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You can argue that it's impractical or misogynist, but does it really baffle you? The double standard exists because (in American society) female nipples are se
by unclenoriega 10y ago
You can argue that it's impractical or misogynist, but does it really baffle you? The double standard exists because (in American society) female nipples are sexualized in a way that that male nipples are not.
- sp332 10y agoThat's circular. They're treated differently because they're treated differently. But why do we put so much effort into maintaining it when it seems pointless?
- legodt 10y agoThey're treated differently because western culture treats women and their bodies as objects to be consumed and nothing more.
- kpil 10y ago"Western"? So in the middle east, they are all relaxed about female nudity? Arguably, almost all cultures and religions have rules related to nudity, sex and in particular, females bodies and their sexual behavior.
- sp332 10y agoThat's pretty irrelevant though, because we're talking about NY.
- belorn 10y agoSince men and their bodies aren't treated as "objects to be consumed and nothing more", how does that explain why its illegal for men to be nude in public? Or are we just saying that women's breast are disconnected objects from the woman, and its those that we treat as objects to be consume? And in contrast, mens breasts are not disconnected objects from the man and thus are not to be consumed.
- chongli 10y agoIt's not circular. Culture does not operate in a logical vacuum, you need to include the time component: culture evolves over time. When you consider this, you realize it's just a feedback loop, not a circular argument.