improper jogger
Since women are not allowed to run topless in public (even at 96 degrees), isn't it only fair that men with boobs follow the same prohibition?
posted by colored me @ 9:34 AM
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2 Comments:
Hey, Colored:
I might have a unique perspective on this idea. I'm an elementary school teacher who has a student with larger than normal mammary glands. He looks like a young, teenaged girl going through puberty. He's only 12, and is, on occasion, teased about this condition.
It would be the wrong approach to include him in the "girl camp" that would demand he cover up. Boys have the right to identify as male, as much as girls have the right to identify as female --no matter their physical form.
Do you think society is ready to treat males and females with equal measure on this subject? I don't think so. Asking these men to cover up would only draw attention to their female like forms, thereby risking the humiliation of many.
Perhaps identity is more important than ones physical makeup, especially when considering mental health, and socialization. Therefore, females should seek equality with respect to our unique history.
--No need to humiliate "the boys," by asking them to cover up "the girls."
I understand your point Colored Teacher. I'm being facetious and I'm certainly not talking about children (though I hope children of both sexes play with tops on). I'm merely pointing out the double standards that society applies to men and women (in a bit of a snarky way). Thanks for commenting.
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