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In reply to the discussion: Why can't women go topless like men do? [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)59. I usually live at a tropical
nude beach for most of the winter. Going topless is normal.
This is my extended family.
Women go topless. Men go topless. It's just no big deal. We teach our children at a young age that bodies are natural, so they do not grow up with any bizarre misconceptions about human bodies and sex.
The reason we are forbidden by law and custom to have our breasts "exposed" (lol!!!) in public is because twisted, unnatural religious cults have influenced and repressed American society ever since Columbus first brought them here from Europe, right along with the common cold and the love of gold.
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Since a 1992 New York court decision it has been legal for women to go topless in the state of NY.
PoliticAverse
Jul 2012
#1
That's insane. Sports bras not only cover more, they keep the breasts from bouncing as much
Gormy Cuss
Jul 2012
#20
If it were the "social norm" then we would be conditioned so it would make no difference.
jonthebru
Jul 2012
#32
The Atty. downstairs says that there is no way they can make a charge stick.
Downwinder
Jul 2012
#26
but they can in some places and still they dont . so the issue isnt with laws
leftyohiolib
Jul 2012
#52
I'm 61 years old, and when I was a child in Florida, no young girl under school age ever had to wear
Nay
Jul 2012
#29