# Re: Female breasts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [February 14, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338 "2014-02-14T16:27:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mr\_Quatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/41 "2014-02-21T23:45:29Z")
What does the term prudish people mean? Alcohol was illegal and the law was enforced by prudish people till a majority of people objected to the law and made alcohol legal. Not just alcohol, but many laws have been enacted by prudish people from voting to drinking to smoking to no shirts, no shoes, no service. My point being that even as we speak marijuana is becoming a legal thing to do in public in the state of Washington and Colorado. Bare female breast in public will become normal by say 2033 due to society, either right or wrong, is changing. Lets say for example that female’s are finally able to expose their breast in public without threat of being arrested in the next twenty years. What will the next set of laws be? Females will not be allowed to touch or stimulate their breast in public. Females will not be allowed to bounce or sway their breast in order to gain attention. Females should not allow any portion of their upper torso to touch another male or female for any reason whatsoever. But no way will we allow any little baby to hold onto or clasp and suck the very object of our desires in public. Us men have to take a stand and put a stop to this female madness somewhere 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Donna\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Donna\_Lange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donna_Lange)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/42 "2014-02-24T14:24:56Z")
Female modesty (at least in the west) is a product of women themselves. Few men I have ever met would tell a woman to cover up. Most don’t care or would love to see bare breasts. Most women consider breasts to be sexual in nature as well and I suppose that much like men don’t really want to see and compare each others junk all the time while being nude that most gals don’t want to either. Personally, I’d love to walk around topless all day and feel a nice breeze on my skin \>.\> Damn lucky men 😛 ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/43 "2014-02-24T16:12:17Z")
> [@Donna\_Lange](#): > > Female modesty (at least in the west) is a product of women themselves. > Few men I have ever met would tell a woman to cover up. Most don’t care or would love to see bare breasts. Most women consider breasts to be sexual in nature as well and I suppose that much like men don’t really want to see and compare each others junk all the time while being nude that most gals don’t want to either. Personally, I’d love to walk around topless all day and feel a nice breeze on my skin \>.\> Damn lucky men 😛 After a certain age, I think we’d all rather have women - and men - put their shirt back on though. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/44 "2014-02-24T16:13:38Z")
> [@Powers](#): > > Is it pornography to photograph the topless women? > > The answer to both questions depends entirely on context. To be pornography, the image has to have a sexual element to it. Mere nudity is not sufficient to classify something as porn. Says you. But laws and caselaw often say otherwise. Besides, for many, mere nudity is sexy. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/45 "2014-02-24T16:16:32Z")
> [@valleyJim](#): > > But I think that biggest reason that women have to cover their breasts is because men cannot control themselves, for whatever reason that is. I personally am not a breast man, I prefer legs and rear ends. So what if I see a woman with a great pair of legs and that arouses me to some extent? Does that mean that we should force all women to cover everything down to their feet, including the ankles like some countries? > > I don’t think so. If men had better control over themselves this world would be a much better place but I really do not see that happening for some time unfortunately. But that’s an argument FOR covering up - men can’t control themselves! ---
**Author:** ![qazwart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5fc32e/32.png) [@qazwart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qazwart)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/46 "2014-02-25T15:47:09Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > But that’s an argument FOR covering up - men can’t control themselves! Wouldn’t just be easier to _cover up_ the eyes of these men who _can’t control themselves_ rather than forcing women to cover themselves from head to toe? It involves lot less material and gets to the very heart of the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Powers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/47 "2014-02-25T19:31:30Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > Says you. But laws and caselaw often say otherwise. Besides, for many, mere nudity is sexy. Depends on the jurisdiction, I suppose. But AFAIK, in the U.S., the caselaw is clear that a picture of a naked person is not pornographic without some other element – an intent to arouse, a lascivious display of the genitals, or something along those lines. Powers &8^] ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/48 "2014-02-25T20:28:17Z")
> [@Powers](#): > > Is it pornography to photograph the topless women? > [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > Says you. But laws and caselaw often say otherwise. Besides, for many, mere nudity is sexy. :dubious: Please cite for merely topless women in pics being legally ruled pornographic under U.S. Obscenity laws, and any specific rulings. Or do you live somewhere else? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338/49 "2014-02-25T21:33:19Z")
> [@qazwart](#): > > Wouldn’t just be easier to _cover up_ the eyes of these men who _can’t control themselves_ rather than forcing women to cover themselves from head to toe? It involves lot less material and gets to the very heart of the problem. But it’s all the women’s fault, you see. They are the Temptresses, and therefore they must bear the burden of covering up. Totally covered. Head to toe. Burden of Eve. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-female-breasts/681338.md?page=2)