No one is sure exactly how the trend of removing your top on the summit of a mountain and getting a photo taken of your bare back to share on social media started, but this summer the trend seems to be exploding among female hikers in Colorado. When they started their hiking group, Armstrong and Fronzaglia reveled in a growing reputation for being a little wild, Fronzaglia explained, noting that they would sometimes wear costumes while hiking. It was part of the fun. The whole experience seems to have two parts: First, getting and being half-naked on a trail that might have lots of other hikers on it while you have a friend snap the photo of the gorgeous mountaintop view and your naked back. Next, sharing the image on social media, either in a private group or on your individual Instagram or Facebook account. Along with the images are captions that run from goofy to deeply personal as women share recovery from cancer and other serious health ailments, relationship heartache, body acceptance and other issues, in part to say how doing this helped them feel better. Schulte said she had just ended a relationship that had damaged her self-confidence. Like I was taking control of my life. Like I could and would be me again.
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Toplessness refers to the state in which a woman's breasts , including her areola and nipples , are exposed, especially in a public place or in a visual medium. The male equivalent is barechestedness , also commonly called shirtlessness. Exposed breasts were and are normal in many indigenous societies. However, western countries have social norms around female modesty , often enforced by legal statutes , that require women to cover their breasts in public. In many jurisdictions, women who expose their breasts can be prosecuted for indecent exposure , although public breastfeeding is often exempted from public indecency laws. Social norms around toplessness vary by context and location.
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Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Women are posing topless while hiking on mountaintops in a social-media trend, all in the name of empowerment. The movement, which has been around since , has surged in recent months, according to a new report from The Denver Post. After reaching the mountaintop, female hikers will strip down and look out on the vista, and have a friend take a shot of them from behind. Like I was taking control of my life.
Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission. This week, a woman gets jealous that her friend with benefits is seeing other people: 40, single, Brooklyn. My alarm goes off and I hit snooze. This morning I press my bare breasts against his warm, wide back. As usual, I come quickly, and he holds out for a while. I hop on a Zoom from my laptop at his place. Freddy has been my friend with benefits for over a year now. I love that he has women all over the world floundering over him; I lucked out having him as my pandemic partner.
