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As a cis male, I'm totally in favor of this idea.
In fact, I went to school in Germany and I was throwing a frisbee with some friends in the park. It was a beautiful summer day, which was rare, and I retrieved the disc that landed near an attractive young lady sunning herself topless. I still think of her fondly.
And this comment is why women often do not go topless, even if the laws in a country allow it.
Ummm, I really don't like the way you said that. I would like to point out that I was 14 years old at the time and there's quite a difference between seeing something like that and becoming some kind of sexual predator. The human body doesn't seem to be quite the shameful thing in Europe as it is in the US. If we (assuming you are from the US) weren't so perfectly comfortable with violence and gore while simultaneously so puritanical about sexuality, you probably wouldn't feel that way. And finally I do believe it's a bit unreasonable for ANYONE male, female or otherwise to remove one's shirt in public and expect literally no one to look at you. The point should be that it doesn't MATTER if someone looks. Until this is the case, maybe shirts should just stay on.