Should women in the United States be allowed to go topless in public like men do?

[Atman]

77. Great response!

Perfect, in fact. Since when are breasts sexual organs? The number of people responding with sexual connotations should be considered amazing, but sadly it is not. Not here in America.

As one other poster pointed out, it is a matter of conditioning. Spend some time in a clothing optional environment (not mandatory, as many here seem to think was the question), and it quickly becomes nothing. No big deal. Fat people, skinny people, beautiful people, not-so-beautiful people -- they're still the same people regardless of what fabric they choose with which to cover themselves up.

America has sexualized everything, and it is sad. When people stop thinking those at a nude beach are only there to put on a "show," we'll be making some progress. You want some great examples of immature, hyper-sexual, perverted thinking, check out the responses to this thread at The Cave. I'm tempted to call them Neanderthals, but at least those cave dwellers didn't view nudity as just a strip show to tease their neighbors. Even they were more enlightened than our friends at The Cave.