Shirtless man

"Bare chested" refers to the state of not wearing any clothes above the waist. If someone is bare chested, then their entire torso is exposed. It is also known as "stripped to the waist", or "being shirtless", or "topless", although the latter is usually only applied to women. It is much more common for men to be bare chested than women, since in most places it is illegal for a woman to be bare chested. See also topfree equality. smiling man This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... smiling man This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... The abdomen (from the Latin word meaning belly) is the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax. ... Nudity is a common subject both in fine arts and popular culture. ... Categories: Stub | Nudity | Social movements ...

Attitudes to bare chesters

For centuries many men, such as farmers and miners, worked bare chested. This was, and is, particularly true in hot climates. During the Victorian period, nudity or partial nudity such as being bare chested was seen as wrong, and people took great pains to cover themselves up. During the 20th Century, attitudes began to relax, and going bare chested in public was no longer seen as shocking. Originally men were bare chested only at the beach, swimming pools, etc. In New York City, removing one's shirt in Central Park was an occasion for a ticket as late as 1960. Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. ... Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Beach A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, or cobble along the shoreline of a body of water. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... At Bethesda Terrace: formal stairs and a viewing platform for a naturalistic panorama beyond the Lake. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In Muslim countries, people (women in particular) are encouraged to cover up, and shoulders and thighs must not be shown. Therefore, going bare chested is frowned upon in the Muslim world. Even in Europe and North America, there are some people who do take offence at a bare-chested man, and there are shops who will refuse to serve bare chested people, having policies of "no shirt, no shoes, no service". A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...

Going bare chested

There is not necessarily anything sexual about going bare chested in public. Most bare chesters do it because they want to, or because it is hot and they find wearing a shirt is uncomfortable.

Apart from social aspects and temperature, reasons for wearing a shirt include:

• protection against sunburn, plants, animals, etc.
• pockets

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Famous bare chesters

Brandon Boyd

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• Brandon Boyd, singer in funk group Incubus (there is at least one shirtless scene in each chorus in the video for their 2001 hit Drive)
• Clark Gable. Gable's bare chested scene in the movie It Happened One Night is widely believed to have caused a drop in the sale of undershirts
• Ian Grushka, bassist in punk group New Found Glory
• Salman Khan, Indian Bollywood actor
• Daron Malakian, guitarist of rock group System of a Down
• Flávio and Gustavo Mendonça, stars of Brazilian soap operas
• Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen
• Jim Morrison, singer of The Doors. While he did not perform bare chested often, his shirtless appearance in publicity photos accompanying the Door's 1967 debut album cover was extremely influential in male fashion
• Nick Oliveri, ex-bassist in rock group Queens of the Stone Age
• Iggy Pop, singer
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock group who frequently perform shirtless (hence the terminology doing a Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
• Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC
• Frank Sepe, bodybuilder
• Grace Slick, female vocalist of Jefferson Airplane, performed shirtless outdoors to save her blouse from a sudden downpour

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See also

• Sociology of clothing

Clothing has various sociological functions, including: conspicuous consumption stating or claiming identity establishing, maintaining and defying sociological group norms Thus wearing specific types of clothing or the manner of wearing clothing can convey messages about class, income, belief and attitude. ...

External links

Many sports, such as rock climbing, can be or are done barechested

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Websites

• Shirtless Men World (http://www.shirtlessmenworld.net/) A site about bare chested men, with article on why to go bare chested, where to do it, and famous people who do it.

Various online groups discuss the subject, often supporting men who want to go bare chested but have internalized American society's increasing discomfort with shirtless men. Like the preceding page, these groups all use the word "shirtless" more than "bare-chested," and many would prefer "shirt-free"! At this writing, they include:

MSN

• Shirts Are Optional Guys (http://groups.msn.com/ShirtsAreOptionalGuys/), family oriented
  
• FurrBuds (http://groups.msn.com/furrbuds/), especially for hairy men

Yahoo!

• Shirtless Lifestyle (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shirtless_Lifestyle/), general interest
  
• Shirtless Mens' Club (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shirtlessmensclub/), few inhibitions
  
• Shirtless Life (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShirtlessLife/), very unihibited
  
• Shirtless Challenge (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShirtlessChallenge/), somewhat * fetishistic
  
• Shirtless in the UK (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShirtlessintheUK/), locality based but open to all
  
• Shirts vs. Skins (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shirtsvskins/), sports focused