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I think you'll find its women who insist on it, they need to keep men from seeing breasts so they will be more tempting and desirable. This is about sexual power. If you mow the lawn topless, I doubt any of the guys will complain.

My husband and I were talking about this today. It's just the double standard. Just think of all the beaches in other countries where women can go topless. Some places in the United States allow this too, such as New York (can't recall if it's the state or just the city).

The basic trouble is that people here completely associate the female breast with sex. That's why many people can't stand to see a woman breastfeeding in public either. They cannot separate the functions, even though breastfeeding is one of the best things a woman can do for her infant. So many cases of people telling a woman in a restaurant to nurse her baby in the bathroom (strikes me as gross), even though baby is eating.

Check around, there are people into fighting this kind of thing. Going topless isn't my thing, but there are certainly times when I think it should be my own choice, not the law.

I couldn't agree with you more. It's really unfair and biologically it's not a big difference, merely a social limitation, which is extremely annoying on hot summer days.

And it's funny if you go out even without a bra under your shirt when the sun is boiling your skin away and some fat guy without any shirt and just shorts on will shake his head on you for going out like this.

In the end, all the arguments against women walking around topless are similar to those of the islamists forcing women to go out in a burka. It's exactly the same strategy and mind, in the hot summer, a tight bra can be just as uncomfortable and suffocating.

I do hope this will change in future though.

Actually those who do not wear a shirt, are making themselves hotter than those who wear a shirt, sweat, and the sweat stays close to the body. I know this for a fact, because I teach martial arts, and those who wear thier uniform during the hotter months, stay cooler than those who do not. The sweat evaporates, and then the body temperture increases. The sweat that stays near the body acts as a cooling device.

That's why my best friend, Lisa, who has no sweat glands, ended up passing out in band because she never could sweat, to keep the body cool, and before she knew it she was out.

But as far as the answer to your question, I don't know. Men have nipples too. I really don't get it either.

It all depends on the culture where you are at. Speaking of my best friend, her mother is from the Micronesian islands, and women go bare topped all the time, they just have to cover their knees, in their grass skirts.

Most companies that deal with the public have similar dress codes for men and women. In some cases, women are not only required to button up all the way, they're required to wear a necktie, just as the men do. I think that these companies are far more common. If I worked for a company that required men to wear a tie, and to button up, when women were not required to do the same thing, I would certainly raise a fuss about it. If I was a customer, I probably wouldn't know that it was company policy, just as I wouldn't know whether or not the women who work at a company just all happen to prefer wearing skirts, or if it's policy. I've worked in plenty of companies that required women to wear heels, hose, and skirts, and didn't require the men to wear this sort of outfit. What are MRAs doing to balance this inequality out? I even worked, very briefly, for one company that required women to wear heels, hose, and skirts AND wear completely buttoned up shirts with a necktie! Just what, precisely, do you expect women to do about this? I mean, if men don't speak up about it, why should women think that men are feeling oppressed about it. I know that my husband has refused a couple of promotions, and one of the reasons is precisely because he'd have to wear a tie and jacket on a daily basis. That's what he told his bosses, too. I know because every now and then they tease me about it. I've given him my permission to skip wearing a tie at my memorial service.

I don't have an answer (sorry) but I completely agree. I don't understand why if women go outside without a shirt they are considered whores/hoes or just want to show off their bodies, while men can go outside with out shirts and it's perfectly normal. At first I thought that it was because ours were bigger and stuck out but then I thought, some men have 'man boobs'. Then I thought maybe it was because we actually use ours (to feed babies) but I thought that shouldn't matter. I also thought maybe it was because men might get 'excited' about seeing topless women but women can also get 'excited' from seeing men topless. Also, why is it okay to wear something similiar to a bra when swimming but if we were just taking a walk then it's not okay. If I (or you) think about it, women have always had to cover up more than men; a long time ago women had to wear long skirts and long sleeves and couldn't show much skin. It's gotten better, but even now women who show a lot of skin are considered whore/hoes.

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The idea that men don't have mamory glands isn't entirely true. While men may not develop mamory glands into something useful, they still have them. This is why some men opt to have hormon treatment, to help nurse their babies (although I'm not familiar with any inside the US that do this). Some men have hormon issues, which cause them to develop their mamory glands. At this time, surgery is often used to remove the mamory glands.

To answer your question, there are no legitimate reasons, other than a prudish puritan ideology rooted in a made up religious belief.

Disclaimer: I'm a Christian, who enjoys reading the Bible. At no time does the ideology I have experienced reflect anything other than masculan suppresion.

I'm guessing becuase that would drive men to be more... risque... But I know what you're saying, I feel the same way. I guess the world is still kinda conceited in some ways. Like it or not, this world is still dominated by men, and I can imagine it'll stay like that for a little while longer, as much as I hate to admit it XP

FYI FTW, I'm also not a femi-nazi. I just believe in equivalence.

Well men are buit differently womens breasts are considered as a turn on to men.. a mans breast is often considered as a turn off.... if you want men chasing you and invite sexual harrassment then you could try to go topless....it makes men stop and stare... that's a fact...

... I frankly would not want to show off my breasts to the whole world.. you would be arrested for public exposure... if you want to go in the nude.. there are nudist beaches where everybody is legally allowed to walk around in the nude.. you don't have to wear a shirt. but you can go out in your garden wearing shorts and a bikini top.... that won't be so hot to make you sweat a lot to wear that.. but that is totally acceptable to do garden work in a bikini top and shorts... x

Its a ridiculous double standard, As we all know, there are quite a lot of overweight men who go shirtless who have a larger chest (ugh)then a lot of women . Everyone knows whats under women's shirts,so whats the big deal?.. It isn't a law in all places so you could always check with the local town/city offices.