Argumentative Essay: Women Should Not Be Allowed To Go Topless In Public

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Argumentative Essay: Should Women Be Allowed To Go Topless in Public

In the summer of 1996 Gwen Jacobs enjoyed a topless summer stroll during

which she was seen by a local O.P.P officer, was apprehended and subsequently

charged with indecent exposure. Gwen Jacobs pleaded not guilty in court and won

the right to go topless in Ontario. This incident brought up an excellent

question: should women be allowed to go topless on public beaches and in other

public areas? The answer is strictly no, women should not be allowed to go

topless anywhere outside of their own home.

One of the many reasons why I believe that women should not be allowed

to go topless is with respect to the safety of women. Men and boys have, in

recent years, been using short, tight, skirts and shirts as an excuse for rape

or date rape. Men have said that the girl was wearing a tight shirt and short

skirt and it was obvious that she was easy and wanted the attention. This

statement leads me to my next point.

The average human being upon first contact with a stranger bases his

initial impression of that person solely on the person's appearance. This is

only natural as the only thing that we know about this stranger is what we see

of them the first time we meet. We all are aware of the sayings

"Preppy","Jockish","Skater","Sluty" etc. This final saying, “Sluty” is

interpreted by 90 percent of North Americans as a tight skirt and tight tank top

which happens to be the usual ensembl...

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