While men are free to walk shirtless as they please, being topless if youre a woman is illegal in some American states. With that in mind the bizarrely realistic garment has been created in order to tackle the lack of gender equality when it comes to bearing all. On their website the makers of the bikini, Robyn Graves and Michelle Lytle, write: Why can’t girls be topless? If you really think about it, what’s the difference between a man’s nipples and a woman’s? Is it really just the extra breast tissue? Is it the fact that women’s nipples are paired with a vagina? Is it the presence of a real and true female nipple bare to the world that is so offensive, that is so horrid that it must be kept covered? Who is this law protecting and what are they protecting them from? What message does it send to young women about their bodies? That they should be ashamed and keep them covered? Although not directly associated, the bikini hits (online) shelves in the wake of the #FreeTheNipple movement. The campaign - originally started by filmmaker Lina Esco - has seen hundreds of women parade topless around New York to end gender-specific double standards. The TaTa Top is on sale for $28 (£16) with $5 from every purchase going to breast cancer charity the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 01:17:38 +0000