Apparently going topless is a revelation. It shouldn’t be. Why we’re so freaky about the human body in America is a puzzle to me. Maybe it’s because so many of us have given our bodies over to Twinkies and donuts. People like being naked because it feels good. They like the sense of freedom, the feel of sunlight and fresh air on their skin. They like the joy and magic of being human. There should be more breaches, walking trails and swimming holes, etc. for adults who understand this sensual sense of freedom. The following article about women who are bold enough to protest our archaic nudity laws reflects a step in this direction.
From The Daily News, New York
By Joe Jackson
Some were shocked. Others disgusted. But for some, it was the breast day ever!
Dozens of semi-nude women gave the city a Double-D eyeful Sunday when they bared their boobs in Central Park and then marched through the streets.
The daring display was part of “National Go-Topless Day” – indeed, there is such a thing – and stunned jaded New Yorkers and wide-eyed tourists alike.
“This is unbelievable – and super,” said Dalvin Jan, 21, who rents bicycles for a living on Central Park South. “I’m going to tell my wife to join in.”
With Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman” blaring from speakers and chants of “free your breasts, free your mind,” the troupe of bare-breasted women – and their enthusiastic male supporters – paraded their way along Central Park South.
“We’re all here for the same reason – to allow women to be free in the park like men,” organizer Sylvie Chabot, 54, of Montreal, told the crowd at a midday rally at Columbus Circle.
Motorists honked their horns in support while bemused tourists took photos from passing tour buses.
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