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Jimjay's avatar

it's about time!

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martin gagnon's avatar

Of course women's breasts should be considered as not quite the same as men's breasts are. Women's breasts are desighed to feed babies. Men's are not. But this is only an internal difference. Some will say, 'but they're bigger'. In many cases this is true. But how does that impact thier presentability? Cars have smaller tires. Trucks have larger tires. The size does not all all alter that they are tires. The only reason there is currently a furoar over women's chests today is due to the many years they've been sexualised by hiding them or presenting them in sexually suggestive ways. Were the sight of women's casually uncovered upper body become usual the excitement would quickly dissipate. This is the state of mind of the general population which would be the absolute safest for women. Women need to just do it whenever and wherever men can. Be prepared for the initial reactions. Once people realise it is here to stay it will ignored. Think of how women dress these days. Now take people from say the early 1900's and how they'd respond. Yet today there's almost no pushback. The pricipal is the same.

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Steve Boggs's avatar

Finally, some intelligence..

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Larry Marks's avatar

I used to live in Olmsted County where this case originated. I moved to North Carolina in 1984.

This ruling (topless not lewd) was old news in North Carolina even then. In 2012, when the Topfree movement was getting some publicity, a group of women in Asheville, NC (a very progressive community) recognized Topfree Day by going top-free and marching around the town square. Several law enforcement personnel were present but did not take action.

After an hour or so, with no reaction, one of the women confronted an officer and demanded, "Aren't you going to arrest us?"

The officer responded, "Display of breasts and nipples is not against the law in North Carolina. We're here to make sure no one bothers you." This was reported widely in North Carolina newspapers.

As you know, much of North Carolina is strongly faith-based, and one legislator introduced House Bill 34, the "Nipple Bill" to restrict topless display. It failed to pass. The next year he tried again, and after the second failure, gave up.

Asheville is in the mountains. At the other end of the state, 8 hours drive away, a few of the coastal communities have passed ordinances restricting display, but their citations bear no more weight than a parking ticket.

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the naked gentleman's avatar

Anyone who fails to see the clear logic of top free equality is a boob.

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