Topless sunbathing

Some may think that seeing topless women causes problems for men, or that it supposedly can lead to 'lewdness'. Not so! The truth is, when men see bare breasts in non-sexual settings, such as topless sunbathing or breastfeeding, that de-sensitizes them so that they no longer view bare female breasts as anything special!

It is just like the old taboo of women's ankles... In years past, women used to hide their ankles in public and that made for a peek-a-boo effect for men. Nowadays, bare ankles are everywhere and men don't think anything about seeing some.

The same would happen to women's breasts if they were in plain view often. It is the pornographic industry that wants to keep women's breasts hidden so that they can let men see breasts on their magazine pages only, and thereby make lots of money.

In the US, there are actually men who have formed groups to fight AGAINST legalization of topless sunbathing, claiming it "desesitizes them sexually". They wouldn't want to lose the 'excitement'.

Well, that desensitazion would also make for less pornography, less rapes and other sexual crimes... so it would be a very good thing! It is a proven fact (statistics show it) that in countries where nude or topless sunbathing is common, there are less rapes.

We can be thankful about the way things are on Margarita. It is pretty common to see topless sunbathers on beaches here, especially on El Yaque beach and Playa El Agua. People don't gawk at them or pass any remarks - it's just the way of life on the beach.

The same is true, by the way, of public breastfeeding here. Women do it everywhere, like on buses, parks, offices, and it's no big deal to anyone.

Most women who are sunning topless come from Europe, for example from Germany and Denmark, but I have met a Colombian woman and some North Americans sunbathing without a top, so the practice is not limited to just Europeans.

We have gathered a small photo gallery of topless sunbathers. These pictures are all from Playa El Agua, taken during October-November 2005.