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Why "Free the Nipple" Should be Taken Seriously

A young woman's point of view

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Why "Free the Nipple" Should be Taken Seriously
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I get it. Boobs are boobs. They're seen as sexual objects. It's always been that way, at least in America it has. I mean, for men it's biological, right? They can't help but become sexually aroused when they see breasts. So for me as a woman to expose my breasts in public, I'm pretty much asking for it, right?

Listen, I understand the argument against "free the nipple". But those who are arguing against it most likely aren't looking through the woman's eyes. They aren't picturing how it would feel to be confined to wearing a top while the opposite sex has completely approval both lawfully and socially to be topless and comfortable. It is oppressing to our gender, and honestly, it's a little demeaning.

I didn't used to think much about the matter. Actually, I kind of agreed that free the nipple was a little extreme. I mean why did I need my nipples to be exposed? That would be weird. But why? Why would my nipples showing be weird? Just think about it for a second. If men can expose their chests then why can't we? You know what else was seen as wrong and weird? Same gender couples. People of color being equal with white people. But these things are changing over time, and so can this matter.

We have been always been taught that women are more conserved than men, and that that's the way it should be. Now, I partially believe this is a religious view that has been pushed down onto us in normality. But in most countries, girls from ages 1-100 run around topless and it's seen as entirely normal. They grow up with this perception that men and women are equal.

My friend Olivia spent a few months in Brazil and saw teenage girls running the beach topless and free. No one turned a head, no one thought it was abnormal. This can be us, but obviously not overnight. We do not need one day a year that is declared a "free the nipple" day. This won't make my case any more normal. These acts point out that this matter is DIFFERENT. We need to do something bigger than a once a year 'celebration'. We need to change this matter from the beginning. Teach your daughters that if they want to be shirtless like the men in their lives are, they can. And if they don't, then they won't! But let's give them the option to be as free as they want. Women should not be any more oppressed than men, and we need to take a stand to change this.

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