Many people do not realise that it was forbidden in many western countries for men to go topless until the 1930s. Men fought this ban and, as a result, it is now universally excepted that men can sunbathe, swim or mow the lawn topless. As a result women's breasts are now much more sexualised than men's but many women are now campaigning to have this balance redressed - or re-undressed to be more precise.
In some countries (eg: France, Germany) topless (or top free as the Americans prefer to call it) women in swimming pools and public parks are common place and accepted and in many other countries groups have been set up to gain equal rights for women on this issue. |
