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I think the only reason why they would feel uncomfortable is a few guys along her way would most likely other look or stare, natural for men to do such a thing, but I could also feel for the woman as well and probably wouldn't want attention like that. We speak of equal-ness among gender and yet, in America, men can go topless and women can't? Or how a girl could hit a guy and yet, that guy can't hit the girl back, without either feeling guilty, or having the surrounding people getting on that guys case.

And from a guy's perspective, it's not indecent exposure to show a woman's breasts in public, unless that woman is really old. I know, I sound sort of like a pervert, but I think I'm making valid points.

You might want to read up on feminism before you start making statements like that. wink

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism




As for why women's breasts are considered private parts, I think it's just the sexualization and stigmatization put on them by society and many cultures. It's ok for women to breastfeed (except for the odd person who gets offended), but otherwise they're seen as sexual objects that are meant to be hidden or used to tease/tempt (bathing suits, magazines, pictures, etc).


As a woman, it doesn't bother me that I can't go topless in public. If I were to go topless in public, and be comfortable with it, it would be only at a nude beach, where I'd expect to be treated like an equal and like any guy on the beach. Otherwise, I like to keep my body private, but that's just me. Perhaps if men had breasts, they might feel the same?

Breasts are natural, bras are not. We've had breasts for a lot longer than we have had bras. That means breasts were designed to stand alone. wink

There are some cultures where women never wear bras at all. Now you might be thinking, "Yeah, I've seen the National Geographic pictures, their breasts are all saggy though!" That is not the effect of going braless though. That is the effect of having many children.

There are some studies that suggest that wearing a bra may actually be against our best interest. Some doctors and researchers believe that when we don't wear a bra, our ligaments have to support the breast themselves. That gives out ligaments a bit of it a workout and makes them stronger and better able to support the breast. Researchers in one study found that when they asked women to go braless for six months, their breasts were actually better supported, perkier, and fuller. The women also said they did not experience as much discomfort or tenderness as they used to, even before their period.

But whether we definitely need to throw away our bras is still up in the air. Although the study's results sound interesting, the study was too small to make any definitive claims on.

I have large breasts, but I haven't worn in a bra in about a year. It felt really weird at first, but now I love it. I don't notice any difference in perkiness, but then again, I didn't take a before and after measurement or anything. I definitely do notice less discomfort and tenderness though, including before my period.

It would hurt when running or jumping though, at least for girls who have sort of big breasts. I had quite a lot of trouble with that in gym class once, where we had to run laps. I was wearing a bra for shirts that show a lot of cleavage. NOT a good idea. It's useless while running, they just bounce out of it constantly. That was pretty painful and especially embarrassng since I was wearing a tight shirt. sweatdrop

As for not wearing bras... I like wearing one because I think it gives them a better shape, it's more comfy for certain positions but when it's time to go to bed and I take it off, my breasts feel so heavy and kind of hurt. I guess it would be better not to wear one?

This can be said the same for guys undergarments. I found and feel boxers to be better than underwear. Those areas need space for better comfort and health of those particular body parts.

It's certainly possible! The fact that our breasts are so large really does make it seem like breasts have developed into a legitimate, natural, sexual signal. But then again there are the tribes where the women are topless all the time. And I doubt the men all think, "Oh, my god a breast!.....Holy crap another breast!...Wowza there's a..." all day either. xp It seems like once you get used to it, it packs less of a punch. So I'm really torn on whether we're truly wired to see breasts as sexual things or if we've just sexualized them since we don't see them all the time in public. But then again, some of those people seem to walk around bottomless a lot too. And while the people probably don't think, "Teeheehee, I just saw a p***s," we know that the p***s is a legitimate and natural sexual thing! So I don't know. xp It is pretty odd that we're the only species that seems so obsessed with the breast though!

As for the walking upright and needing something to sort of mimic our butts, I've heard people say that's why some people are drawn so much to lips as well and that's why big rep lips are often found especially attractive! xp