I live in a topless state so decided to free the tatas – I thought everyone would be chill but I’ve been arrested twice
A WOMAN has come out in defense of women who “free the tatas” both under their clothes and in topless states.
She argued that people who complained are angry only when women take control of their own bodies in a way that does not exploit them for sexual gratification.
The 26-year-old tiktoker who goes by the username @bagelsandcreamchees regularly posts videos giving her opinions about social norms and behaviors.
In one video, she reposted a clip of a woman showing viewers what happened when she went to a store topless.
She wrote: “Going topless in NYC cuz it’s legal so probably everyone will be chill about it.
“Getting the cops called on me TWICE.”
Bagelsandcreamchees said: “I continue to be not shocked but definitely disappointed when videos like that get the response that they got.
“Where the majority of the comments are saying things like ‘just cause its legal doesn’t mean it’s socially acceptable.’
“And so many of the men who hold these types of opinions consume porn like they want to consume women’s bodies so that it pleasures them, but as soon as a woman wants to own her own body, especially in a place thats legal, they have such a big f****** issue with it.”
She added that women who hold similar views have “internalized misogyny.”
It was also noted that while a number of women do not want to bare all, there should be nothing stopping those who do.
She said in the comments: “I would feel highly exposed but if a woman feels empowered going topless all the power to them!”
The official topless states are Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
While women can legally bare their breasts in New York City, this is only applicable in certain areas.
The law has allowed women to go topless since 1992 but only in areas where men can be too such as in parks.
It it likely that the store that the woman went into topless is a private building and therefore the topless law does not apply.
An artistic director, J. Peper noted that: “Full public nudity is legal in New York City as long as it is part of an artistic performance or exhibition.”