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Originally Posted by EriiErii
Was discussing topless sunbathing with a few friends over the holidays. One of the female friends who is Spanish suggested that topless sunbathing was common over there with most normal women with their tits out. My wife suggested she went back and checked as it might have been last time she was there but not these days. So sad.
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Topless sunbathing started becoming common in the late 80s and early 90s, although it was still a minority. In the late 90s it skyrocketed, and during the 2000s it was very frequent. I wouldn't say it was the majority, but almost. From 2010 onwards, it started to decline. It still happens now, but it's a minority. Young women don't do it, and many women who did it when they were younger have stopped. Back in the 2000s, a very high percentage of women in their 20s and 30s went topless. Going to the beach meant seeing more boobs than bikini tops, almost. Not anymore.
It's not entirely clear what happened. People talk about creeps, but they've always been around. People also point to smartphone cameras, which probably do play a role. Before, a girl risked an acquaintance seeing her and remembering her boobs for a while. Now, she risks that plus having her boobs circulated all over social media. But I also think a puritanical wave is sweeping across Europe. And it's not a left-wing or right-wing issue. It's across the board. It's a shame that a large part of society is going back to seeing nudity and sex as something dirty.
Obviously, there are places that are an exception. From what I've heard, it's still very common in Croatia. And I'm not including nudist beaches here, which are a different story. I'm referring to regular ("textile") beaches where topless sunbathing became the norm and has now lost a lot of ground