in a perfect world yes but we do not live in a perfect world. we live in a world with centuries of sexualization of female breasts. for the sake of public safety it just can't be like turning on a light switch

ThisDudeHere · Answer

I fully support this notion

PoliceLivesMatter · Answer

I think it should be allowed, though it might still be too taboo or looked down upon by the greater society to see women topless.

AlphaGhost · Answer

There are nude beaches for exactly that purpose and it would become sexual harassment nightmare for Males and police. I have seen plenty of woman staring directly at half naked man on beach but if any MALE did it WOmen will kick start the Harassment Drama. Its like you are in cinema but you are not supposed to see the movie
The male and female belong different gender... they have different needs and requirement. The boobs and vaginal covering are not just for the "sake of covering it". The Vagina have huge vaginal opening that very very easily transmit the infection in to reproductive system by acting as opening to external environment but the clothing act as mean to seal off the potential entry point for Pathogens (Vaginits, Brucellosis) . The male urogenital opening is small and properly sealed off and Vagina have moist surface that's very catch for infections and off exact same composition we used to culture bacteria in laboratory. I think females will agree with me on this.
The Female lactation glands are specially modified for lactation and they have large caliber teat canal that can transmit infections in to the Teats... Its known as the Mastitis and its pretty common even with proper covering but leaving it open will increase chances of infection by 50 folds.
The Female reproductive and lactating organs are highly vascularized (good blood supply) so any possible infection in the canal can result in the generalized Bactremia, Toxemia, Viremia and immunosuppression to name the few... The infection will spread to whole blood due to Bactremia and female can die and
IF we synchronize this condition with genetic weak female immunity and the immunosuppresstion due to menustral cycle+absolutely no way to naturally fight the infection and 80% chance of loss of reproductive capability.
You know why they should be covered properly... Its more of physiological reason to cover these parts than female gender repressing one.

katiesmuff · Answer

I think it should be allowed! I spend considerable time on beaches and resorts where it is allowed in fact most of the time we are totally nude. Until a person has the courage to try it they have no idea how refreshing it feels.
The major mistake people make is by comparing nudity to sex when that is not always the case. Many places in the world nudity is a very common thing.

AlienParasite · Answer

Well, topless in the beach is legal in my country. Nobody has been traumatized yet. Personally I never go topless for several reasons, but if any other girl wants to I'm nobody to impose my moral, specially when the girl is not bothering anyone.

Besides if I'm not wrong, men had to fight too to be able to wear swimsuits that didn't cover their nipples at the begging of the XX century. So a century ago men's nipple were sexualized too and illegal to be shown.

I guess I've seen something about this but I should try to see if I found the article and the photo about it. It was interesting at least.

rjroy3 · Answer

I look at this similar to it being socially acceptable for mothers to breastfeed babies without a cover. If it's also going to be socially acceptable for men to stare at the women exposing their breasts, then sure it should be socially acceptable for women to go topless the same way men do.

If it's not going to be socially acceptable for men to stare, then no. Because let's be real. It's going to happen. Guys who haven't even hit puberty will look. If we're going to shame little boys for staring, when that's a natural thing for them to do then I'm not for that. We have to think about what's good for society. Not just "men do X, so women should too. Women do X, so men should too".

I'm not a fan of those making a spectacle of themselves then giving others shit for looking.

hellionthesagereborn · Answer

Do men sexualize their chest in the same manner that women sexualize their breasts (with push up bra's, low cut shirts designed to show them off, make up specifically designed to draw attention to them i. e. glitter, actual surgery to make them bigger etc.)? No, ergo its a false comparison, women sexualize their breasts men do not sexualize their chest ergo they cannot be considered the same thing and as such women should not be allowed to be topless until such a time that they stop sexualizing them.

TarrAva · Answer

Our society is criminalizing women's breasts. Just think how offending some people feel when a woman is breastfeeding in public. Guys and gals, it does not get more natural than that. Most of us were breastfed.

People feel less offended by girls in lascivious pauses on billboards than a woman doing the most natural thing in the world, feeding a hungry child.
Europe is by far less restrictive than the USA/Canada when it comes to allowing women to go topless. Are there more sexual crimes against women in Europe than in the US? No, because topless in Europe is seen as a more natural thing than in America, which for information, has the largest porn industry in the world.

Doctor_Strix · Answer

I am actually willing to take this motion one step forward. I am for the idea that there should be full nudity. Normalize being naked and in our natural state, it promotes self confidence, and comfort in our own skin. And allows recognition that there are all sorts of body types. Makes sexual attraction more aimed to personality when you can’t “tease” your bodily goods.

Because Becky two towels down, may have large breasts and a perfect buttocks. She couldn’t tell you the difference between a white dwarf, and a brown dwarf. See my point?

NeglectedChild · Answer

Not in the US and places like it. I just think it's a bad idea. Especially since in those places men and women are perceived very differently and sex is so hyped up. There are also a lot of conflicting attitudes, whether people like to admit it or not. Over all there are more cons than pros.
Maybe if there was more consistency, but for now it just doesn't make much sense.

It really depends on the culture and society's disposition. In some places being topless is not an issue, while in others it is, for both men and women. So it really depends on who and where.

Pamina · Answer

It's legal in most western countries. Or rather - in most western countries no one really even thought about making it illegal. Why? Because in those countries it's simply no big deal. When I go swimming in the summer, anywhere in Europe, it's completely normal to see a topless woman here and there. If you can't handle that, for whatever reason, that's your problem.

Only the US and Muslim countries seem to be freaking out over these things. Absolutely ridiculous.

coralee · Answer

Where I'm from it is legal for women to be topless in public. We don't because it's too cold the majority of the year to even contemplate. The thing people need to realize is that if these things became culturally acceptable they'd acclimatize to it really quickly. Anyone who has been to a nude beach can tell you the novelty wears off real quick and you just get over it.

avalonbob · Answer

As I travel around, in almost all countries the beaches are topless except here. Now diseased parents used to live a block back from the beach on Hilton Head Island, SC. Good friends from Belgium, world travellers came with 15 and 17 y. o. daughters. Was a dirty job, but somebody had to walk them to find pathway to beach in Bikinis so tiny I thought we'd be arrested, so I volunteered. Going across dunes asked, "EES PERMEESABLE TO BE TOPLESS ON BEACH?" " NO! NO NO NO" " Why not? We travel all over world, go topless everywhere. Why not here?" "I don't know, Americans very prudish." Well they were mad, and they fussed all week, to me , to their father, to everybody. Then they wanted to know where the nude beach was and couldn't understand why we didn't have one, because everyplace they had ever been did.

Anonymous · Answer

No because breasts are a sexual organ, and those are not allowed to be shown in public, and once they are no longer considered a sexual organ, all hell will ensue. Let me explain. If breasts are no longer considered sexual, if someone were to grab my breast, it would no longer qualify as sexual harassment. In the eyes of the law, it would be just as bad as someone grabbing your arm, which is not a crime. This would mean you are legalizing the groping of breasts cause you want to flaunt your tits.

bobblehead5503 · Answer

No. Nude beaches are a thing if people really want to go topless, but in public, you should be decent. Women haven't been allowed to go topless for centuries now, it didn't piss anyone off back then. It's more of a recent thing people started to get upset about because they're just looking for something to complain about.

Why fix what ain't broken?

Paige90 · Answer

It's ridiculous that all beaches in the US are not topless! They will be in the next 25 years! Most beaches in Europe are topless and no one cares or looks.

ushagomez · Answer

It is always allowed here. It is personal choice. I guess this question relates mostly to the US. I remember some mom ranting at me on a beach in the US once. I had been laying down with my top undone and stood up. I had no clue what she was on about until dad handed me my top. Something about corrupting her kids... weird...

Ayer93 · Answer

Only if topless females becomes a normal thing in general... not just the beach. It's okay to see shirtless guys in many situations, but women are barely allowed to show anything. The thing is that if it became a normal thing, it would desensitize men to seeing it and it wouldn't turn us on as easily. It's the same concept as when showing even their ankle was considered provocative behaviour and showing too much. However, topless females will not be normalized anytime in the near future, and men will continue to sexualize that part of the female body, so no... I do not believe topless beaches should be a thing.

Syrian_survivor · Answer

Oh my god what's this world leading itself to?
Hope I die before any of that dumb shit spreads

What's gotten into people these days? Why are they so eager to get attention by showing their bodies? Seems like a desperate move to seek more attention and give value to looks more than the mind and personality of a girl

And girls complain why they get sexualized so much
Then don't run around and shove your naked breasts in peoples' faces

This is what happens when people throw their morals and values away, if you're okay with this happening, you should ask yourself "what's next?"
I'm pretty sure what's next is being able to legally and freely walk completely naked anywhere
Would you accept that for your girlfriend, wife, or 13-year-old daughter? Be fucking logical

I'm all for respecting women and women rights, but sorry if a woman doesn't respect herself, how can I look her in the eyes without feeling disgust?

Smh people are reversing back to nude chimps

WitchsLove · Answer

I think besides female toplessness Male bottomlessness should be allowed as well.  😛

Naydyonov · Answer

No, as a woman's chest is sexual.

Some may say that breasts aren't actually sexual or that they are only sexual because we make them out to be that way.
To which I say: "Assuming I assume my dick to not be sexual — Could I just go butt naked?"
- "Yeah but that's toootally different.."
Yet I'm sure that if you were to show a group of a hundred men a picture of a woman's chest - something like 75 will say it's attractive.
Show a hundred women a picture of a man's Popsicle and you'll get something like 25 finding the ding-dong attractive.

ImagineInsanity · Answer

No. I don't want to see some woman's tatas when I'm at the beach, just like I don't want to see some guy's junk in a skin-tight speedo. Wear something appropriate, and have the decency to cover up, because guaranteed no one wants to see that (save for perverts, let's be honest).

tbhiwannasleep · Answer

You see, female bodies are just more sexualised than male bodies are- and this won’t help. People may think this is for equality and “everyone should be treated the same” and I DO 100% agree, but the fact that everyone *isnt* treated the same- and women are always more sexualised than men- is why this ain’t a good idea.

Fromdusktilldawn · Answer

To see this from a rational viewpoint and forgetting all nonsense religious and cultural dogma that its "sinful" or "degrading", I would say there is nothing wrong with that. The only difference is that female breasts are usually bigger and have the intention to breastfeed babies, because we are mammals. There is nothing "dirty" or "nasty" about it, thats only some stupid crap our society came up with.
And we men are only so fascinated by them because its a natural instinct to find the perfect female to reproduce and to feed the children

SngBirdy · Answer

I seriously dont care, but dont be surprised by the rise of sexual assaults.
You are free to do whatever you want, but you can't just do whatever you want, and think there'll be no consequences.
I dont care wether those consequences are rightful or not. They happen, so you just have to live with that, when making a decision.
That was a rather deep response to a question involving boobs

Ellie-V · Answer

Yes because there’s nothing wrong with boobs just like there’s nothing wrong chest (on men). It isn’t my problem if someone gets aroused. I have learned how to desensitize my mind. So I feel comfortable with it without clothes. I hate the beach. I don’t get the appeal but if I were to go, I’d prefer to go to a nude one where it’s considered appropriate.

Anonymous · Answer

Sure! Before people start assuming I'm a perv, let me just tell you all, I don't know why breasts are such a big deal anyway. I seriously believe a huge part of the reason why most people are obsessed with breasts is because they're considered private and kept hidden. 😐 About genitals, I get it, they're organs directly used for reproduction so I can understand why they're hidden, why maybe just bring those out for the person you wanna get intimate with and make babies with. But what's with breasts? If we start treating them normally, like hands, feet, etc., I'm sure this "only perverts look at boobs" and "only sluts show their boobs" mentality will go away.

I'm still going anonymous for this because I know some people will judge me in a negative way and I'm sure the reason would be a misunderstanding because I'm not really very good at explaining my points but I hope people get my point about this topic. 😅

Anonymous · Answer

Well I'm male, and yeah, I wouldn't mind the view at all, lol, but it really is no big deal and if it were legal and women actually did it, it would after a while become "no big deal" I think. Problem is even if they did legalize it (like they have in Canada), very few women do it, ever! The first year it became legal was when I seen a few do it, and I haven't seen 1 since.

And I really do believe in equal rights that way. They should be able to if they choose. Like they say, there are a lot of guys with bigger breasts than some women have lol.

PsychoKiller · Answer

There is a big difference between male and female toplessness, men have nothing special to show there, while womens breasts are, and always have been, an object of sexual desire. So you can't really compare it in a such way. If men wore really short panties to the pool for an example, and their dick was hanging out, it would be inappropriate, while women could do the same thing and be fully appropriate, because they have nothing that hangs down there.

All this being said, I still voted "Yes" because boobs.

Hurlyburly · Answer

I do not really want to see the naked breasts of other women jiggling around to be honest. There are nudist beaches for stuff like that...
As far as I know it is even allowed here for sunbathing. at least I've seen it several times and no one seemed to mind.

viaamtrak · Answer

The laws in most communities list female breasts as sex organs. They are not, even if they arouse others. They are there to feed babies, and should be respected. Trying to shame women into covering them is wrong. We should all follow the same set of rules. Let women be a free as men to show their bodies and what God has bestowed upon them.

TsundereMatrix · Answer

Just on designated places. I think it’s still inappropriate for younger children to see that. I would feel very awkward laying on the beach topless and having young boys staring at my breasts.

ktdec · Answer

What do you mean “that’s the only problem you focused on” ? That IS the only problem. And a whore is someone who sleeps with others for MONEY. Being topless doesn’t mean you want to have sex with others and get money for it. You are severely confused. Stop thinking with your emotions and use logic and reasoning.

11dog22 · Answer

Be honest. This is so regular in May places it’s not a turn on for many people. In U. S. the guys are so inexperienced they like Gaga over nothing.

Personally it was like that but after while. Self control kicks and treat women by looking at her face during conversations. Guys have chest as much as women in different sizes that there men who may need to wear support as well.

Again. There line and by reading you can see different between inexperienced.

JulieXO · Answer

I think it’s usually allowed, at least in the beaches I went to. It’s different than male toplessnes because women’s breasts are sex organs, unlike men’s.

James_R · Answer

There's an expression - the people you want to see aren't the ones you do see.

I don't mind, but give me a with top optional beach so I can go to that one. They do it in Europe so I can't see there's that much of a hassle.

Obviously in Middle Eastern countries or places where they have religious issues you can't do this and all the outrage is misdirected. You don't get to force your ideals and beliefs on another.

OmegaDelTaco · Answer

I've been to a few beaches in Spain where this very thing is permitted, and everything was just fine. Not everyone was topless, just the few that wanted to be (roughly 5% of the women I saw there).

I get that Spanish and American culture has different views on nudity. That being said, I would assume that the number of people actually going topless is going to be so small here in the US that the change would probably be negligible. But having the option seems like a step in the right direction.

Just remember that the bottoms stay on. ALWAYS.

Anonymous · Answer

I said No because.
Firstly, I believe that women are not obviously, structured the same as men women have " tits" which is sexualized . Secondly, too many guys would ogle and fantasize or lust over her. You're basically opening yourself up to more unnecessary attention and maybe pervs.

cavmanier · Answer

I don't see why it would just be allowed at beaches. If we are going to do that, it'll only make sense to me to allow it everywhere outside in society (rid of all nudity laws). In that case, in my brain we need to make urinating in places like grass or places with soil (just like dogs, cats and farm animals do legally) legal. It's all in the same vicinity to me.

sawno · Answer

No because it is not the same as male topless ness.
The rule of society is that we cover up organs specific to one sex and keep that for a private partner or area where this is allowed.

Given the fact only women have sex specific organs on there chest means the rule only applies to women and means you can not compare the two.

brendon76 · Answer

I don’t think there will be real equality among men and women until women have all the same rights and or options. In nyc women actually have the right to go topless anywhere in the city. They won the right in lawsuit in 1992 when a women took off her top after a marathon run and was arrested but men weren’t. Now in the summer time there are topless women walking nyc.

Anonymous · Answer

As a woman I say NO. Because it's a private body part on females. They don't grow on men only on woman and mostly by estrogen which men don't have as much of. So therefor it is a private part that shouldn't be shown in public. There are young children outside that can see and people have EYES! Guys don't walk around with g string on the Beach with things hanging... but girls can

DJB72 · Answer

I did vote "yes", admittedly, and I am a guy. BUT... I'm British. I've been to Europe enough to know that if toplessness is normalised then it becomes easier to breastfeed in public. What should be banned is 300lb men in speedos. Ain't nobody wants to see THAT!

kcahill_ · Answer

Since breasts are just a body part, free the penis as well. 🤷🏻‍♀️

BipBipLeddus · Answer

I think so, but at the same time there's also the matter of public decency and privacy which throws a wrench in the works. That's why there's nude beaches.

Anonymous · Answer

not a good idea, it will cause chaos in a perverted society who already relies on porn etc.. imagine how many people who would get into fights over guys and girls being disrespected/disrespectful to topless ladies being stared at, catcalled, hawked at by the singles/taken couples/ children exposed.  There are nude beaches for that particular reason so why not use them instead?

BrittBratt2416 · Answer

If it's no nude beach, yes.. if it's a public beach then no. Women have tits, men don't end of discussion.

MsMadame · Answer

No. Bikini's are exposing enough already. These days, we're pretty much showing our bra and underwear, but to the world. Not a good idea.

ThisAndThat · Answer

I said yes and not yes in a pervy way. The reason I say yes it because I don't see why women are forced to hide themselves when men or not. Not only that. I think it would erase a lot of the taboo between men and women and rape would drop dramatically. Countries like Russia and France are proof of that. But we seem have all that backwards here in the states, no kidding.

Emojo · Answer

I don't really care either way. If they're like, sunbathing topless even when kids are around, whatever. When you're just casually strolling around without a top on, I still wouldn't think anything of it, but if a parent asks you to cover up because they don't want their kids to see, go someplace else, somewhere a little more private, or put something on.

Massageman · Answer

While I certainly wouldn't mind the landscape being improved, I don't think it would be very conducive to having a relaxing day on the beach in most locales. At nudist clubs, there are many times and situations when they don't wear clothing and yet the people there treat each other with respect. As a Massage Therapist, I have to be sure to focus my mind via "therapist mode" when I do breast massage rather than using "guy mode".

Leafpool2 · Answer

Yes but that isn't free range to be a creep. All the same parts as a male chest are there. Breasts just have more fatty tissue.

Anonymous · Answer

That would be public nudity in the United States. Women are already topless in strip clubs and at some private beaches. Not every person wants to look at topless women at a public beach. Why not have topless women in the grocery stores and department stores too? Women aren't always topless in Europe.

emmily2396 · Answer

Weirdly people don't have as big of a problem with women showing their boobs on the beach, but when they use it for their actual purpose, breastfeeding, they go mad.

crazy8000 · Answer

I see no problems with that! There I live is it legal and people doesn't care that much, it's most the females that cover up because of insecurity. It's even legal to be topples at indoor swimming pools that are driven by the city and the government. (Those that usually behaves funny is Arabic immigrants)

sammy20 · Answer

Is not socially right for a woman to walk around half exposed when younger children are there and people with different religious belief is there trying to have fun too. Plus.. Woman have breast which is more precise than a mans chest.. It's two different things!! Pride ladies!! So a man can show respect and not try to stick it in because he like your boobs.

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