National Go Topless Day

national go topless day should be banned for all period...that will solve all these "inequality" issues...seriously...why would women go topless on the streets?

I mean I can see the argument for equality and all but...this is a little eh... they are taking this a little too far.

In my home city (Austin, TX), women are allowed to go topless. It's in the laws - women can be as topless as men.

It causes no more problems than anything else does. Neighbors sometimes complain about a woman mowing her lawn topless, but then again, neighbhors complain about anything. Neighbors are the worth thing you can have living next to you.

I'm all for equality. Either allow women to go topless, or allow no one to be topless. I for one do not want to see hairy, fat mantits, and cringing in revulsion at seeing that causes as many problems as looking at a lovely pair of breasts would.

But being topless is SO annoying! The bounce is incredible and i feel like my boobs will fall off from it. ;(
(I was invited to the protest but thought it was a joke.. xD)

The girls in the picture look like Sayuri and Mai from Kanon . . . ahhh, I can only dream.

And even if toplessness was allowed for all genders, I still wouldn't want to walk around half-naked. Bras are meant for support, they're not representatives of gender inequality. -_-;; Some ladies take feminism too far; it's good that we have equal rights but there are biological differences that cannot be ignored - I mean, breasts are more highly sexualized than man boobs, it'll still be a shocking sight even if toplessness is "legal". On a tangent note, women should be allowed to breast feed in public, because you have to take care of your kids no matter where you are.

Hahahaha we don't need that kind of day, on our beaches women are free to do top less as long as they want it

there are pros and cons to women being allowed to be topless in public.
MAJOR CON here
http://chiquita.blog17.fc2.com/blog-entry-3505.html
2nd picture, 3rd lady from the left. good lord put your bra on please

Although this movement would be for a good causer, if guys go, probably more than 50% of them would go just to see some breast action...

NATIONAL DO WHAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!? SEE THIS IS WHY I PREFER TOMBOY GIRLS WITH FLAT CHESTS, and why we don't need to see fat chicks naked !!!!!!?

you what the biggest pitfall of feminism? It's because they ask for equal rights...literal equality and yet~ I stress~~ they demand for a seat in the subway or to be given priority in other stuff. But hello, feminists are demanding for equal rights and other people have the same equal right not to give up their seat if we analyze the demand.

I think rather than lobbying themselves over the right to be naked. I think they should first lobby respect for women. Without it, they bare their bodies and then they'll rally for exploitation when people begin to enjoy the sight. Isn't it a twisted logic?

Personally, I think there should be a limit to where tasteful nakedness should end and begin. I don't mind going topless if I know *all* men have enough decency. I mean if we can solve the problem of religious/moral/ethical or whatever code that says this and that, then probably the proposal will win for all.

The only reason why female breasts get the attention they do is because of the fact that it's forced to be hidden all the time. It's kind of like a movie for example, the first few times you see it, it's exciting but after you seen it so many time it's appeal declines. So in other words, if females could be topless all the time, odds are eventually it'll get to the point where it's really not a big deal at all.

If a bill is passed for this, there's gonna be a lot of distraction every time you walk on the streets xD... but then again, I doubt women dare to go topless these days. It's gonna be a bad influence on little boys, it can prob. also increase in sexual harassment/assaults.

Happosai, would be happy to hear this, that disgusting old turd!!!!

I am just worried about the increase of traffic accidents ^^;;

I personally think walking around topless for either gender should be acceptable for either gender, as long as it is done in an appropriate setting. Of course the idea is shocking to the majority of the public, but then again many "shocking" ideas from decades ago are socially acceptable today. Times change.

I don't see anything morally or legally wrong with women being topless in public, I just think its a bad idea. For one it could bring unwanted attention to women.

It makes it easier for sexual harassment charges to be made. (ie. "that creepy guy was staring at me officer", "that man touched my breast") That last example can be an innocent situation. If a woman has decent sized eyes and they are not supported and held back by a bra, someone could easily brush up against them in public with out intending to, such as trying to navigate a crowded area.

I wouldn't mind if women walked around topless more often, they should make sure they know what they might be getting themselves into beforehand.

deculture?

i think the people that complain about this kinda of thing has too much free time on their hands

There was a big fuss over it here a few years ago; the woman spearheading the movement won.

Unfortunately I don't see any more topless women roaming the streets than I did before ;)

If women are allowed to be topless legally, they might lose the power they have over guys by showing some skin.

weird...

I for one would be uncomfortable walking around topless. I guess its not really something I'm used to, but I really don't think women should be able to wander around topless. Er last I knew a woman's breasts were considered a sex organ. Guys should keep theirs in their pants when in public, girls should keep theirs in their shirts and panties.

Though for the most part you can't walk into a store without a top on. "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service." Though that leaves the pants... NO PROBLEM!

Even if this does go through, there would be alot of men getting sued for sexual harrasment after unkowingly staring at some women >.>

Two thumbs up for hot women.
Two thumbs down for overweight or old women.

If womens want to go topless on the street it's fine by me, maybe we will get used to it and stop been so much perverts.

I think the U.S. needs to chill out about things like this. I think the density of the sexual harassment laws needs to be reduced by orders of magnitude. Ah yes, the gender bias should also be thrown out the window. I can wish can't I? I blame the Puritans for their prudish ways and continuing to guilt modern lawmakers into their continual silliness.

As for topless women, why not? It happens everyday on the beaches of Europe. Nor does it seem that they care about breasts all that much since they are advertised in plain view of everyone. After 4000 years of human evolution we should just accept each other's floppy body parts and move on.

Hmmmm, I guess it depends on the pro's and con's(which is I barely know). If the pro's are good enough while the con's are not that heavy in today's society, then implement it. And if the con's are bad enough while we don't really gain at the pro's, then don't implement it. And if it's implemented in someway, I guess wearing or not wearing a shirt/bra still depends on a person's liking.

im torn between the decision. I mean its really a different matter when it comes to women.

THE NATIONAL WHAT?!!! COME ON PEOPLE!! first of all chicks get angry all the time cuz guys stare at their boobs(and that having tops on) and now they want to go topless?! ok FINE WITH ME! as long as they dont get angry at me for stareing at their boobs or call their lawyer.

second of all, boobs are not sex orgams, but they do repensent or give certain amount of exitacion to men, that means they should be hide, unless the girl want ALL the guys to stare at her chest.

finaly but not less important, I know by, in fact, girls that dont wear bras have certain "gravity problems" (means their boobs fall and start to look ugly, for what I think, no female, or male, want such thing.

If women get their rights, that does not mean they are forced to walk around topless. It just gives them the right to do so. Just because they get their rights doesn't mean all of a sudden every woman in you

I'm all for equal rights...
That's why I don't want topless ladies, NOR TOPLESS GUYS.

Seriously. While I do want a topless lady right beside me in the confort of my own home, between four walls, I'm not much into ladies with soggy tits hanging around everywhere I look. :P

I don't mean to be offensive, but I think even the ladies don't don't feel very confortable walking around topless. And most also don't like walking around to see hairy sweaty beer bellies too.

This won't go well with kids too, though I'm aware of all the "girls shouldn't be ashamed of their bodies" and "equal rights" discussion, but I think all things have the right time and place to be. This is not sexysm, it's just an opinnion.

And I'm no grumpy square religious moralist, but for some things, society just have to reach common ground.

Currently it's completely legal in the state of New York for a woman to go topless. Legal as in, the issue has previously been taken to court and the judge ruled in favor of the topless women who were being fined/etc. So there's established legal precedent for all this.

I'll note however.. I can't think of a single time where I've seen someone enjoying the benefits of this ruling.

There are way too many people that I would NOT want to see topless. There should be some criteria :)

Bad idea - playboy will go out of business. with topless women around no one would buy their magazines. (no offense to anyone)

Politically correct feminist agenda.

Wtf, I don't want to encounter any topless pple in the streets whether male or female =.=
do it at an appropriate place like beaches and such.

If lady's went topless, boobies would not be as hot. Keep things the way there are!

So uh, why was this mentioned AFTER the actual day?

Yeah, men hardly wear shirts as it, so hardly anyone cares (unless they're really fat & ugly). We (including myself) would enjoy it for awhile, but then we'd hardly care since women would always be topless.

Too much of a good thing, I guess. *shrugs*

Bad, I'm sorry, why do women want to flaunt them? To be the envy of flat eyed girls?

To make us disinterested in them? Seriously, THEIR advantage to us guys, is that they can hide them and men goes over heels trying to find out what it'll look underneath.

Beaches, that's fine, btu on the street, ALL THE TIME?? They should ban separate toilet as well while their at it

topless? Not really agreeing to that. I prefer National Bra Day if there were any but topless just takes out all the mysteries. I say no to hairy sweaty moobs (man-boobs for short).

I see nothing wrong with it being legalized. There would still be laws like no shirt no shoes no service, so it's not like all women everywhere would be running around topless all the time. There is of course, still danger involved in women going topless, but that's a right that they should be allowed. It seems like everyone that's against it seems to think that every woman in the world is just going to suddenly shed their clothing and walk around topless everywhere if this were to happen.

I think it'll be a good idea. People aren't used to it yet that's all. Heck even the fork was banned before cuz it looked like the devil's pitchfork. Was so bad about showing some skin? Just take responsibility for what has to come next, that's all.

O.o Wow, a whole lot of you seem to not like this idea. That seems very weird, and wrong. Women should have the right to go topless if they feel like it, breasts are NOT a sexual organ, just because they can arouse men (and sometimes the woman herself), doesn't mean they are a sexual organ. If it did, then we should ban necks! And legs! And ears! Because those body parts (among others) can do the same thing.

Now, whether or not women will be WILLING to go topless, is a different story. Some might, others won't. I would say that the majority would not be willing to do so, and as such, it won't even have that much of an impact in the first place. Women will not "lose their power" by going topless since so few would do it anyway. When it comes to sexual harassment, well that's simple. If a woman decides to go topless, she should understand the fact that people might brush against her breasts accidentally. Those men who abuse the fact that the woman is topless are guilty of sexual harassment. Just as if a man were to feel up a womans legs without permission, or any similar case.

Why is it that I saw nobody topless on that day?

The 14th Amendment. Huh. I bet some, if not more, think it is not okay for same sex marriages and other things to be backed up by that Amendment... But they should be allowed to have it back up something that is less important than maybe the idea of enforcing the Amendment to back up more important things.

Then again... Getting the seriousness out of my system... I have the strong urge to go there, hope I am there at a good time, and be able to dress up like an Optometrist. :3

lol well im all for it. and i did hear something about "national topless..." that happened near my place which is Berkeley. home of you guessed it UC Berkeley

I see more accidents occuring in the future... And about the issue, it all depends on the women, yea?

One aspect of our society that has always puzzled me is that it is OK to show people being shot at, tortured, showing blood and gore and other nasty things on TV and movies
But God forbid to show a woman with her "eyes" uncovered because it will cause an scandal so great that Governments will tremble.
Violence= OK, Sex= Immoral, dirty, corrupting.

Chances are if this happened everyone would get desensitized and it would be no big deal anymore. Doesn't Europe have nude beaches and such?

I say that they should go for it, toplessness is such a nonsensical taboo, and I agree that if men are able to do it, then women should be too. Now I think the same restrictions should apply to women as they do men though, such as, not being able to be topless in certain buisinesses, which are mainly for sanitary reasons. I think that it's time to tear down these types of walls, and leave taboos in the past where they belong. This isnt even completely a matter of equality, This is also a matter of acceptance of the human body. Clothes were created to protect our bodies from the elements, as time went on, people became more vain, forgetting many of the human bodies practical uses, and instead replacing them with more outlandishly impractical clothing. Within the last hundred years, practicality of most of our clothes has come back, allowing us to once again re-use the human body without shame, or restriction. Sometimes still clothes can be a hindrance, and people feel the need to remove them, and now we have people saying,"no, I dont care about your reasons, you simply cannot remove your clothes." How vain, and impractical is that?

Wow, i can't believe it!

It should be banned for goodness sake!!!..what will they earn for such a right to be topless in the middle of the streets or in any particular public places anyway?.."NOTHING" and I mean nothing!!!!..We're all equal, its just that women is different from men and vice versa & it doesn't mean that there's an inequality between them.

I think it's up to women to decide for themselves what they want to do and what's most comfortable...at the same time I think there are certain places that neither male or female should go topless (businesses, school areas, etc.) and certain places that they can (beaches, pool, gym, their own homes, etc.)...

if being topless will be legal..
then it would remove the glory and novelty of those lovely voluptuous eyes

I approve of this initiative. We should not discrimitate =p

^^; I feel as if I've seen the word 'boobs' too much...
I've never really understood feminist and similarly, I don't get those women who decided to take part in this. *sigh* Certain types of women give others a bad image.

A national day of toples !! ^^

mhh sounds good.
(not for the women of course)

Don't really care much about this issue either way, but it would be nice if America loosened up with its prudishness a bit. Europeans seem to be able to handle casual nudity and/or raunchiness just fine.

Mirai should join in.

FIGHT THE POWER! SHOW US YOUR TITS!! :P

I feel like we are going back to the caveman sort of era ^^;

I say keep tops on. It' more fun (for us boys) to imagine what's under the shirts than to actually see it. And what if there were no more go topless days!!! ^^

Topless Day sounds like a great idea, except that I don't care to see man-boobs all day...

Hey, 23rd of August. My birthday. Wonder what connection there is...

Won't topless females find their unsupported weight uncomfortable?

Uh... first i thought it was a joke!
Uhm, no, thanks.
I like to have my freedom but as much topless as i go is at least with a bikini, just having em hang down is... annoying.
Next they want to run around without panties just because they can... ><
Stop the madness!

and here i thought we have discussed virtually every topic over here on dc.com.
131 comments and counting, i have said it before and i will say it again, i only go for 2D enough said.

I always thought it was kind weird myself. Why can men go topless, but women can't? It's like some random person from thousands of years ago made this decision, and now everyone just blindly follows some random dead person's wishes. The idea, that going topless is wrong, is so completely hammered into our brains, that people just automatically jump to the "of course it's wrong!" mentality, but when you really really think about it, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

The problems this would cause will far outweigh the benefits.

At least I got a reason for staring at thier dirty pillows.
*Stares and smiles*
*Girl gets angry and is about to slap me senseless*

"Ma'am, you don't have a top on."

"Oh your right! Do you like it honey?"

"Yup."

"... ..."

Well, it's for equality, right?

I like how most women in here think its not so great, for the most part.. and every guy thinks its the best thing since football. lol.

I, for one, don't really care to see women walking around topless. Sure, that's attractive and all but really.. it isn't anything to get so excited about. The classic male fixation on a woman's form never ceases to amaze me. xD

I think it's a great idea, though. Why stop someone from doing what they want if it isn't hurting anyone else? As a guy, I have to say, on a super hot day its nice to be able to just go bare chested around (but I even don't go do that in real public places). It's not like every woman will be forced to go topless if its passed. I bet things wouldn't even change that much, really. I don't think many women are that eager to go run around topless everywhere.

But who knows. I still say let people do what they choose as long as it doesn't hurt others around them.

dun care
human is container of crazy thought, originality and sins
do what u want, force what u want, and make them like u

that's the motto of human, i think

or this
f*** off would u?

that's why i kinda despise human

This sounds like my kinda day!:P I think of it this way, if men can go topless just about anywhere they go, why can't women also, I think it is just more frowned upon because woman have more to show most times... somehow this reminds me of Suicide Girls... oh well, anyway... If I had a chance to go topless, and it was completely socially acceptable, I think I would do it, especially on really hot days,... you know...

saw this on youtube: NATIONAL GO TOPLESS DAY AT VENICE BEACH - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Fno2kFzMM

Unfortunately here in the US for every great pair of eye's you'd see about 6 pair of nasty one's.

Well, feminism like many ohter organisations only fight for advantages for there members and not under whatever slogan they are saying. Women don't wish equality they're just using it as a cover to gain advantages (Ofcourse they should be payed with the same amount as men as such).
I believe if they truly fought for equality they would also start fighting for the right of being dragged into the military involounterily, equal rights in divorces cases (women win far far more than men, even if they are much less qualified) and in many ohter areas where womens have advantages.

its that cold in scotland you would lose an eye if women went topless

nono, bad idea, all the imagination may be losed.

First off, I gotta say this: Some of you need to grow up. Last time some of you saw a pair of breasts was yesterday when your mother was done breastfeeding you, it seems.

Second off, there's entire societies out there where the women are topless. Hell, there's societies out there where both genders are naked. And you know what? In those socities, rape does not exist. Let me say that again: -rape does not exist there-.

It is America's prudish and puritanical nature that is a leading contributing factor in not only that but all sexual problems. Impotence, sexual abuse, spousal abuse, the various -philias, and so on and so forth.

Open societies are peaceful and have very low crime rates (or nonexistant ones). Closed societies cause a lot of problems. So anything that helps to drive a nail into the coffin or puritan America is a step in the right direction.

Also, to all those complaining that the 'fun' would be taken out of sex - going topless has NOTHING to do with sex. Here's a tip for many of you: Women can't get pregnant by having her boobs toyed with. I know, shocking. There's nothing more sexual about breasts than there is about an earlobe, an elbow, or the inner knee.

Since many people still do not understand, and I know I probably shouldn't re-post this, but still. Understand this.

If women get their rights, that does not mean they are forced to walk around topless. It just gives them the right to do so. Just because they get their rights doesn't mean all of a sudden every woman in your town will run around topless. Someone else said that in New York, women are aloud to run around topless, but guess what. THEY DON'T.

While I don't care either way...

As a girl I physically wouldn't be comfortable being shirtlessXD
I don't even like going without a bra is so uncomfortable... They don't... stay still >.>
And it can hurt the muscles if they move around too much... Thats common sense for any girls who's had a sports bra thats not supportive enough.

As far as for the socially acceptable and Feminist issues I honestly feel like they're just being too nit picky... Honestly how many females are really offended about inequality here? If a girl wants to looks like a fool and run around half naked I honestly don't care~XD
And I have nothing against... Nakedness... its fine...>.>
But going around shirtless just to make some sort of statement is childish... They just want attention and to stir things up...

If they have so much free time they should put their enthusiasm towards real problems with the world...

Ummm.... last time I checked the breasts were considered a reproductive organ, and therefore from a conservative's perspective inappropriate to be displayed in public where there are children, old prudes, and horny teenage otaku present. Not that I have a problem with equality or the parading of unclad baps personally. I think it would make the world a happier place if we could all look into each other's eyes and smile ^^

Aww, I wanted to watch the topless girls...I missed it...

After actually reading the link on the pro topless site~ I see that about 90% of their issues deal with Breast feeding rather than the actual concept of women running around half naked because its their right~
So I just thought I'd say that I'm in support of public breast feedingXD
I have a baby sister~ so I know the problems my mother has had with that... She was asked to go to a rest room one time in a restaurant even though there was a blanket covering not only all of her~ but my baby sister's head... And You can't feed them in a bathroomXD Where would you sit? On a toilet feeding the baby~ I think thats a bit unsanitaryXD If people are so immature that they can't deal with something as innocent as a mother feeding her child then yeah... they need to gtfo~ not the woman~

I am always surprised to see such a heated debate over an exposed bosom. The reality is it's no big deal if a mother wants to feed her newborn or even if a person wants to take off her shirt to cool off.

Here in New York City the law changed several years ago and no we don't see rampant boobs causing a ruckus on the streets. You may occasionally see as I mentioned before, a runner in the park cooling off, or a Mom breastfeeding, and maybe if the stars line up just right you might see a college kid topless running around trying to prove a point no one cares about anymore, "Yes you can run around topless in NYC, Now put your shirt on!".

Now I noticed some people have concerns about increased harassment, Though these concerns are valid, in reality humans in general lose interest in what they see everyday. I went to Southern Africa for a few weeks (South Africa, Botswana, and Zambia) it is common for women to be topless and the people see breasts as having utilitarian value. So the first thing I heard from Africans male and female a like is "Why do American's (U.S. Specifically) have such an unhealthy obsession with breasts".

So in conclusion:

will the world begin to fall into Armageddon because of an exposed boob or two; "No not really"

are pervs going to be popping out of the woodwork to squeeze these "free range" mammary glands with wanton abandonment; "Probably not"

But gone will be the endless protests, marches, and hoopla so women can have the right to take off their shirts.

('~')

They shouldn't even be considering this thought. Allowing women to waltz in with their bobs sticking is just lewd. And besides, most ladies would be embarassed from this thought.

I'm all for it. However, going topless should be like cosplay; it should be done with appropriate guidelines for age, size, & appearance.

Clearly, I'm the only one who appreciates the beautiful irony in the fact that this post is immediately preceded by the revelation of your critical opinion on Diebuster.

May be, it is time for USA to reach little but more open-minded position? At least once in a year... I have nothing against such events...

*sigh* where has descensy gone... also... THIS LEAVES NOTHING TO THE IMAGINATION... actually... i bet a lot of people will have problems walking during this day... especially men...

Haha, that's simple.

If women go topless it would be very distracting.

It has nothing to do with equal rights.

Well... somebody already thought what would happen if women went topless in traffic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lntC9bHmguc (NSFW and meant for fun)

We would get used to boobs. I mean thats bad. No never!!!

Why to stop just on topless? Go 100% NAKED already !

They should be allowed to wear whatever they want, even if it's no bra in my opinion. As the bra is meant to be something that is comfortable for them. There are some women who can't comfortably leave their homes without a bra on, because their breasts get in the way of every day activities or become sore from moving around too much.

And then there's of course the whole dress thing...
If you're wearing a thin white T-Shirt...
But don't want people to look at you as something's poking out...
And you're not wearing something in particular, and it's starting to rain/oops I spilled my drink.

and they think im perverted! my eyes homing tracking 2 ballistic
but if this comes true it'll be a lot easier
opp@i

It's their right, let them do so if they wish.