To not want to see half-naked men constantly?

[sunlightinthegarden]

As in going about my day to day business, men who strut about happily without a t shirt or shirt on?

I find it so crude.

Is it as bad where you live? Put some clothes on

Yes its gross. Apart from the odd fit young workman 99% should stay covered up.

YANBU. I think they should make it illegal as it is for women. I don't want to see their nipples or stomachs!

No half naked men but quite a few nearly naked young women wearing no more than what a bikini would cover, a few of them dress like that in winter too. Always a strange, dark orange colour from too much fake tan.

It's not illegal for women.

Entirely depends on the bod in question for me.

Depends if they work out (shallow me?).

I think yabu and lots of the replies are also unreasonable.

Would it be ok for a man to say "aibu to be fed up with seeing half naked women?" and a load of other men coming on and saying it's ok if she's fit/young but most women should stay covered up.

I think people should dress ( or not!) in the most comfortable way possible, they are unlikely to be trying to impress you.

I don't care if they are fit or not. Plenty of the ones I have seen are young, have perfectly nice bodies, etc.

I just think it's really inappropriate, I would feel the same about a woman walking around in a bikini in the town centre.

It's only skin, some hair and a couple of nipples.

Not sure what the problem is really, If they really want to go topless I don't have to look.

Depends where. Beach or their own garden, fine. Supermarket, not so much.

Yanbu I totally agree. I'm not sure my ndn even owns a shirt, he's not unattractive but come on how hard is it to put a top on, I know it's hot, we're all hot, deal with it.

It annoys my dh beyond the point of reasonable though, he gets really irritable as soon as he seen the merest flash of another man's torso.

If they are like the Diet Coke Man, they can walk round with no T shirt on all day. However if the have a belly the size of a spacehopper, then keep it covered.

Do we get to discuss women in these terms?

Thought not.

You should try living in a seaside resort! At least most restaurants and shops here have signs that say you must be dressed before entering.

It's invariably the men who should keep their bloody shirts on who are disporting themselves with them off.

On the Beach: OK, wear or not wear what you like

Off the beach: keep your effing clothes on!

I dont like the manboobs with sprouting grey hairs.

*Do we get to discuss women in these terms?

Thought not. hmm*

I, and no doubt most people, have never seen a topless woman wander about the town centre or the shops...the same however cannot be said for men. I would wager THAT is why we do not discuss women in these terms.

Women often show lots of flesh, legs, cleavage, shoulders, tummies, backs. They don't tend to show their nipples but I would say that it is more common to see a scantily clad woman than a topless man.

Ofcourse every woman has the right to dress how she wants without nasty comments from other people, and I believe every man has the same right.

A bit of consistency is all I"m after. FFS.
If a chap were here discussing whether the body of a woman were fit eg.Apart from the odd fit young workman 99% should stay covered up

or:
Entirely depends on the bod in question for me.
we would not consider it acceptable.

I agree with you dawn which is why I stipulated I don't want to see topless men, whether young, old, fat, thin, handsome, less aesthetically pleasing ... I just feel it's inappropriate, end of.

I understand your position, but I'd be happier if it were considered normal and appropriate for women to wear bikini tops everywhere men are welcome to be topless.

I think we over-sexualise nudity because we are so unaccustomed to it, and the fastidiousness surrounding appropriate dress in this country makes nakedness/semi-nakedness into a taboo unnecessarily. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be comfortable in warm weather, and going topless in that context should be perceived as functional rather than disrespectful or sexualised.

There are lots of less than aesthetically pleasing people around, of both sexes. I don't think you can complain

YANBU.
On the beach, lazing in the garden/ lounging about in the park is one thing.
But high street/ cafe/ supermarket/ doctors surgery waiting room? No. I agree it looks so crude
And that applies to fitties and fatties.

YABU

Why do you think you can dictate the deportment of other people?

There was another thread on this a few weeks ago with the same lame reasoning:
"its common" - rather snobbish and it might be the look that the man wants to put across, that's HIS perogative.
"it's not necessary" - it is also not necessary to be so uptight about it

Some people should get over themselves and not be so hypocritical. I don't see any threads (anywhere) started by men judging women's appearance like this.