Week 5-Response to Dana

Even though it has been less common to see bare chested women in the past, it has become more and more commonplace for them to show their chests, especially at events like festivals and parades. I am attending a Gay Pride Parade this weekend, and it is common place for women and men to walk around with out shirts. To some, it may be perceived as a sign of perversion but to those who chose to express themselves that way, it is more of a symbol of freedom of expression. Because we live in a patriarchal society, it is acceptable for men but it is looked down upon for women to expose their chests. In spite of my own views of the topic, is it important to question why there is such a difference? Why are women's breasts considered so sexual and men's are not? On a related note, is breast-feeding in public acceptable? It is showing women's breasts to an extent in a non-sexual manner. In any case, as your post shows, the freedom of women to bare their breasts seems to be changing slowly.