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Minnesota Supreme Court: Female breasts are not lewd or inherently sexual and can be exposed in public
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I lived in Haiti for 3 years where the top of a woman was not considered private. Within 2 months, looking at a woman's breast was about as exciting as looking at her elbow. Weirdly, they switched back to being sexual after returning to Canada.
There is an incentive to cover them for women
When they stop becoming "private parts" they stop having the effect
Woman’s breasts aren’t considered private here (Canada) either
By law or by culture?
Both?
To be clear, I would expect that if it's by culture, then it'd be very common to see women walking around topless and nobody pays it much attention.
Lots of places allow it at a matter of law. There's been many state Supreme Court cases like the one in OP that say female breasts don't count towards indecent exposure. Where I live (Madison, WI), those laws only apply to being sexually lewd. Anyone can technically run around naked otherwise, but it's not something people commonly do outside of the World Naked Bike Ride and protests.
You can see women topless at beaches but only in summer
At least in Ontario. Women have had the same right as men to go topless anywhere a man would. This is since 1996, I think that’s when that Gretchen lass took it to court.
So by law, yes. A culture of women walking around topless is a different thing entirely.
But the article is about law, not culture, right?
The reply a few above is about Haiti, which is more cultural. That's how we got here.
Oh, I see.