When it is very hot, men can go without shirts

[treestar]

Pray tell, why are female chests so offensive that we cannot?

[SeattleGirl]

1. It's not that they're offensive, but rather, that it turns men into animals

who are helpless at the sight of them, and will then rape and pillage and do all kinds of bad things, because they can't help it, SO IT'S ALL WOMEN'S FAULT AND THEY MUST BE STOPPED!!!!! :crazy:

[treestar]

5. Ain't that the truth?

It's our fault for being so damned provocative! :sarcasm:

[pokerfan]

41. Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebe's_Boobs_Destroy_Society

Consequently, the boys begin to fight and bicker about who gets to play with Bebe, and first in spurts, then seemingly permanently, begin to act like cavemen.

[Seashell Eyes]

42. You mean Atta? Attaaaaa!!!!

"I know you think this set of boobs is important now, but those boobs will be replaced by another set of boobs. Boobs will come and go, and then, someday, you'll meet a pair of boobs that you want to marry. And those become the boobs that matter the most."
:rofl:

[pokerfan]

44. Ahhhhhta ahhta

(o)(o) ( + )( + ) (*)(*) (@)(@)

o o { O }{ O } (oYo) ( ^ )( ^ )


Mrs. Stevens: (beat) Yes, darling, your breasts have a power that will unleash itself as you get older. They feed off the misery of boys and grow to bring woe wherever they can. You're blossoming into a woman. (hugs her)

[Deep13]

61. Yeah, you understand how it is.

:wtf:

[Left Is Write]

2. It's our dirty pillows.

[Bucky]

36. Altho this thread is useless without pictures, that picture didn't help me at all

There, that's better!



This is, of course, Robin Antin and the Pussycat Dolls. Please, let's include them in all future booby threads

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. Because female breasts are a gateway drug.

You'll end up in dirty diapers, hiring prostitutes. Happens every time.

[Maestro]

12. Bwahahahahahaha!

Damn, that was good timing!

[The Straight Story]

4. And why can't we post pics here on DU of them?

:evilgrin:

[treestar]

7. If we did post said pics, would they be deleted?

On free repubic, we know they would have to be, but here, maybe they could be appreciated as art?

[Throwing Stones]

32. almost every post on free republic is of, or at least by, a boob

oh, you mean the other kind. Well, I'm willing to bet that's AGAINST du rules, or some such.

[KG]

6. well, just because they can, doesn't mean they should.

[treestar]

9. You got me there

Some do it, though they should not, if they cared for the sensibilities of their fellow human beings.

[Common Sense Party]

52. Definitely not. No male above the age of 10 should be shirtless

in public.

The vast majority of people who violate this rule either have been, or soon will appear, on an episode of COPS.

[Downtown Hound]

8. Good question

I personally would have no objection to them taking their shirts off. It's high time that this double standard end!

[treestar]

11. Agreed! The French may be weaklings and traitors but they have

the right idea about toplessness!

[Guava Jelly]

10. bravo!!!!!

And to all du ladies..feel free to spam my im box and show me your liberation :hide: :yoiks:

[Joe Fields]

13. Because American culture has an infantile outlook on the human body.

Europeans are much more sophisticated than we are in that area. (no pun intended)

[treestar]

14. Puritanism reigns after 400 years.

It it truly amazing!

[SeattleGirl]

15. Yep, and we send out all kinds of mixed messages about the body.

It must be cleaned, sanitized, deoderized, douched, sprayed, powdered, etc., so as to totally disguise any natural body odors (and I'm not talking about bad odors here).

Women who dress in a way others may consider provocative are "asking for it."

However, women in tight, skimpy clothing are used to sell many products.

It seems to me, from a woman's perspective, that there aren't quite as many mixed messages sent out to men (except about the newly-identified plague of ED).

Guys, if I'm wrong about this (mixed messages aimed more at women than men), please feel free to correct me. As I said, what I wrote was from a female's perspective.

[treestar]

16. The weird thing about smells

Is that men don't have to shave their armpits either! What's with that? Won't they smell crappy?

Men can't use perfumes either.

It's like only the female body odors are "offensive."

[SeattleGirl]

18. Well, there are cologne's for men, of course, but overall, I agree

with you. Female body odors have been under attack for decades in this country.

[treestar]

21. Too true, I kind of like colognes on men

But generally it is females who must wear perfume, since their odors are apparantely so much more offensive!

Yet think about it, when you shave and use deodorant, while the men don't shave, well, it is the men who must smell worse!

[Throwing Stones]

35. It's on odd meme, and one I'm not too familiar with

I think I know what you mean about the mass marketing of perfumes and washes and sprays and such for women, but what I tend to find most offensive is getting in an elevator with anyone, male or female, who's recently bathed in whatever chemical bath was most recently featured in GQ/Elle/Vanity Fair etc... I'd rather stand in an elevator with the 300 pound electrician whose been digging a culvert all day.

[SeattleGirl]

47. I know what you mean. Too much perfume or cologne drives me bats.

And it gives me a headache. I rarely wear perfume, but when I do, I use it sparingly.

[Joe Fields]

19. No, you are spot on the money in your observation.

[SeattleGirl]

22. Thanks, Joe.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

23. No, I agree.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

25. SA!!!

Thanks! :hi:

[camero]

24. No correction here either

I for one still get kinda weirded out when a woman smells my shirt and says she likes the smell.

It's a true observation.

[SeattleGirl]

26. Maybe she likes the smell of clean.

I like the smell of freshly laundered clothes (hope that didn't weird you out! :) ).

Anyway, I really wish that the "women SMELL" meme would go away. :hi:

[camero]

28. Freshly laundered I can see

But I wore the shirt for a couple of hours when she did it.

Yeah I wish that meme would go away too. A clean woman smells great.

[SeattleGirl]

30. Well, perhaps your natural self blends well with whatever you use

when you do laundry. :hi:

[camero]

67. Yeah that could be

She did say that she liked my smell when I just come out of the shower. That would make sense. :hi:

[supernova]

17. In a lot of indigenous cultures,

women do go topless and no body thinks anything about it.

edit: If it were legal, I'd also elect topless, at least sometimes.

I mean, how many little boys over the decades saw their first naked woman in the pages of National Geograhic?

Raise your hand!

[treestar]

20. They are right! When it's hot, it's hot!!!!

These cultures understand that! No reason for a woman to be uncomfortable when a man is not.

Granted, I feel bad for men wearing ties and suit jackets in the heat, too.

Their armpits must be so uncomfortable, too! I'd hate that. At least I can wear a sleeveless shirt under my suit jacket and maybe even take the jacket off.

But on weekends, I wonder why I am stuck with the bra and the shirt while the men can luxoriate in nothing! Nada!!!

[otherlander]

45. Maybe they should think of us

the way we think of women who are forced to wear burkas...:shrug:

[noamnety]

50. I think the difference there

is that those cultures haven't oversexualized bodies in the same way that we have. You can see the US attitude toward breasts just in this thread - it's liberating to not have to cover them up - if, and only if, it doesn't result in being exploited, objectified, etc.

[Lyric]

27. I'm topless at least 50% of the time here inside our home.

It's just more comfortable for me, since the AC went kaput.

And I agree completely. Female breasts are no more "sex organs" than male breasts are--perhaps less so, because ours have a non-sexual function, whereas male breasts do not

[krispos42]

31. Not sex organs, no...

But sexy!


I have no objection to naked bosoms, either, but I'm a guy, and by definition I'm a pig. I may be a clean-shaven, bathed-daily, polite, considerate pig, but I'm a pig nonetheless!

:-)

My ex went naked pretty frequently. She was a big girl, and it was more comfortable for her. I, of course, had zero complaints... :evilgrin:

[elshiva]

29. Men should not go without shirts outside their homes!

Women should because women are beautiful, but men aren't! ;)

(This one of the reasons I thought I was a lesbian)

[Rosemary2205]

33. Oh yes you can!!!

There was a woman arrested a few years ago for mowing her grass topless. Eventually the judge threw the case out because the men are allowed to mow topless. :)

[Bucky]

34. Bonus trivia... the units of measure for the circumference of the male areola are called "shatners"

Exempla gratia: "My man-nipples are almost three shatners around."

[flvegan]

37. If you don't get a DUzy for this one

I'm staging a protest.

[gmoney]

38. It's legal in NY State, and Columbus OH, or so I'm told.

even when it's very cold... :)

Probably other places as well.

[Rosemary2205]

39. Yep that WAS NY state!

---- the case of the female who was mowing topless that I mentioned above.

[jpgray]

40. Both should be able, but I'd rather -neither- did, unless exercising, at the beach, etc.

Just walking around on a city street in a Speedo would be tacky in my view no matter what gender you are. It's not about gender politics or Puritanical views of sexuality in my case, just a basic sense of taste. :P I think people should have every right to do so if they wish, however--my delicate sensibilities be damned!

[mitchum]

51. What's wrong with grocery shopping in a Speedo?

:)
Did ya know that in the pre and early B52s days, Fred Schneider used to show up at parties wearing a Speedo? That's really disturbing and really brilliant.

[Seashell Eyes]

43. It's not the boobs that offend,

it's the evil nipples.

[Oeditpus Rex]

53. Apparently true

Most laws now require that only the nipples and areolae be covered.

It would also seem fine for mannequins to bare their bosoms — but mannequins don't have nipples. (Further evidence of evolution?)

Eventually, one supposes, nipples will be legislated out of existence. Problem solved.

[SeattleGirl]

54. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Bush did just that.

[AllegroRondo]

63. there was a "topless" bar in Milwaukee

that got around local laws by making their dancers wear band-aids on their nipples. nipples covered, no problem!

[Writer]

46. Ever been to Austin, Texas?

They let 'em hang down there. ;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

48. If it were suddenly legal everywhere

how many women would take advantage?

How many could simply cast off hundreds of years of shame programming?

How many would support the new freedom but would decline for themselves because their breasts were "too"... whatever?

And of those who did take advantage, how many would be mocked, scorned and otherwise attacked?

So it goes with the so-called "morality laws."

[SeattleGirl]

49. You're spot-on, Oedi.

I know I wouldn't go topless, and I think a lot of women wouldn't either. And yes, a lot of it is because of our "morality laws" which are actually "shame laws", IMHO.

[Writer]

56. I wouldn't remove my shirt, but I would remove my bra.

One day a shirtless woman graced my presence while I was crossing the campus at UT-Austin. Without a doubt, she had been going topless for a while...

I prefer the pert. ;)

[Katherine Brengle]

72. lmao I gave up bras in almost all cases a couple of years ago :D.

They're ridiculous and uncomfortable.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

55. And manboobies are not very attractive. Gynecomastia ain't fun.

But I'm not the owner of said manboobs.

[NuttyFluffers]

57. apparently it is the all powerful nipple. it needs at least a pasty or adhesive bandage.

it will be a pleasing day when pasties become the new hip couture.

[Fire Walk With Me]

59. Hey, "designer pasties". Get them into Wal Mart and see if you can start a trend.

[JI7]

58. bikini tops

[Fire Walk With Me]

60. As always, The Onion has the word.

http://www.theonion.com/content/history/july_17_1977

[AlCzervik]

you mean i'm not supposed to? Hm no one has ever asked me to put my shirt back on

when i go out topless.

[NewWaveChick1981]

62. Is it time for another boob sweat thread?

:shrug: :hi: :rofl: :evilgrin:

[guitar man]

64. good question

I have no problem with women going topless anytime they wish, we have laws that nust be changed!! :evilgrin:

[GirlinContempt]

65. Where I live, women can go topless

[NewJeffCT]

74. We need some pictures to prove that

I don't believe it.

:evilgrin:

[Tyrone Slothrop]

66. It's legal where I'm at

No one ever does it though...

[northzax]

68. of course, you fail to mention

that when it is hot, women can wear skirts and camosoles to work (maybe a jacket over it) There is a woman in my office today wearing just that, with open shoes. I have khakis, an oxford and leather shoes on. guess who had a nicer walk to work? sometimes life just ain't fair. if I showed up to work in a tank top, even a nice one with some applique, I'd be sent home.

[begin_within]

69. The problem is that the men who go without the shirts are always the wrong men to do it.

[One_Life_To_Give]

70. In the summer, women can wear short skirts

Why are male legs so offensive that we cannot?

[Katherine Brengle]

71. Not to mention, most of the ones who go shirtless really shouldn't.

It's almost always the guys with giant beer guts!

[The Inquisitive]

73. How about a trade?

Men can wear Speedos, woman can go shirtless. A fair trade yes?