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To not want to see t*ts on the beach??!

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TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:34

Just that really!

on holiday at the mo and I cant even count the number of times I have seen topless women sunbathing at the beach… next to kids!…on non-nudist beach!

I really don’t want to see titties out in the middle of the day

on top of that I don’t fancy my teenage boys or even my DH having a look at them either

its obvious they’re coming from certain European countries ! Do they have no sense of what’s right or wrong ?

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VikingLady · 30/07/2024 13:33

Ok, I'm not in any way religious, but there's a bible quest that's relevant here. Essentially, a disciple is whining that he's attracted to women's bodies and feels they're tempting him by their very existence, and Jesus basically tells him to cut his eye out and throw it away if he can't control it. That it's very much a him problem.

Matthew 5:28-30 in the King James Version.

(And yes, I'm paraphrasing. It's been translated from archaic Aramaic, so literal translations are not possible bleurgh to linguistic and cultural drift)

Katiesaidthat · 30/07/2024 13:33

ElaineMBenes · 30/07/2024 13:23

Don’t know what you’re on about - go ask MN to check my IP as well as my history

I just couldn't believe someone would actually travel to another country and then complain about having it's culture 'forced' upon them.

Yes, this is hillarious. I am in Spain, and you don´t need to be on a nudist beach to go topless only for integral nudity. It is perfectly allowed, and she is on said beach voluntarily, so it is on her, no one is FORCING her to do anything.

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 13:33

AllThePotatoesAreSinging · 30/07/2024 13:32

😂 Nothing like going to a foreign country and demanding the locals (or anyone actually) adjust to accommodate your prudishness 😂😂

Just tell them to cover up. That should do it 😂

McDonald’s is that way >>>

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Absolutely ZERO locals doing this !

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Waterboatlass · 30/07/2024 13:33

This is a you problem OP. The beach (if it's legal in country) is an appropriate place to expose ones breasts. Office isn't, male or female. There's a difference.

I also wouldn't wear a bikini or kiss me quick hat to the office.

If you don't like it, you are free to move to a place where breasts aren't displayed.

Your son is learning that different cultures and individuals have different approaches to nudity/ the body. That's a healthy lesson. In some places or parties, he'll see more women in modest dress and head scarves on the beach and that's their choice too.

Genitals and breasts are seen differently to many people in terms of boundaries. Look at film/ TV classifications . You'll see male and female breasts a lot more freely than genitals. I don't think there are any places that I know of (in Europe at least) where fully nude sunbathing is the norm except maybe for tiny kids running about. There are many places where topless is the norm. It's not an equivalence

NonPlayerCharacter · 30/07/2024 13:34

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 13:17

I get the different culture mentality but I dont have to accept it, for now they’re forcing their “culture” on me and other ethnicities that do not have to go through this

funny how I should accept this crap but they don’t realise there are diverse families around (from non European countries where this is pretty offensive) and there is absolute disrespect for any of this

as I said they can do whatever they want but in a separate area!

I dont have to accept it, for now they’re forcing their “culture” on me and other ethnicities that do not have to go through this

"I went on holiday abroad. Can you believe it was full of foreigners?? Doing foreigner things?? It's absolutely outrageous! Where did all these foreigners come from?"

Starlight1979 · 30/07/2024 13:34

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 13:31

Ok …. Cyprus !

So you've been banging on about how it's a cultural thing and you're in Cyprus 😂Topless sunbathing is literally what thousands upon thousands of women from countries all over the world do on their holidays. There is nothing cultural about it. Just women like me not wanting big white boobs!

Ottervision · 30/07/2024 13:34

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 13:33

Absolutely ZERO locals doing this !

How do you know? Have you enquired with every single one what their heritage is or are you making assumptions?

cupcaske123 · 30/07/2024 13:34

Riapia · 30/07/2024 13:31

The reason that you can’t not look is the same reason that men look, tits
attract attention, it’s an involuntary reaction.
Ask any man. It’s beyond their control.
😉😁😁

So men in mixed saunas and nudist camps or changing rooms have constant erections?

crackofdoom · 30/07/2024 13:34

T*s are pftly fe, you sy m.

Richard1985 · 30/07/2024 13:35

Just put some sunglasses on. My teenage stepson assures me that they completely block out the view of female breasts

Usercyzabc · 30/07/2024 13:35

Ffs OP, get a grip, far more pressing matters to concern yourself with I’m sure. If this is all you have to worry about then you are fine. If you are not telling porkies that is, which I suspect you are.

crackofdoom · 30/07/2024 13:35

crackofdoom · 30/07/2024 13:34

T*s are pftly fe, you sy m.

Well that didn't work 😆

alldayeveryday247 · 30/07/2024 13:35

Go take your boobs out next time your kid has a play date … let’s see how this will go down!

Ooh what are your thoughts on women breastfeeding in public OP?

Starlight1979 · 30/07/2024 13:35

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 13:33

Absolutely ZERO locals doing this !

No because the people on the beaches in Cyprus aren't the locals are they!!! Because they live and work there! The people on the beaches are holidaymakers from other countries. Stop generalising and stereotyping!!!

HappierTimesAhead · 30/07/2024 13:35

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 13:33

Absolutely ZERO locals doing this !

And yet the locals don't appear to be as bothered as you?

Comtesse · 30/07/2024 13:36

Dear OP - you are a loon - have you got sunstroke?

jackstini · 30/07/2024 13:36

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 13:17

I get the different culture mentality but I dont have to accept it, for now they’re forcing their “culture” on me and other ethnicities that do not have to go through this

funny how I should accept this crap but they don’t realise there are diverse families around (from non European countries where this is pretty offensive) and there is absolute disrespect for any of this

as I said they can do whatever they want but in a separate area!

Erm - actually yes you do have to accept it.
You chose to travel to a place where topless sunbathing is common. You don't get to police people just because you are uncomfortable, uptight or prudish!

Of course they don't need to go to a nudist beach, they are not sunbathing nude!

Just accept you are in the minority here. You have a right to your opinion but not to force it on other people who are doing nothing absolutely wrong

I hope you are not letting your teenage boys see your reaction, they need to know it's perfectly normal

Next time do better research and go somewhere you won't be offended by

ReginaPhalange1989 · 30/07/2024 13:36

Putting · 30/07/2024 13:33

😂I didn't know Benidorm was so bad for (PDTs) Public Displays of Titties...

I was just trying to think of the least cultured European destination!

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 30/07/2024 13:36

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 13:33

Absolutely ZERO locals doing this !

That's some impressive titty detective work there. You must be a real connoisseur.

Or perhaps the locals are all at work/on holiday somewhere else.

Survivingnotthriving24 · 30/07/2024 13:36

If you're holidaying somewhere you have no right to force your cultural ideals on the locals or people from similar cultures. Breasts are not private parts in large parts of the world, everyone has nipples and female breasts are for feeding babies. The adults know that, the kids know it, they're not sexualised in the same manner as in Britain and therefore there's nothing worth hiding. Your argument that people in Britain wouldn't bare their breasts at a playdate doesn't hold, we have a different cultural norm. There's a reason we have the worst breastfeeding rates in Europe and this is part of it.

Bodies in general aren't sexualised in the same manner in parts of Europe, you're inability to explain that to your children is no one else's issue.

Usercyzabc · 30/07/2024 13:36

Comtesse · 30/07/2024 13:36

Dear OP - you are a loon - have you got sunstroke?

Ah. That’s what’s happened!

Saltedbutter · 30/07/2024 13:36

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:56

It’s not about DH or DS as much

I don’t want to see someone’s private parts!

they might not be genitals but they’re are private!

whoever is saying this is normal and I am making it more sexualised than it should be, then apologies you’re nuts!

Go take your boobs out next time your kid has a play date … let’s see how this will go down!

You haven’t said why you feel male ‘titties’ are any different to female ‘titties’?

You’re nuts and it’s quite concerning with your immaturity that you are a parent.

Scottishskifun · 30/07/2024 13:37

God the OP reminds me of a woman who was tutting at me breastfeeding then said it was disgusting and a distraction to her son and husband.....who couldn't give a toss about what I was doing! Your issue is exactly that yours stop projecting onto your DH and DS and judging other women by your frankly ridiculous level.

OP if you don't like top less women on European beaches then simply don't go it's not exactly hard! As for your comparison to other cultural areas well typically people follow what is accepted for that country.
I would not sunbathe topless in a Muslim country but nor would I give a rats ass about other women doing so in a European country where it is considered the norm.

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 30/07/2024 13:37

Those kids likely used to suck on bare tits.

thiccapricot · 30/07/2024 13:37

Wtf? Get a grip

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