Question What do you think about going topless on the beach?

With all woman, I'd be down all day every day. Add a single male and I'm out.

Even if they're respectful or if it's a boy child. I don't care. Men ruin the vibe.

I feel pretty much the same as you. Breasts are not sexual, and going topless is perfectly okay when children are around ... but I very much wouldn't like the men staring at me, which they absolutely would if I went topless.

We need women-only beaches.

I'd love to try it. But with everyone (ie. men) carrying cameras in their pockets nowadays? It would have to be a deserted area or somewhere guaranteed to be female only.

I am not bothered by it, my tits want sunshine, baby! I'm at the point in my life that I don't care if men stare or not, that is their problem. My body deserves to feel the fresh air and the beaming sun; my breasts especially, since they do so much to provide for my little one.

I've done it. I went to a nude beach once in San Francisco. I "passed" as a boy as a kid, and one of the things I miss most about childhood was the freedom to swim bare chested. I didn't have to start covering up until I was 11, when my mom essentially told me the fun was over.

So I was eager to go to a nude beach so I could finally feel free again, and it was a positive experience. I'd be happy to swim topless around where I live, except I don't think it's legal, and even if it was, it would draw too much negative attention.

I no longer care if men stare at me or ogle me. I mean, it bothers me, but I refuse to cover up or conceal myself as if I were the damn problem, since men will still want you and be overt about it no matter what you do or do not wear.

The only reason I don't go around topless in areas where it's allowed is because I don't want some random creep to sneak a picture/video and post it online somewhere to be seen/masturbated to by potentially thousands upon thousands of men.

Now, one might think, what's the difference between 20 men at a beach staring at you and 1,000 more doing so anonymously through a screen?

For me, it's about invasion of privacy/being robbed of the "choice" entirely. Not to mention it potentially being seen by a future employer, etc.

It's the newfound surveillance state that now stops me, essentially.

I was in the Carribean and went topless. I loved it.

I noticed that the younger women don’t do that anymore, at that beach anyway. Maybe it’s because of social media or pervs posting on the internet?

Anyway. It’s one of the benefits of being 50 and having nursed my 4 kids

As for kids, it was good for my kids to see breasts in a non sexual light.

I am not bothered at all by extra fabric and need the support. I definitely do not have "nudist" in me, I feel absolutely no joy or freedom of not having clothes on. Not judging those that do, I just can't relate at all. Even at home I am pretty much fully dressed any time I am not actively showering.

Technically illegal where I live but there's a long history of nude beaches. I see lots of older women sunbathing topless in the summer and one of my friends still likes to go nude at a semi-secluded spot.

One time, though, on a school trip to the beach, there was a woman sunbathing face down with the back of her top undone. The teenage guys spent like 25+ minutes trying to "accidentally" scare her with a volleyball so she would sit up and flash them. So men actively make it impossible when it would otherwise be enjoyable and safe.

I wouldn't unless it was guaranteed that I would be alone. I've never felt comfortable being naked around others or having naked bodies around me. Even in a locker room, I turn my back to other women when changing and stare at my feet or into my locker. The sole exception to all this has been with a sexual partner. Nudity then doesn't matter.

Now, I was once part of a group that performed skyclad rituals. It was something I could do, but never really liked. I never experienced the sense of 'liberation' others felt at shedding their clothes. I much preferred the dress-up of wearing ritual robes.

Wearing clothes already sucks, wearing wet clothes is worse. People do get offended but it depends a lot on the country. Men are divided between being enthusiastic about naked women and being offended. I guess it might depend on how ugly we are perceived to be. Putting on clothing even that covers my whole body (which is what I wear all year) does not stop men from bothering me. I can’t explain how much I wish being clothed and “modest” had any affect on men’s behavior towards me. As a side note this seems like a reason women and teen girls are getting cosmetic mastectomies, to not have to cover their breasts at the beach or pool. That’s how fucked up this world is.