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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 ?

AIBU?

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Ecstaticmotion · 30/07/2024 12:47

you sound like a religious fundamentalist (of any creed). Maybe do some self reflection on why you’re so affected by visible body parts? Is it because they can only be sexual to you, rather than just bits of bodies like arms, having many functions? Is it because you’re insecure? Why is it wrong for children to see their mothers’ breasts? Actually ask yourself some questions instead of freaking out.

silverhamster · 30/07/2024 12:47

I think all the women saying 'they are just boobs' or 'it's just a random normal body part' are straight, and have no idea how alluring most naked boobs actually are to those attracted to women.

I grew up being taken to naturist beaches so it was normal to me. Still alluring.

Very uncomfortable as I approached teen years.

Topless men on the other hand - absolutely gross, nobody needs to see that. Put a shirt on!

Nursemumma92 · 30/07/2024 12:47

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:42

Oh interesting

so you’d like a 50yo male getting his bits out near a 5yo?
Would you be educating the toddler ?

Breasts are for feeding babies with. They are not the equivalent to genitals so unless these women are lounging on the beach with their vulvas out then there is no comparison.

LiterallyOnFire · 30/07/2024 12:47

I'd rather not hear or read the word "tittles" but it's a wild world.

cupcaske123 · 30/07/2024 12:47

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:42

Oh interesting

so you’d like a 50yo male getting his bits out near a 5yo?
Would you be educating the toddler ?

What are you talking about? Are you confusing breasts with genitals?

InSpainTheRain · 30/07/2024 12:47

Unclench!

SareBear87 · 30/07/2024 12:47

It's attitudes/comments like this that really upset me when I was breastfeeding (even when covered up hiding in a corner)

They're just breasts... they're hardly offensive

skippy67 · 30/07/2024 12:48

oldmanandtheangel · 30/07/2024 12:35

I'm sure the men in your family are finding other ways to view tits ;)

😂

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:48

They can take them out all they want

my Issue is where they are doing it
i am sure there are nudists areas where I am, there are definitely some more isolated areas

wtf does this happen in a very public and full of families area

they don’t need to do this to prove a point, and I don’t need to accept it. Breasts are private otherwise we d all take them out in the office too!

I don’t want to see someone else private bits !

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ItsAlrightDarling · 30/07/2024 12:48

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:42

Oh interesting

so you’d like a 50yo male getting his bits out near a 5yo?
Would you be educating the toddler ?

His bits? You mean his chest?

HappierTimesAhead · 30/07/2024 12:48

Americano75 · 30/07/2024 12:44

'Titties'?

Are we on a sissy porn site now?

Honestly, the use of the word 'titties' is probably the bit that offends me the most. Just vile.

Bumblebeestiltskin · 30/07/2024 12:48

silverhamster · 30/07/2024 12:47

I think all the women saying 'they are just boobs' or 'it's just a random normal body part' are straight, and have no idea how alluring most naked boobs actually are to those attracted to women.

I grew up being taken to naturist beaches so it was normal to me. Still alluring.

Very uncomfortable as I approached teen years.

Topless men on the other hand - absolutely gross, nobody needs to see that. Put a shirt on!

Incorrect, I'm pan. Imagine how much of a fluster I must get in on the beach 🙃😂 Good job I'm able to control myself in public.

AllyCart · 30/07/2024 12:48

Seaglassandchampagne · 30/07/2024 12:39

They're literally just breasts, there is no need for drama. You can choose not to stare if they bother you.

You can also use it as an opportunity to teach your sons 1) not to ogle women and 2) that different parts of the world have different customs and attitudes to nudity, and that if it offends you it is your responsibility to only travel to places where the prevailing attitude is line with your own, rather than making sweeping and judgmental statements about people behaving in line with the customs of the country they are in.

She's going to struggle to teach her sons not to look at them given that OP claims can't keep her eyes off them herself.

blackrabbitwhiterabbit · 30/07/2024 12:48

You do know that tits feed children?Get off the beach if you can't take it.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 30/07/2024 12:49

Stormyseasallround · 30/07/2024 12:44

Perhaps some sun on your breasts would make you a bit less uptight. Honestly, it’s just the human body. I’ll guarantee that your husband and teenage sons watch porn and see loads of them.

Only if she puts sun cream on them, @Stormyseasallround - sunburnt nipples would definitely make @TittiesOutPutThemBack more crabby, not less!

@TittiesOutPutThemBack - I second the posters who have suggested you tell your dh and sons to stop staring.

Putting · 30/07/2024 12:49

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

Then don’t look at them.

Nothing wrong with topless sunbathing!

Caramelbuttonsandalatte · 30/07/2024 12:49

About 10 years ago I was breasfeeeding baby Ds on a beach in one of those little sun tents but I was sitting just at the entrance. The woman from the family sitting very near to us stomped over and said ‘I’m ZIPPING this UP! THAT is something you do in private !’ And she started zipping me in😂😂😂😂 I just slowly unzipped it and moved to be sitting just outside the tent and finished the feed off. She was absolutely fuming , her husband was smirking it was bizarre !

hollyjollychristmas98 · 30/07/2024 12:49

I'm more concerned about the amount of kids that are strutting about naked rather than a pair of grown women's tits. The amount of naked kids wandering around on the beach when I was on holiday was absolutely disgusting. Some around 8 aswell fully naked. Vile.

Combattingthemoaners · 30/07/2024 12:49

Absolutely pathetic to say you don’t want your husband looking. Grow up.

blackrabbitwhiterabbit · 30/07/2024 12:50

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:48

They can take them out all they want

my Issue is where they are doing it
i am sure there are nudists areas where I am, there are definitely some more isolated areas

wtf does this happen in a very public and full of families area

they don’t need to do this to prove a point, and I don’t need to accept it. Breasts are private otherwise we d all take them out in the office too!

I don’t want to see someone else private bits !

🤣🤣 This is hilarious. Great thread, thanks.🤣

Catza · 30/07/2024 12:50

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:48

They can take them out all they want

my Issue is where they are doing it
i am sure there are nudists areas where I am, there are definitely some more isolated areas

wtf does this happen in a very public and full of families area

they don’t need to do this to prove a point, and I don’t need to accept it. Breasts are private otherwise we d all take them out in the office too!

I don’t want to see someone else private bits !

No, you don't have to accept it. You can go elsewhere.

stellablueblue · 30/07/2024 12:50

I don’t like seeing it (I accept this is my own English socialisation and not anyone else’s problem. Although I also dislike seeing men topless) and I don’t think you’re wrong, per se, to not want to see it. Culturally, Britain is generally less comfortable with nudity.

But other cultures are, and that isn’t inherently any worse. Breasts aren’t genitals – they aren’t innately sexual. I don’t go to the beach because I don’t like it for non-breast related reasons, but I’m sure you can avoid looking to some extent. If you’re going to holiday somewhere where topless sunbathing is usual, you’re going to have to put up with it.

And you can’t control what your sons or husband think about it. They’re going to see attractive women all over the place. I’m sympathetic to feelings of jealousy, but dwelling on it is where madness lies. You need to trust your husband, not expect other women to change to accomodate your insecurity (if that is the issue).

HappierTimesAhead · 30/07/2024 12:51

TittiesOutPutThemBack · 30/07/2024 12:48

They can take them out all they want

my Issue is where they are doing it
i am sure there are nudists areas where I am, there are definitely some more isolated areas

wtf does this happen in a very public and full of families area

they don’t need to do this to prove a point, and I don’t need to accept it. Breasts are private otherwise we d all take them out in the office too!

I don’t want to see someone else private bits !

They are not proving a point!

And you do have to accept it or fuck off back to your hotel/apartment because no one on that beach gives a damn what you think.
Imagine getting this incensed on your holiday!

sprigatito · 30/07/2024 12:51

silverhamster · 30/07/2024 12:47

I think all the women saying 'they are just boobs' or 'it's just a random normal body part' are straight, and have no idea how alluring most naked boobs actually are to those attracted to women.

I grew up being taken to naturist beaches so it was normal to me. Still alluring.

Very uncomfortable as I approached teen years.

Topless men on the other hand - absolutely gross, nobody needs to see that. Put a shirt on!

No, I don't think we are underestimating how alluring they are, we are just pointing out that that is in no way our problem and it doesn't need to affect our freedoms. If you (or any other pathetic lech) can't exist in the presence of women's bodies without being troubled by intrusive thoughts, that's wholly a you problem, and you should probably just avoid beaches altogether 🤷🏻‍♀️

Luckypinkduck · 30/07/2024 12:51

I get it might be a little uncomfortable but don't you think it's good for your son's to see some real life boobs opposed to the fake ones they are likely to have seen/ may in the future see in porn?

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