PoetPhilosopher
Veteran Member
'Free the Nipple' movement: Women can now legally go topless in 6 states
I'm a bit surprised by this ruling, but not in a negative sense.
I'm a bit surprised by this ruling, but not in a negative sense.
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No laws against toplessness in 6 states
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NYC been that way for years but yet you only see women topless when making a statement for the news.
You don't go to the right places.
Tom
I was wondering which states.
I wonder if they'll try to appeal it to the Supreme Court.
I agree with the court's ruling, although I'm not sure what they mean by "negative stereotypes" for women's breasts vs. men's breasts. Men's breasts (especially if they're larger) often get joked about and scorned, while most people have far more positive attitudes towards women's breasts.
Maybe they should let women go topless and require men to wear shirts.
Should have never been anyway... If it's hot enough for a man to rip off his clothes it's certainly hot enough for a woman to do the same. If the human body is shameful to you, you're a nut case...
It's not about the attractiveness of the human body either -- women like looking at men's chests just as much as men do the same, respectively.
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
Although clothing has practical use.....warmth, protection from the sun, etc., it has largely become a vanity thing. If everyone is covered, they escape actual or perceived judgement about their body. Breasts are always "perky" because they are held up by a bra. Penises are hidden from judgement as well.
If breasts were bared most of the time, after a while, the sexual innuendo would die down and the would receive no more attention than someone's nose. Same for penises and butts. There was a time when it was scandalous for a woman to show her bare ankles.......
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Skwim
Veteran Member
Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma
They say they've had enough and won't be pursuing the issue.
The green colored states are those where top freedom is in effect.
The orange colored ones have ambiguous state laws on the matter.
The red colored ones are the ones where the mere showing of the female breast in public is illegal according to state law.
In the USA, though the majority of states are top-free, some cities in those states have passed (unconstitutional) ordinances that annul the state's top free statute.
In Canada, the law on public decency is found in Sections 173 and 174 of the Criminal Code. However, what constitutes an indecent act is not defined, and is open to interpretation by the courts. Topfreedom is allowed in Ontario, Sasketchawen and British Columbia following specific court cases on the matter but the case for topless equality has not been heard by the Canadian Supreme Court yet.
The following cities are officially topless "tested":
The orange colored ones have ambiguous state laws on the matter.
The red colored ones are the ones where the mere showing of the female breast in public is illegal according to state law.
In the USA, though the majority of states are top-free, some cities in those states have passed (unconstitutional) ordinances that annul the state's top free statute.
In Canada, the law on public decency is found in Sections 173 and 174 of the Criminal Code. However, what constitutes an indecent act is not defined, and is open to interpretation by the courts. Topfreedom is allowed in Ontario, Sasketchawen and British Columbia following specific court cases on the matter but the case for topless equality has not been heard by the Canadian Supreme Court yet.
The following cities are officially topless "tested":
- Asheville, NC
- Austin, TX,
- Boulder, CO
- Columbus, OH
- Eugene, OR
- Honolulu, HI
- Keene, NH
- Key West, FL at Fantasy Fest
- Madison, WI,
- New Orleans, LA, at Mardi Gras
- New York City
- Portland, Or,
- Santa Fe, NM
- South Miami Beach, FL (on the beach)
- Washington, DC
- Canada
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Good-Ole-Rebel
Well-Known Member
Wait till these women who go topless start tripping over their tits just like those in Africa.
Good-Ole-Rebel
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Scarecrow613
New Member
Yes I think it's a good ruling.
Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
I guess in Europe it's popular, as well as some Caribbean islands. We are just not used to it.
Galateasdream
Active Member
I don't see any need for laws against any form of public nudity.
Wear, or not wear, what you want unless it's dangerous to other people.
Wear, or not wear, what you want unless it's dangerous to other people.
Galateasdream
Active Member
Sounds disgustingly tyrannical, imho.
Her own kids, in her own home.
Me and my wife often walk around our house naked, my kid has seen us naked many times. Not an issue.
There's also that guy in the UK who spent something like 9 years in solitary confinement because he was a nudist and walked everywhere naked.
I find that also despicable.
If a human wants to be naked then that shouldn't be a criminal offence - it's crazy.
Yep, poor old naked rambler (not that old), even when nudity is not illegal in the UK - unless someone apparently is offended by such.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
"Nudity" is simply not the same as "sex", but all too many can't seemingly differentiate between the two. And partially covering body parts up tends to make a game, thus more likely obsessions.
Studies have shown that the average person is more aroused with our peekaboo approach than with in-your-face nudity-- especially if they see a 74 year old body like mine.
Studies have shown that the average person is more aroused with our peekaboo approach than with in-your-face nudity-- especially if they see a 74 year old body like mine.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Yea. Why even bother with all this if women are not going to hardly use it.
We desperately need more boobies out there and yes us guys will definitely support the whole movement.
So come on gals! Let's bounce!
Stanyon
WWMRD?
There are GPILF folks out there so there is hope for you yet