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Topless in Guelph: Legal and loving it

Seeded on Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:32 PM EDT
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Women were busting out their breasts in downtown Guelph Saturday for a festival that encourages women to be comfortable without their tops on in the same places where men roam shirtless.

About 50 observers — mostly male — sat in brilliant sunshine in St. George's Square Saturday afternoon and waited for the event to begin.

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Synthesis

"Women, we want you to be empowered. Men, we want you to be supportive. And everybody, be respectful," Crinklaw said.

Cheers, applause and a few cat calls followed.

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Reply#1 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:34 PM EDT
Consider It

I've always said it, and perhaps it is a little sexist, but I don't want to live in a society where seeing a woman's bare breast is common. Part of what makes them so cool is their elusiveness.

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Reply#2 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:36 PM EDT
Synthesis

Common? Maybe not.

Illegal? Definitely wrong.

  • 2 votes
#2.1 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:48 PM EDT
Consider It

True. I could never not support the right for women to do so, even though my heart would weep.

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#2.2 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:52 PM EDT
Synthesis

Hehe.

Support.

  • 2 votes
#2.3 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:10 PM EDT
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Ripley8

there should be a law that some men keep their shirts on !

  • 2 votes
Reply#3 - Wed Sep 1, 2010 4:03 AM EDT
Cozzinator

I can't wait for the first topless woman to scream "what are you pigs looking at?"

  • 1 vote
Reply#4 - Fri Sep 3, 2010 5:09 PM EDT
Nolan-2042265

I wonder if they wore veils, and not blouses, if eventually they would complain about us sneaking a peek at their eyes, saying " Hey , my breasts are down here" versus the current "Hey, my eyes are up here"

    Reply#5 - Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:39 PM EDT
    Synthesis

    Almost certainly.

    These things are based on cultural norms and what we become used to, after all.

    Back in the day nobody got weirded out by topless African tribeswomen.

      #5.1 - Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:29 PM EDT
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      kurly

      bravo , this should be an option every where , lets be natural

      • 1 vote
      Reply#6 - Sat Nov 6, 2010 12:01 PM EDT
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