"Topless" theory, is it wishful thinking?

Question

Many American women assume allowing women to be topless in public would help pacify men's natural attraction to women's breasts. However, if that were so, why is it legal for women to be topless in public in the UK, yet breast still sell incredibly? For instance, "Page 3 Girls", (women who pose topless for the 3rd page of a British tabloid) are very popular.

I believe this "topless" theory assumes men's sexual attraction to breasts is merely taught by society. It neglects the possibility that this attraction is purely natural. That it isn't taught, and cannot be un-taught. Further, I believe this logic was spawned by feminists who still want to believe there are no differences between men and women other than external.

Is the "topless" theory really just wishful thinking?

Answer 1

Just cause they are covered up doesn't make a woman's breast any more or less desirable. there is a certain excitement factor when they are exposed, but that is unrelated to why we love them. Some think it stems back to our very basic of instincts. you never have to teach a baby to breast feed. you don't even have to put a nipple in his mouth, just in the vicinity and they will go for it. Maybe it's somethng different either way, everyone being topless would not stop the love affair

Answer 2

Not necessarily. It really all boils down to a personal thing for the guys (and girls) who have a fascination with breasts. One would assume though that, if being surrounded all day by breasts, one could actually get sick of them. Breasts, like other body parts, have an air of mystery about them, since society has deemed them not fit for public display. Therefore, since we can't look at them in public, we get excited when we get a chance to see them. For example, a guy is hanging out with a girl and they're back at his place. She exposes herself and he's, basically, "Boobs!"
If society were to remove that "taboo," as it were, of not exposing one's breasts in public, that veil of mystery would fall away, and breasts would (theoretically) be running rampant in the streets. However, I doubt this would ever happen, at least not right away. It's legal up here for women to walk around topless, yet very few, if any, actually do it. It's all about having gone with a top for so long, the idea of not wearing one seems... odd. It's all about conditioning.

Answer 3

Yeah, we all want to go topless as a social / scientific / psychological experiment! Sure, that's it!

If men get to take it off on a hot day, we should be allowed to as well.

Furthermore, people have the nerve to act offended at women breast-feeding in public.

I won't lose any sleep over not being allowed to bare it all, but if I can't, then the guy with the beer gut, hair on his back and man boobs the size of cantaloupes CAN'T EITHER! That would be fair. That would be equality. That would be neighborhood beautification!

Answer 4

A heterosexual man has a natural attraction to breasts.

I suppose it dates back to times when men fought each other for the woman of their choice and the one they would choose would be one that would bear their children the best. I.e. women who looked fertile. Fertility has been represented by many cultures over many centuries as healthy-looking (i.e. not skinny and not overweight) women with wide hips and large breasts. Clearly the wide hips are for easy childbearing and the large breasts for easy breastfeeding.

Perhaps this natural instinct in men is still floating around somewhere. We can't deny that we are human.

Here in Toronto, it's legal for women to be topless, just as it's legal for them to breastfeed in public. And hey, why not? If you see a situation, it's not always the fault of the exhibition that the observer gets the wrong idea. In other words, if a woman is topless it's not her fault that a guy is attracted to her boobs (and can't help but look) and it's not his fault that he's looking.

Answer 5

Going topless should be no big deal.
Guys like to see girls ... and the way they are dressed is not a major factor, but is often used as an excuse for bad behavior.

As for public breast feeding ... this is the one time that breasts should for sure be exposed.

Prudes need a re-think.

Answer 6

Feminist? It's a puritanical theory. You don't think there are feminists in England and Northern Europe who go around topless? Everybody does it there, especially countries with most women rights, the Nordic Europeans. It's a corny American Christian thing.

Answer 7

you'd think it would make it better if the theory was true. But I think we need that mystery. Topless or not, there is always gonna be major attraction breasts. And there is nothing wrong with it, the human body is so beautiful. Us Americans tend to make it sound like such a horrible thing.

Answer 8

I believe this "theory" is bollocks. Our seeing the other curves on women (bikinis, etc) has not reduced our sexual attraction to them. In fact, it has probably increased it.

Instead, I assume that constantly topless women would cause men to be sexually aroused much of the time. Productivity would suffer due to the constant distraction. Men might eventually "burn out" on the sexuality, no longer becoming aroused before actual sexual encounters.

Basically, this would be a disaster.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

It's wishful to want to see more hot topless babes.