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Should women be allowed to go topless in public?
I always found it strange why a man can go topless in public but a woman cannot.
I remember being told it is because a female's topless body is sexually attractive to men and society wants to mitigate this in public so children and such aren't offended. Well woman can also be sexually attracted to a man's topless body so that logic seems moot to me. |
Women already go with those tight crap...
...Topless, eh?..............................................................................................................................HOLY-^%$^%^^54. |
no. i dont wanna show my body in public like that:P
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Yes, also, I think everyone should have the right to go out naked.
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That'll never happen in a million years. Why? for one, it'll attract a ton of perverts young and old. And two, it's just wrong.
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Well, I think they should be... because they do on beaches and that's a public place with children about? xD; As long as they have a bra on then I see nothing wrong with it to be honest. P:
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Being a libertarian, I don't see why not.
As for why they can't go topless in America, that goes back to the country's puritanical roots. |
Bras are like swimsuits except we can't go swimming in them, I say. Like one said above, we're allowed to wear swimsuits in publics places like beaches when they're kids, so I don't see why it's too much of a problem, as long as one is wearing a bra.
I myself want to go out in just a sports bra because it's so hot outside sometimes. :U |
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I don't even think men should be allowed go around topless we'll say, in town or cities, on main streets, I find it pretty off putting. But in beaches, parks and certain other recreational areas people should be allowed to. Women are allowed to go topless on beaches at least, I'm not sure about other places, but I honestly don't think it's that big an issue.
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It depends on society and the FCC. The FCC blocks tits in most movies and TV shows so the FCC basically creates what falls under the law of indecent exposure.
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It's disgusting on the wrong people. Some sweaty fat man passed me by the other day and I had to turn away. Even on a woman it could be potentially bleugh from my point of view. But hey, if you can pull it off and you wanna go around topless, I will most certainly not be standing in your way.
Well, figuratively speaking. |
I don't know why, but heck, people kick off when a woman breastfeeds in public, no matter how discreet she is.
I agree with the point that being topless for anyone should be restricted to around recreational areas. The worst thing is when you're sitting in a cafe or something and some sweaty person walks by... Puts you right off your food. >: |
Well i honestly think that they should be aloud to since it makes nearly no difference to when men do it. And to be honest lets face it, its going to be very unlikely that any woman is going to go outside topless.
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Being naked is just... the most natural thing for any living being. Except us. But I don't see why somebody willing to break a social convention should be legally punished for that. |
no. i dont think anyone should be able to go topless. you just dont need to show off your body to everyone. but people already kinda are with the revealing/tight clothes they wear.
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I don't think anyone should go topless in certain places. It's fine for all people to be topless on beaches, and men are somehow allowed to be topless pretty much anywhere, but it's kinda wierd when you're in a café or something and a topless guy comes in... like has been said, it's offputting. :/
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No i dont think they should be allowed. Not sure why though guess its my upbringing. I just think women should cover themselves. On the other hand I dont think men should be allowed to go around topless either.
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For men being topless lets them show off their muscles and stuff but for women it makes you feel vulnerable so it is different. That is why it is not allowed.
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Yes. probably maybe idk
I don't understand why its considered "Indecent" for a woman to run around topless. Why is it? Is it the nipples? because men show their nipples all the time and no one gives a crap. its it the fact that women have boobs? What about fat guys with man boobs? shouldn't that be censored too? Why do people start freaking out when women breastfeed? I don't understand it at all know what? instead of women running around topless. how about the men put something on :C i'd rather we all just put some clothes on instead of a bunch of people running around naked. we might see people we REALLY do not want to see that much of ._. |
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I Personally Think Women Shouldnt Be Allowed to Go Around Topless Due To My religious Upbringing, Buuuuuuuuut, If They Wanna go Around Shaking Their bodonkadunk, Its thier life. |
For men it is empowering to be topless but for women it is demeaning you see there is a big difference.
If it was legal for women to be topless then lots of women would be topless, mostly they would be the people who just want attention and stuff and they don't care if men objectify them, but that would damage respect all women because then lots of men would objectify us. You see? |
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Agreed. I was going to say something to the tune of "Yes, I think it should be allowed, but most women (myself included) don't want to be outside topless and thus it would be rare sight even if it were legal." But I quite like the idea of it being illegal for both women and men to be topless in public. |
If they're fit, then yeah.
If they're saggy, then nah |
Well let me think about this one very carefu-Yes.
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I don't see a problem with it, actually. Though, having said that, I don't think many women would do it regardless, at least in non-recreational places. As suggested before, it shouldn't be a big deal if you're just wearing a bra, though I don't think that's the point of this thread.
In the end I guess it all goes down to traditional gender-stereotypes. Women are supposed to be embarrassed to reveal too much of themselves, right? Please. Women's clothing tends to be a lot more revealing that men's anyway, heh. |
I believe everyone has the right to be nude in public, but seeing as how it's generally a social taboo(at least where I live), not much would change.
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lol at the guys' answers :P |
Do rock concerts count as public? D:
>__> Kay fine, concerts aside, no. Men can go around topless in certain places because they don't have anything that would all hang out thar for everyone to see. A woman walking around topless in public, seems like the equivalence of a man walking around without pants/underwear on. Seems overkill.. there are clothes for a reason. Due to societies norms, I would call it tacky. xD; |
Here is the golden rule, if you have cleavage then put it away; that applies to men too. Put a shirt on fatty!
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Um... I don't see why not. If they want to that is.
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If I can find myself on a website showing naked breasts without having to pass an 18+ warning page, then there's probably nothing wrong with the presence of naked breasts in recreational public locales. Even still, the only place I as a man can go without a shirt is either the beach or a public pool. Most restaurants and/or retailers don't serve you if you're not wearing a shirt (or shoes) anyways.
[insert obligatory sexual joke from male perspective here] |
Large women in small amounts of clothing make me giggle...
I think they should cover considering the stimulant of exposed female flesh/nipple. I'm against topless in most public settings. Spoiler:
Sweaty/moisturized boobs are my problem. What if she starts running? Bouncy! Bouncy! Bouncy! Okay with breastfeeding (not near me, please) and "flashing/flirting"... |
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In my hometown there's a well-known woman who fought for her right to go topless in our town... needless to say she's the only one who does it lol.
In the summer time she's often seen biking around topless.. |
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No. Ok with Bras, they should at-least have a small fine for doing it once.
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Yeah I'm pretty sure that won't increase rape, kidnappings and crap. But as much as I would like to say "Yes, equality is now stronger blah blah" I just can't knowing that it will only increase rape, kidnappings and such.
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Anyways, I think they should. The only reason breasts have become sexualised is because they are 'hidden' for lack of a better term. If every man woman and child walked around topless, no one would think anything of it. Realistically a sexual desire towards breasts is more like a fetish than anything else. Besides, it's not as if the rule would that you must walk around topless. Just that if you felt you wanted to for whatever reason, then you could. Shame is a cruel mistress. |
I say they should. I mean, I've gone in public (on my school bus) with just a bra on... sorry, that might be a little... too much... but why not? As long as they're wearing a bra I don't see the problem.
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I find it funny how in American society, a PG-13 movie can have lots of blood and people killing people and other gratuitous violence, but it can't show a nipple.
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YES OF F***ING COURSE THEY SHOULD
/retardedness The way I see it, it's situational. Conerts, what are ya gonna do about it? Half the women there(and just as many of the men if not more)are drunk, high, or both. If you think you're gonna stop a woman from takin off her shirt there, that ain't happenin. In the workplace, on the other hand, it would be far too distracting for the men if the women walked around in bras(or nothing)all day. Sexual harassment cases would blow through the roof. In parks....depends. If you're out in the middle of nowhere or no one's around, and it's hot, do what you will. For clarification, is this a debate on no tops(shirts and such)on women or nothing on any of the torso at all? |
No, that would be unnecessary. Sure, you're happy with yourself, but IMO it's still indecent exposure. Someone might not want their children exposed to that at a young age. :/
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I was told by a friend that in Vancouver it's legal for women to be topless. I know there are towns in the US where this is the same. Most women in these places don't bother to express their legally protected right to be topless though.
Here's some food for though. Some men can and do develop breasts similar to most women's. It's medically recognized. Some women are also very flat-chested. Anyway, breasts =/= genitalia (not even going into that argument). Just because some people can't control themselves in the sight of a part of the human body doesn't mean it should be covered up. Those people should just mature a bit. |
I vote yes. I won't say why, just yes.
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As children we've been condition by our parents who dictate how we view and think about the world, from a young age we were lead to believe that having an image is in a certain way, that includes women dress top and bottom and that men can wear a top if he chooses but he must always wears bottoms.
Because as women we've been conditioned since a young age that its hard to break out that of mould, I wouldn't feel comfortable seeing a women topless, nor if I was a woman would want to be topless in public, possibly at home in my own backyard, public, I couldn't. |
I think the issue is way more than "they should be moar mature". Seriously, if women actually decided to go topless for even a day, how do you suppose that'd go?
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That's obviously something different. I'm saying, some people may not want their children exposed to that in public just because it's not ~decent~. I'm all about embracing the human body, but I also believe that people should have some class. |
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We should be able to, but there are too many perverts around.
I personally wouldn't use the option, though xD |
Honestly, I don't oppose the idea of women being able to go topless, or even completely nude from the waist up in any public setting. To be perfectly honest, I feel it's a decision that is best left to the woman. If she isn't comfortable exposing that much of herself to the public eye, then why should we expect her to oppose this social norm? Of course, there are some hair-brained laws which enforce this, but I honestly think they're the real problem, not the mindset of society as a whole.
That being said, considering how revealing womens' clothes can be, it really wouldn't be a big step for anyone in society except maybe the older folks, who are just too damn set in their ways to admit that things are trending this way anyhow. |
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But I guess we live in a world where boys discover it is desirable to see a woman's breasts, when it's really not a huge deal. |
Like I care if everyone went topless. Even my dog and cat goes topless. I do have the choice to look the other way if I want to.
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One could say girls find a guy's chest attractive for a different reason than a guy find's a girl's chest attractive and that's why... But... Meh... Quote:
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P.S. I find a good pair of clothes quite attractive thank you very much topless guys |
I've always wondered though, where did the "more developed" countries suddenly get the idea that women needed to put a top on or else it's disrespectful? It couldn't have been a distraction before, so why did somone decide they needed to cover up?
I know it's been that way for a very long time in a lot of places, but if you go to some countries women will laugh when they hear women have to do that in other countries. |
Why not? Oh that's right, the world assumes that everyone is a pervert, right?
WRONG Me, for one don't really think breasts are all that glorious. Just milk and skin, yeesh. Why're y'all so attracted to them? |
What's the thing wrong with being topless?
Its not like you won't see it in Biology class, I mean before everyone was naked and noone cares. :/ So my opinion would be yes, if it weren't for the perverts who just loves to see topless women (even in bras). |
In my opinion I think if a woman or someone feels comfortable walking around topless or naked then they should have the freedom to do that, but I can also add that there are a lot of sick minded people around that will probably try to harass them in anyway if they did.
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Why not? This is democracy after all.
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That and the fact that early traders etc from the western world may have "encouraged" women from the places they arrived in to subscribe to their ideas of the social norm. Anyway, before people covered up at all it would hardly be surprising to see people's area below the waist (for lack of a more appropriate term). |
...I cannot believe how many yes... ...What is this I don't even...
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The only reason I think woman think they should have to cover-up(or even both genders being clothed at all!) Is because of the one thing we all know and love:
RELI-GION. Also, we probably only put clothes on in the winter, and maybe we used to wear protective skins from the elements. But yeah, you get the point. If a person wants to go out au natural, I say go for it if there's no police fine involved. (Actually done it once, wasn't caught) |
I'm sad to see that some people can't figure out the difference between "letting everybody have the possibility to do something" and "actively encouraging everybody to do something".
As far as I know, the topic is "Should women be allowed to be around naked without being fined?", not "Would you like all the women in your zone to go naked?". I guess that's one of the reasons why debates fail: failure to understand the real topic. |
(Thank you Went.)
Back on topic: Sure, why not? I'm not a pervert, don't mind if they do or don't. To me, woman and men, physical, don't really seem different. So yeah, sure, go ahead. |
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Jolene, I have no idea what that thing just said, and I'm going to say this:
RIGHT AND WRONG DON'T EXIST IN OPINIONS. I rest my case. Back to topic: Honestly, why is it such a big deal? Why should you, or anyone else matter if someone wants to expose their body a bit more? |
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Only because we've been fed religious crap can you say that....whatever, I'm not gonna press on the subject no more.
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i just think it should be allowed. not that women HAVE to start walking around topless. just that if we wanted to. we could
People who use tight revealings clothes as an excuse to harrass women are morons ._. i've seen some comments about "sudden exposure" and how "women will suddenly walk around half naked" its not like suddenly half the women in america are gonna be walking around topless for no reason now. there are places where women ARE allowed to go topless, but they still do rarely heck. I don't know about other places but, i hardly see that many men walk around shirtless. only sometimes when they're out at the beach or they're playing basket ball or something and its really hot besides most places don't allow men to waltz in topless either. how often do you see a man go to a resturant or to work or to school without a shirt? really |
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It's a big deal because Men =/= Women and a Woman's chest is very different from a Man's and blablablabla you cannot change society just because you think "Why not?" because some people are very genuinely not okay with this and bla bla bla it doesn't matter if people wouldn't care had we never invented clothes and or before because that's simply the past and not reality in the present. tl;dr - We're raised to care and it's just the way the cookie crumbles and it would cause problems to suddenly change that. That's not to say it couldn't be changed, but it would require a lot more effort just to let people do something that isn't particularly helpful in any way. Quote:
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well if they want to then sure I guess I wouldnt think anything of it just that theres a woman over there without a top on and nothing more (and no Im not gay I just think it would be rude to say or think something dirty about a total stranger or even worse a friend or aquantance)
but i wouldnt advise a female to do so as there is just to many sickos and pervs who would like nothing more than to gauwk at them all day so Id say Im against it but only because I would have a womans best interests at heart. |
Actually, I am a Muslim. Yeah, I am angry at the world(family dishonored me).
But still, I don't get it. What's the big deal, whether you're topless or not? I understand pedos and stuff, but it's not like they lurk in every corner. |
@Hybrid Trainer
IT'S NOT THE RIGHTS DAMNIT PEOPLE WHERE THE HELL ARE YOUR INSTINCTS? Actually, going topless (or too exposive at all) makes an impression of "goes at night and returns late with 200$ in hand" so yeah. @Yellow I'll link to this, just to make a little more sense: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valid_argument |
Eh... I guess it's just the way it is. Men finds breasts much more attractive than women find shirtless men, I'd assume.
And ontop of that, I hear it's uncomfortable to walk around bra-less. *Shrug* |
@RTHookers: I know it had nothing to do with the rights i was just trying to get my point across that not all men will look down on women just because the walk around topless
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P.S. I love clothes. Clothes are pleasant to the eyes. |
And what's wrong with an reproductive organ?
I think I understand why men like breasts so much: Either they like the milk, or they the squishiness. Me, I like neither. Besides, breasts belong to babies, not men. At least this thread wasn't about going totally nude... |
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Not many women will walk topless though. And they already get enough darn attention in tight clothes. (TURTUNE a man or something.. Dunno how it's called) Quote:
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Plenty of women oogle at an attractive man who is out jogging topless I see this regularly. It's natural instinct for men to be attracted to the female body as well as it is for women to be attracted to the male body. |
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The answer is that people don't like seeing these things and you can't just change society because you want it to be different on some assumption of right and wrong. Quote:
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Right and wrong don't exist when people are involved. It always gets screwed up, which is why I barely argue.
In any case, if the world wasn't so "civilized", then I would say rip your shirt off if you wanted to. |
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Mind you, it could just be varying rules between the USA and UK. Afterall, America has stricter censorship rules in regards to sexual... stuff. |
@RTHooker: i know that not all women will choose to walk about topless, i said that in a previous post, all i was saying is that what Jolene was wrong to say that all men will look down on women just because some may or may not choose to take there tops off in public.
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I think men should keep their tops on.
We can't use the argument "men are more attracted to topless women than women are attracted to topless men" because one rule doesn't fit every individual. There are many, many women who get hot and bothered at the sight of an attractive male chest. Some without even wanting to. It creates a lot of discomfort and tension. I frequently find myself averting my gaze from topless men because I simply cannot help how I feel about it. I immediately feel "damn that's hot" but I don't want to, especially having a partner I am very loyal to and who shares the same values, only difference being he thinks it's okay for men to be topless which pisses me off a bit because he would hate to know how it makes me feel (aroused). I actually feel pretty disgusted and quite intruded by it. If I am the only one who feels this way then I will eat my shirt! |
No, just no. Men should be able too, but not women. Besides, it's like the world is becoming accited to prostitutes. |
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Finally someone with a good sense here. All honestly: Can't we settle for a good pair of clothes and be done with this thread? |
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If everyone was allowed to be topless, then soon enough most people wouldn't think anything of it. |
Last night I saw two young ladies oogling over an attractive young man they saw pass by topless on my trolley ride home. They were really giddy with excitement and were stating out loud how aroused they were. This goes to show that women can be just as bad as men when it comes to oogling a bare-chested member of the opposite gender.
Also why are parents offended by their sons looking at pictures of women bare-chested and not offened by their daughters looking at a bare-chested male? Do they think their daugthers won't fap to it like their sons would? Well they would be very wrong about that. Sex is sold to young girls just as much if not more than it is to young boys with all these boy bands and cheesy yet attractive musicians. |
WHAT. THE.
MEN =/= WOMEN. STOP ARGUING. STOP IT! THERE IS NO BATHROOM. |
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