At the beginning of the summer my family and I heard of the amazing story of Kaitlyn Juvik, a young woman from a Montana High School who got into trouble for going to school without a bra. In protest some of the boys wore bras over their shirts. Kaitlyn even wore pasties over her nipples to make sure her nipples did not show thru her shirt. She has said that the fact that she was told it makes people uncomfortable offends her… way to go girl!!
So to celebrate Kaitlyn’s courage and do a little protesting on our own, my sister and all of our friends have joined me in not wearing bras all summer. We all have been as nude as possible here at home. But when we do have to wear clothes for the occasional trip to the store, we have all been braless. Even Mom has joined us on occasion.
And the whole embarrassing nipple thing has not phased me at all. It is very easy to tell when I am braless, and in defiance I have not worn pasties and refuse to tape down my nipples in any way. My Mom says we should be proud of our bodies and has been very supportive. However she is a teacher, and I don’t know how she will feel once school starts. She says we will have to “feel things out” once school starts. I have gone to school without a bra before, but I have always made sure my nipples could not been seen (at least not too obvious). So we will see if I am brave enough to push the rules this school year.
To be honest I hate wearing a bra. And I only do so to comply with the school dress code. But I do think it would be awesome if I could get away with it every day. We went school clothes shopping this week and went braless to the mall. I even bumped into a few friends from school and if anyone noticed, they made no comment. As I was shopping for clothes I wade an effort to get thicker tops with texture, to make my nipples seem less obvious.
In our religious conservative community, I have always been conscience of what I wore out in public here in our home town. I am sure that I have raised some eyebrows this summer with my braless attire. And it seems that the adults are the ones with the issue. My class mates or kids younger than me don’t seem to have any problems, or reactions (if they even notice at all). But the older adults have given me double takes and unapprovingly looks. If they only knew that I spend most of my time completely naked, I’m sure they would not approve at all.
Sorry for the rant!…but I just had to get this off my chest (hehe). I thank everyone for their support and comments on my blog. I invite everyone to sign up for my “Suzie’s Goodies” and I will let you know whenever I make a new post.
Love,
Suzie
The braless movement and even top free is gaining a lot of support in unlikely places. A lot of brave women are pushing the envelope very successfully in a lot of major cities across the USA. The reaction is mostly positive even from the law. I hope your protest meets with approval.
Good for u. Let them see ur nipples if they are interested enough to look that closely.
In my opinion every woman has the right to be braless whenever and wherever she wants. The community has to tolerate this. Have courage and keep going! “Free the nipple” is the basis for a completely naked life…
All the best,
Bernd, nudist from Germany
I’m so proud of your passion, Suzie, and Allie’s and Maddie’s too! And it’s wonderful their moms are willing to let them follow their hearts.
As for your own mom, Good for HER!!!
Bras are unnatural and unnecessary. I applaud you and all women who choose to forego wearing bras. Seems crazy there’s still an issue with this.
My grandmother never wore a bra in her life. A corset, yes, but not a bra. But she was born in 1879 and times do change.
I must admit, though, that women (and girls) have it rough. Woe to the woman who has little to show in the way of breasts and all sorts of showing off is permitted, depending on circumstances. Yet the nipple must at all costs be disguised. But that isn’t the worst of things.
While a woman’s hair is supposed to be her pride, nothing, not even breasts, are subject to as much scrutiny and regulation as a woman’s hair. It has to be covered or it must be uncovered. I suppose it’s simply because it is so “there.” Even if nude, nothing is more noticeable from any angle than her hairdo. And no body part is subject to more whims of fashion than a lady’s hair. It must be long, it must be short, it must be up, it must be down, it must be straight or it must be wavy or curly, and it must be a certain color. And that’s just the hair on her head.
I am convinced that a woman, at least, (and girls), can expose as much skin as they please provided they don’t expose hair. The first to go is underarm hair. Perhaps all of this is simply because hairiness is a male characteristic.
First, I loved the pun at the end. Bras have actually been proven to be bad for breast development, but we (well the rest of society) are so fixed on hiding our bodies that it doesn’t matter
Well, Suzie,
I suspect school is now in session? How are you, Kat, Maddie, and Allie faring?
Also, what about your mother? Whatever your situation and decision, I know I’m not alone when I say I support you and especially your mom, completely.
BTW, when you get an opportunity, check Answermug.
Jim
In today’s “Nudes in the News” postings on ClothesFree.com’s fine webpage, there is a story out of Ontario Canada about a journalist who walked topless in an downtown area in support of this incident that you referenced here. You’re helping it to get some traction. Braless and even topfree are becoming more common each day. It’s about time.
I am bravely going without a bra this school year. So far I haven’t been sent home to by the school. My goal is to make it to summer break without wearing a bra one single time this school year…wish me luck!
I hope you make it through the year, without wearing a bra.
I support you the whole way Suzie. Because I’ve read that bras have been linked to breast Cancer. I have fought a brain tumor for 27 years. You have my full support.
I just remembered that the host of some television show, which was a nature show, got some flak from his producers because his nipple bumps showed with his snug-fitting t-shirt. Don’t remember the show but it was good and it was interesting. It wasn’t the Australian guy but it was on at the same time. Mostly he seemed to go to exotic places and catch snakes.
That was the Jeff Corwin experience.
Hello. Me I support the free the nipple movement. Reason for that is from what I’ve heard bras have a link to breast cancer. And I have fought a Mid Grade Astrositoma (Brain Tumor) for 24 years. I know what it’s like. And because of that I do support you
It is so absurd how a piece of garment once meant to help hold and keep in place large breasts hace become a covering device for female nipples, even women with “almost nothing to support” felt compelled to use bras for their nipples not to show, not to reveal, as if they were not meant to be, as if they were a nature’s abomination. It’s sadvto see how even little girls are taught to cover and hide their chest from the world at such a young age, setting a base for future gender based discrimination.
I agree!
Bras have been proven to be basically useless, only to hold them up. If you don’t have large ones, then there’s no point. they don’t prevent sagging like advertised (Breast sagging is in your genes) may cause breast cancer, and may be bad for their development. In short: I support you with your move and whoever sees it as wrong or immoral don’t have a properly functioning brain. Good Luck and keep on shooting for the stars, even if you miss, you will be among them………….. Suffocating. 😀 -Nudist from New Zealand/ Middle-Earth
By wearing a bra, it prevents the lymph glands from draining, leading to breast cancer.
Suzie to tell you the truth, I support free the nipple. There’s two reason’s why. First is that there’s scientific evidence that there’s a link between bra’s and breast cancer. Second is breast feeding. So I support free the Nipple. Because I’ve been fighting a brain tumor for 26 years. So I support this