I have other friends, some of whom are women. Let’s pick one at random, and call her W, for woman. W hasn’t got a hairy chest, or bulging muscles, but she does have boobs, though they aren’t very big. You can use them to feed babies, though W hasn’t had any babies. I don’t especially fancy W, but her boobs have kept their shape better than mine, and they’re generally considered attractive.
W goes topless on the beach. Sometimes she gets a few stares, but she doesn’t care. M doesn’t go to the beach, but he doesn’t care if people see his chest either. That’s almost where the egalitarianism stops. If M wanted to take his shirt off in the park on a warm day, he probably wouldn’t get many stares. If W wanted to take her shirt off in the park, there would be people who’d complain that they don’t want to see bare breasts. I can understand their point of view. I don’t especially want to see hairy chests, or muffin tops, but since the logical conclusion to that argument is that both sexes should wear burkas at all times, I’m not going to be drawn down that route. If you don’t like breasts, don’t stare at them.
If I wanted to post M’s picture on Instagram, or Facebook, not a problem. If I wanted to post a picture of W’s chest on Instagram, or Facebook, it would be taken down. What’s so evil about breasts? They’re often sexualised, but that doesn’t make them evil. M assures me that he likes to have a woman kiss his chest, so that probably sexualises his chest too. W actually prefers to have the back of her neck kissed. Is Facebook going to ban pictures of necks? If you want to see pictures of women’s chests, there’s a whole lot more Internet out there to explore. Just go to Twitter and search for #tits, for example. You won't even have to log in. Searching for #necks doesn’t work quite as well.
In spite of Instagram's draconian 'You may not post violent, nude, partially nude, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, pornographic or sexually suggestive photos or other content via the Service’, there are loopholes. If W was pictured breastfeeding, Facebook wouldn’t mind. Or if she covered her boobs with her hands, so that no one could see her nipples, it would be fine for Instagram. Look at M’s chest. Besides the lack of hair, muscles, etc, the thing it has in common with W’s is that they both have nipples. How much hypocrisy would you like with your social media today, sir?
