Should women be allowed to go topless?

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Today, I stood in solidarity with women around the world who are protesting for the right to go topless without facing punishment. Just like them, I went topless to show my support. (So to speak?) Seemed a reasonable thing to do, as it is such a sunny day too. See my picture below.


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Later, I searched on the interweb for forums of toplessness (yes, I know it’s not a word) Toplessness as in automotive terms that is. Anyway, Google found a “GOTOPLESSTV” Channel on YouTube. Much to my surprise it wasn’t what I was expecting; very few convertible cars to be seen.

At first, I thought it was a joke, so Imagine my surprise when I realised it wasn’t a joke. Disappointed when I realised it was a YouTube channel showing about 40 videos of topless women in the street protesting for the right to legally go topless. There was not a convertible in sight! No cabriolets, no roadsters, no Targa’s, no nothing. Gees way I getting annoyed!

Then I noticed at the right side of my computer screen ‘thumbnails’ linking to other YouTube channels of women protesting for the same rights, in a similar state of undress. I thought, there was no way I’m going to click on them, lesson already learned!

So I watched some motor racing instead. It was only then that my annoyance started to subside.
 
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Pepper said:
Maybe if this thread were titled something like: Should women feel free to go Topless rather than using the word allowed there would have been more understanding of what you had in mind @bobcat48
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Well, that was the reason I carefully explained it in the text:

"After years of struggling for equality, this is still a valid question. It's not a matter of "would you", but a matter of having that right. In some parts of the world it is acceptable, but with the exception of 6 states in the U.S., she can be arrested.
The argument has been that it arouses men, but the same could be said of a woman admiring a good looking bare chested man with a great physique.
Should women have this equal right recognized by law everywhere, or should it just be the right of a man?"

The thread was always about having the right, not anything else. It was only about rights that are allowed for men, but not for women, and do people think the law is fair?
 
PeppermintPatty said:
I’m just playfully picking on you guys.
That’s what I do. 🤷‍♀️lol
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We know PeppermintPatty. We can all see that. :) Well, I say all.

As ever, it’s good to see your contribution. In a post way that is. Thought it best to make that last point clear. In case some misunderstanding of otheres. Can’t be too carful with what people might be thinking.

I think I’m going to give up on this post of mine right now. It’s just now coming out right.
 
bobcat48 said:
Okay, that's cool. I can take some ribbing.
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I knew you could 😌
Pepper said:
Maybe if this thread were titled something like: Should women feel free to go Topless rather than using the word allowed there would have been more understanding of what you had in mind @bobcat48
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Exactly. I’ve had a post sitting here that I never posted which was about that same word - ‘allowed.’ Allowed? The word ‘allowed’ seems to suggest some type of ownership.😬
 
bobcat48 said:
Well, that was the reason I carefully explained it in the text:

"After years of struggling for equality, this is still a valid question. It's not a matter of "would you", but a matter of having that right. In some parts of the world it is acceptable, but with the exception of 6 states in the U.S., she can be arrested.
The argument has been that it arouses men, but the same could be said of a woman admiring a good looking bare chested man with a great physique.
Should women have this equal right recognized by law everywhere, or should it just be the right of a man?"

The thread was always about having the right, not anything else. It was only about rights that are allowed for men, but not for women, and do people think the law is fair?
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This makes the thread title make sense.
I’d read it before but forgotten it since.
Sorry. 🤭
 
PeppermintPatty said:
I knew you could 😌

Exactly. I’ve had a post sitting here that I never posted which was about that same word - ‘allowed.’ Allowed? The word ‘allowed’ seems to suggest some type of ownership.😬
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Well, laws allows some things and don't allow others. I don't know any other way to state that.
You are allowed to drive 25 mph in a school zone, but not allowed to drive 55.
You are allowed to write off certain things on your taxes but not allowed to claim others.
That's what laws do.
Please forgive my exasperation, I'm just exhausted over something I thought was simple. Man was I wrong.
 
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bobcat48 said:
Well, law allows some things and don't allow others. I don't know any other way to state that.
You are allowed to drive 25 mph in a school zone, but not allowed to drive 55.
You are allowed to write off certain things on your taxes but not allowed to claim others.
That's what laws do.
Please forgive my exasperation, I'm just exhausted over something I thought was simple. Man was I wrong.
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Yes! Your other post answered it very well. I’d read it when you first posted it but as this thread has progressed I’d forgot what it was pertaining to.
 
PeppermintPatty said:
This makes the thread title make sense.
I’d read it before but forgotten it since.
Sorry. 🤭
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I can be a bit like that, but maybe not in the way you might think. Sometimes when I'm typing a post, by the time I get towards its end, I've forgotten what I'd typed at the beginning.

Perhaps some here feel the same when they read some of my posts. In that by the time they get towards the end of it, they have forgotten what they read at the beginning.

And I get that, and it might have nothing to do with getting older.
 
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CallMeKate said:
That dude has ugly feet. And toes that are twice as long as they should be. And no, @Bella , that's not all I noticed. 🤭
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No one is perfect. I think that when someone is so physically attractive, it's natural for some people to see or look for a "chink in the armor". In this case, you've pointed out this man's feet. I also noticed that his toes are a bit long; so be it, but I think they might be even more exaggerated by the camera angle.

I didn't know that there was a correct measurement for how long toes "should" be. 🤔 You learn something new every day. However, there's no doubt his "other assets" make up for that in spades. 👍👍
 
Bella said:
No one is perfect. I think that when someone is so physically attractive, it's natural for some people to see or look for a "chink in the armor". In this case, you've pointed out this man's feet. I also noticed that his toes are a bit long; so be it, but I think they might be even more exaggerated by the camera angle.

I didn't know that there was a correct measurement for how long toes "should" be. 🤔 You learn something new every day. However, there's no doubt his "other assets" make up for that in spades. 👍👍
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You mean his fingers? Please explain. :D
 
So I've changed my mind about this, and I will, allow it. However it will require an inspection and a license fee. I'll have a registration web site up soon, I just hope it doesn't break the internet when it goes live.
 
A sunflower farm has urged visitors to keep their clothes on after some reportedly stripped off for photos.
Stoke Fruit Farm on Hayling Island said it had an "increase of reports of naked photography taking place" at its Sam's Sunflowers visitor attraction.
One visitor said her son stumbled across a woman wearing "just a thong" and "didn't know where to look".
Sam Wilson, who runs the site at Northney, confirmed there had been a few "isolated incidents" of nudity.
He said there had been reports of four naked photo shoots since the flower-picking fields opened on 28 July, three of which had been on the same day.
Mr Wilson said: "We have always had photo shoots here but they are always respectfully done and it's always organised so other people are not affected.
"People are having fun and taking pictures for their Instagram but we just ask that they keep their clothes on."
A message on the farm's Facebook page said: "Reminder to all, we are a family area and please keep your clothes on in the sunflowers!
"We are having a increase of reports of naked photography taking place and this must not happen during our public sessions please."
One visitor commented: "Yes, we stumbled on a 'session' - I'm not a prude but I don't expect to see almost naked bodies while searching for the best blooms."
Another reported a woman wearing "just a thong", adding: "Our son got a right eyeful last night, should have seen his face!!"
Most commenters saw the funny side, although some speculated whether it had been a publicity stunt, while others defended the right of people to be naked in public.
One man wrote: "Nothing wrong with topless. So teach children it is not right and the taboo continues."
 
Avon said:
A sunflower farm has urged visitors to keep their clothes on after some reportedly stripped off for photos.
Stoke Fruit Farm on Hayling Island said it had an "increase of reports of naked photography taking place" at its Sam's Sunflowers visitor attraction.
One visitor said her son stumbled across a woman wearing "just a thong" and "didn't know where to look".
Sam Wilson, who runs the site at Northney, confirmed there had been a few "isolated incidents" of nudity.
He said there had been reports of four naked photo shoots since the flower-picking fields opened on 28 July, three of which had been on the same day.
Mr Wilson said: "We have always had photo shoots here but they are always respectfully done and it's always organised so other people are not affected.
"People are having fun and taking pictures for their Instagram but we just ask that they keep their clothes on."
A message on the farm's Facebook page said: "Reminder to all, we are a family area and please keep your clothes on in the sunflowers!
"We are having a increase of reports of naked photography taking place and this must not happen during our public sessions please."
One visitor commented: "Yes, we stumbled on a 'session' - I'm not a prude but I don't expect to see almost naked bodies while searching for the best blooms."
Another reported a woman wearing "just a thong", adding: "Our son got a right eyeful last night, should have seen his face!!"
Most commenters saw the funny side, although some speculated whether it had been a publicity stunt, while others defended the right of people to be naked in public.
One man wrote: "Nothing wrong with topless. So teach children it is not right and the taboo continues."
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Yes, we become acclimated to whatever is allowed by society as a whole. The irony is, that what we don't allow in a personal experience, we have no problem watching it on TV. The average teenage boy, by the time he is 18, will have most likely seen a couple hundred instances of a topless woman on TV, and we fear no damage to his psyche. If a child was born into a society where all women were topless, he wouldn't even think it was anything other than normal.
 
A friend of mine took a bunch of high school boys to a wrestling tournament in Hungary. They went to the beach on an off day and had both good and bad experiences. The bad experience was looking goofy in their baggy surfer swim wear than covered them from their waist to their knees. They all bought speedos and similar wear for another trip to a beach. The good experience was ogling the ample supply of women of all ages who were topless. The coach had a talk with them afterwards regarding cultural differences.
 
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