Braless Women in Public 2016

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The Taylor swift pic is photoshopped. You can find the original on-line. The pic is real, but the nipple part is added.

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Boobs as nature intended are best and very beautiful


The lovely form of breasts unrestrained and free too move naturally reminds me of the swinging 60's and 70's. With recent research implying that's bra's do not allow muscles to remain toned I'm pleased that there has been a resurgence of women enjoying going braless in public.
The other day I saw a number of women going braless in Princes St. One rather full breasted lady was proudly enjoying the freedom and pleasures of going braless. They hung lower and more naturally with her stiff nipples enjoying the texture of her tight blouse. Lovely.
 
Liz3223 said:
And these, how do they rate?

Wonderful to see both women who clearly just are being more comfortable without a bra as well as those who are clearly looking to be sexy and provocative.
 
Why wear a bra?

Personally, I applaud women who being natural and do not conform to a history of marketing to convince every woman must buy bras and shave, to support the profits of big business. At the same time, we all have to be sensitive to the context, such as what is appropriate for the workplace. I also think too many workplaces have very rigid expectations. My wife as a nurse manager (not scrubs) cannot wear a sleeveless top or dress. I don't get it.

If a woman is wearing a shirt, why must she wear something under it. Men are not expected to do this. If a woman feels they need to for heath reasons, or some other "necessary" reason, it is up to them. But to make a fuss and criticize any woman for not wearing a bra is ridiculous and inappropriate, a kind of forced conformity, like churches that require women to wear hats to church (yup, really they exist), or for men to have to wear neckties.
The US has some strange inconsistent cultural expectations. Women are banned in most beaches from being topless, but not men. But they can wear swimsuits that sexualize their body far more than being topless. The inability to separate "sexual activity" from nudity at a beach is a double standard. Swimming in a suit is uncomfortable and commonly accepted in many countries, but do not allow sexual activity in a public setting. That is common sense, but we have very messed up views of the human body and dictating unnecessary norms, to the point of penalizing such actions as toplessness (or nude swimming, that was common in single gender school swimming in the past).

People need to start to reject unreasonable cultural norms and expectations. That's the best way to force changes. Women did accomplish this with wearing nylons or other kinds of coverings. Just say no!
 
Why are we afraid of nipples

It appears to me the desire to expect all women to wear bras is because it might reveal they have nipples. So what, don't we all? It is a natural part of our bodies that there is nothing to be ashamed of. It is like requiring women to cover their heads or legs as has been the case in the past.

There are some contexts where it might be more appropriate to reveal less but only because many employers will not tolerate it. But the place to start to break down the norm or pressure to conform is when you are on your own time. Bras, like shaving, were both introduced to get women to consume more products. The razor companies doubled their profits when they used advertising to convince women in he US had to shave to be appealing to men. I am a sociologist and this is well documented and accounts for many of our actions and established "norms" that we have conformed to in our culture.

Why can't women go topless at the beach? They would not need to buy expensive bathing suits, that are more devoted to highlight sexuality and objectify women. So most beaches will fine those who go topless in the states, because they made it illegal. And we stand for it, accept it and are controlled by it. Advertising and the media are very powerful and the only way to fight it is through control of our pocketbooks by standing up and saying NO MORE. But there is not enough support for this, so unlike even many European countries, we do what we are told, whether it makes sense or not.

If we were not so fixated on hiding nipples, they would not be sexualized and required to be hidden (men are not told they have to hide their nipples). The more important issue is the need to respect and stop treating women as "objects". But we seem to do less about this (allowing men to get away with a slap on the wrist for rape) than fussing about bras. We are messed up and need to speak out and take back our rights.
 
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