This is being take way too seriously. I bet if it was ruled that women could walk about naked in public not one person on here would actually do it. I don't see why we can't get on with our culture as it is. Honestly, you're not missing out on much.
i have been, and i've pointed out why i think they shouldn't be. i realize they're private, and i'm asking why they are.
Well we all don't live in African tribes now do we.
The world doesn't have the same culture. It's all cultural.
I really can't believe this is a topic. :|
And what do you think us women do when we see a topless man who is good looking with an appealing body? We objectify him.
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.
That's a seriously extreme assumption. The majority of men don't see a topless woman and automatically think "man I really want to rape her." I'm pretty sure the first thing that would go through their mind would be "ooohhhh boobies."yes indeed, that same woman was probably planning to rape the man as well, huh? I agree with everything Jolene's posted so far.
@ the idea that it's okay for women to be topless in Africa & how that relates to this topic:
it's okay there because it's not rare. even if it were legal in [wherever you live], it'd still be quite rare. because it'd be a rare thing, people would not become used to it and start accepting it easily
So PkMnTrainer Yellow is contending men and women shouldn't be equal?
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of the term "equality" and "equal rights" and such, by treating two groups differently.
The question is should women have the right to be topless. This is about equal rights.No. Equal Rights =/= Equality
Do not want Equality. Thank you very much. Women =/= Men and never should. That would be ignorant of the fact that the two genders are different and deserve to be treated as such. Notice this is not sexist, because no superior gender is stated, only different genders. This is realistic.
Which is why I don't follow such logic.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.
The question is should women have the right to be topless. This is about equal rights.
I believe pointing out a post you think is off topic is off topic as well, unless you're a moderator. /wink I personally felt that was relevant enough.
I don't think I or anyone else should have to view someone's nude upper body in public. It's not harmless, and does very little to help anyone do anything.
Well let me think about this one very carefu-Yes.
...and the whole reason why it isn't rare is because it's a part of their culture. We can go all the way back to pre-colonization and assume that the first inhabitants included a bunch of topless women and decided to just keep it that way, but you can say that for everybody, religious or not. Some of the aforementioned African cultures include women that wear a large collection of beaded necklaces rather than a full-fledged shirt, while others have clothing that purposely leaves the breasts exposed.
Also, for the record, the men in the same cultures are frequently nude as well.