Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Topless Women

Hey, I’m a big fan of topless women, but this story made me chuckle. 

About two dozen women marched topless from Longfellow Square to Tommy’s Park this afternoon in an effort to erase what they see as a double standard on male and female nudity.
The women, preceded and followed by several hundred boisterous and mostly male onlookers, many of them carrying cameras, stayed on the sidewalk because they hadn’t obtained a demonstration permit to walk in the street. About a thousand people gathered as the march passed through Monument Square, a mix of demonstrators, supporters, onlookers and those just out enjoying a warm and sunny early-spring day.

After the marchers reached Tommy’s Park in the Old Port, some turned around and walked back to Longfellow Square, but most stayed and mingled in the park. Some happily posed for pictures.

Police said there were no incidents and no arrests – nudity is illegal in Maine only if genitals are displayed.

Ty McDowell, who organized the march, said she was “enraged” by the turnout of men attracted to the demonstration. The purpose, she said, was for society to have the same reaction to a woman walking around topless as it does to men without shirts on.

There’s a reason that topless men are entirely different from topless women.  It has to do with the small fact that men and women are different and have substantially different bits & pieces.  It’s laughable to me that the organizer is so “enraged” that men ogled a bunch of topless women walking down the street.

(4) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1223 hrs
Culture

  1. Yeah, why would men be interested in or sexually aroused by women who display indicators of reproductive fitness, in this case, boobies?  It boggles the mind.

    Posted by M Gallo on April 06, 2010 at 1347 hrs


  2. I’m all for allowing public toplessness.  But, yeah, I find the “enraged” comment so silly that I wonder if it’s a misquote of some kind.

    Posted by scott on April 06, 2010 at 1427 hrs


  3. Wasn’t the idea of the march to attract attention “to” the cause? Sounds like Ms. McDowell doesn’t really know what it is she wants.

    When questioned about what led her to decide to organize her march, Ms. McDowell said “Duh…......what march”?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 06, 2010 at 1737 hrs


  4. Another ignorant person so devoid of common sense - you wonder how they get through life.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 06, 2010 at 2131 hrs


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