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Topless swimmers make waves in Sweden
Topic Started: Nov 24 2007, 10:33 AM (111 Views)
TribbleMom
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071122/ap_on_...ksn9bf9xr3tiBIF

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A group of Swedish women is making waves by taking their tops off at public swimming pools in a protest against what they call gender-biased rules on swim wear.

About 40 women have joined the network and staged topless protests in at least three cities, said Sanna Ferm, 22, one of the founders of the group called Bara Brost, or Bare Breasts.

"The purpose of the campaign is to start a debate about why women's bodies are sexualized," Ferm said Wednesday.

She said the fact that men can be bare-chested in public swimming pools but not women is "a concrete example of how women have fewer rights than men."

Reactions from other swimmers have ranged from support and encouragement to anger and even indifference, she said.

The network was formed after two women who were swimming topless in a public swimming pool in Uppsala, north of Stockholm, were asked to cover up or leave.

Women can sunbathe topless in the summertime at beaches around Sweden, which is known for its relaxed attitude toward nudity, but they are required to wear tops at public swimming pools.

Inger Groteblad, a manager at the swimming facility in Uppsala, said it was a matter of security.

"We want to make sure that girls don't get subjected to sexual harassment," she was quoted as saying by tabloid Aftonbladet.

The women have filed a complaint against the facility to Sweden's Equal Opportunities Ombudsman.
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OK, I don't get it ... if it's OK for women to sunbathe topless on the beaches in summer, why isn't it OK for them to swim topless in pools if they choose to?

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Much ado about a pair of mammary glands.... if you look at it from a clinical point of view.

But then again, is gravity really our friend? ;)
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TribbleMom
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No, gravity is not our friend.
I noted that the woman who was a founder of this group was a perky 22 years old. She may not feel the same way after 40.
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At the end of the day, men are men. Do you think they will feel the same way after being ogled by every man at the pool?

It would happen.
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"The purpose of the campaign is to start a debate about why women's bodies are sexualized," Ferm said Wednesday.

"Why" is really a back burner issue IMO, and it would be a waste of Bara Brost's time to focus on such matters. It would take a history lesson based on centuries of societal conditioning for why the breast is viewed the way it is now. They need to instead deal with the reality of the situation. Breasts are sexualized, and I honestly don't ever see that changing now.

Also, men and women are physically built differently. So, in some physical matters, they are going to be treated differently. There will always be some disparity between the way men and women are treated when it comes to certain physical considerations. There are many areas where women are given more consideration than men because they are women (e.g. areas of reproduction/maternity). I have no problem with that disparity as long as it is based on legitimate physical considerations.

I think this group is being unreasonable in their demands. Maybe they should be going after designated topless days instead of all the time. Public pools usually have a lot of kids too. I would hope they would take that into consideration.

While it doesn't say in the article, I'm going to bet that not all beaches in Sweden allow women to go topless. Its probably at designated beaches. If all beaches do allow women to go topless, then that doesn't mean they should necessarily be allowed to go topless in every other public swimming area (IMO).
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