Free
the Nipple movement
So while I was supposed to be finishing up an
essay for a class, I was on twitter and saw a tweet that I guy posted about the
whole free the nipple. He said that he thought it was just for attention
seeking hoes(whether he was joking or not has yet to be determined). Now as a
person who doesn’t take everything seriously, I really wondered what he was
talking about. So, I decided, instead of doing school work to google the free
nipple movement, and what I found was interesting.
So
apparently what’s happening is because of this lady who wasn’t allowed to post
a picture on Instagram with a jacket of two topless ladies on the back or with
her wearing a sheer top (I’m assuming that she wasn’t wearing anything underneath).
And so she then decided to walk around new York city topless and document her
journey on twitter. Persons of the movement claim that even though it is legal
for a male or female to not wear a top (or bra) in public in certain states, a
female will draw more stares than a male. They also state that in the 1930s
males had the same problem but they fought against it and now it is accepted as
the norm for them however for a female she is more likely looked down on.
Apparently it also involves breastfeeding, which apparently isn’t legal in some
ways in certain states.
This
all got me thinking, and to be honest after researching this, I’m still not
sure how I feel about the whole thing. Personally, I don’t think I’d do it but
at the same time when I look at why I would never do it, one would be because
it’s not accepted in society, another would be that I am just not that
comfortable with my body or nakedness on a whole. And why is that? Society once
again. Though we can chalk it up to sexualising women, the same thing happens
to men. You can’t tell me that as a woman you don’t look at a topless guy and
imagine all kinds of things, it’s just more accepted than a woman. Another thing
came to mind, those who state that us females aren’t sexual objects but if you
are a part of this movement, that’s exactly what most guys are going to see you
as. And I’m not saying this is right but it is what’s going to happen. And though
we may want to change this, it will take a while, years or even decades because
what is the norm now, will take a while to change.
In
some cases I feel, if you don’t want to wear a top, that’s all on you, at the
same time I don’t necessarily want to see it but I also don’t necessarily want
to see a lot of things either. I think what needs to be done is taking it step
by step. First start with the beach and breastfeeding. Because it is true, a
female’s nipples, even on tv will be blurred out while a male’s are left alone.
Why is that? Why is it that as a mother, you are unable or afraid to breastfeed
your child in public because you might let your nipple be seen by the persons
who take it upon themselves to actually look at you while you’re minding your
own business. I’m not saying that everyone has to breastfeed their baby in
public and use nothing to cover them but you choose what you want to do.
I
honestly have mixed feelings about the whole thing but I think the reason most
of us don’t want the ‘free the nipple’ movement to even be happening is because
we’re uncomfortable with nakedness. All I have to say is, you do you. And as
long as no one is being harmed I don’t have a problem….at the moment. I've been informed in the 2 seconds before posting this that it originally started with women and breastfeeding so do your research and go more in debt than i did, cause that's exactly what i plan on doing now...
xoxo
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