Re:Verizon to Sell Tumblr to Automattic
by joeyprr on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @06:50AM
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I'm from Europe and I've visited quite a few countries in Europe, and to me it seems like it's pretty normal to be topless on _any_ beach... Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Greece...
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Add Belgium to the list. And East Germany.
EDIT: Generally I'd say in Europe while women's breasts are sexualised, they're not considered sexually explicit. The US is exceptionally prudish in comparison and for well-known historical reasons, too.
Re:Verizon to Sell Tumblr to Automattic
by dspillett on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @08:26AM
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UK. Not so much so here, so it certainly isn't universal. Though we don't usually have the weather for it anyway!
UK is not Europe and shares a lot of values with puritanical USA. Culturally you're not really part of the mainland.
Sounds like a classic case of No True Scotsman to me.
Re:Verizon to Sell Tumblr to Automattic
by jyrkesh on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @03:54PM
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You'd have to explain more, given that he listed Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Greece, and others have listed more below. All of them true Scotsman where topless is totally a fair thing to see on any beach. Hell, I had a French ex who took her top off to tan when visiting the States and had to be told by friends that it wasn't an acceptable thing to do.
Portuguese, and can confirm it's absolutely normal in every single beach.