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submitted 1 week ago by Wahots@pawb.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Aside from men being horny in the 1800s, and this being a holdover since that time, is there any actual reason why this hasn't changed?

If society was dominated by women, would this be more likely to change?

I was sweating my ass off hiking in the hot sun, and the question has been bothering me all day after my top soaked through with sweat.

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[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

At least a little bit of it is because moving around with large breasts and no bra can be painful if they swing or flop the wrong way. I almost never see this brought up whenever this tired question gets brought up online.

Also would you rather try to lead a one (or few) woman crusade against hundreds of years of social conditioning about what'a sexual or not, while dealing with even more guys being creeps, or would you rather wear a shirt (and a bra) and a skirt and get on with your damn life? You can walk around however you want in your own place.

[-] optissima@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

So they cant do something because it could negatively impact them? It's legal to run with knives. Sounds like body policing.

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