Topless and Shameless

Throughout history humans have evolved many number of advantages that have helped us to survive. However, evolution is not a linear track. Many times, animals evolve a trait that doesn’t necessarily help them. One such trait in humans is embarrassment, or more specifically shame. We as humans are ashamed of so many things, that the list is actually very large and it continues to grow because people find new things to be ashamed of every day. We, as a society, actively attempt to find new things to shame people over. One of the big subjects that has been around forever is the topless male vs the topless female. We make a comparison to the original notion of nudity and then point out that the difference in gender is that there is more nudity for females to show. But I have a problem. If it is shameful and wrong and deemed improper for a female to “air out” her top, then what makes that the case? Is it because she is a female and that is what has been the rules for an eternity or is it an unequal rule that needs eliminated? What I am getting at is do we deem it improper only because they are females? For instance, say we found a completely flat chested female and dressed her up Amanda Bynes style in “She’s the Man” and had her go out topless with just a pair of swim trunks. I don’t believe anyone would bat an eye. Moreover, with the prospects of the transgender community and all the outreach we do for them, no one has a problem when the once females become males and go topless, because they no longer have breasts to display. Furthermore, how large does a chest have to be before it is considered a set of boobs? Those guys that have pecs the size of my head would definitely fit into this category. I do feel the need to point out that I am a male, so of course I am in favor of toplessness for everyone. However, my reasons are not just for personal gain. I also have female friends who find it irritating and sometimes uncomfortable to always have to have something on their tops. One friend even told me that it would be so much easier if she only had to worry about one item of a bathing suit instead of two pieces. And if we are really being honest, there are countries where toplessness is not a big deal for women. More than one country has no problem with women baring their chests. Those countries have normalized it and it is acceptable. So perhaps it is time to stop being ashamed and embarrassed of skin and time to start allowing everyone to absorb as much sun as physically, humanly possible. But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.