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NIPPLES!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am second to none in my appreciation of female breasts, but if \/ where women are topless or their nipples are exposed, I consider that <i>my<\/i> problem not to trip over my tongue or stare impolitely.<\/p>\n<p>I think it is worthwhile perspective to realize that <i>men&#39;s<\/i> nipples were considered improper to display in New York until 1937 (thus all those manly men in bathing suits with tops from the 20s).<\/p>\n<p>If a situation is appropriate for a man to be wandering around without his shirt, it seems appropriate that a woman should have the same option.<\/p>\n<p>(Warning: article as auto-playing video. With nipples.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/25\/fashion\/free-the-nipple-video.html'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/qe84yjxPHKkETe753TR8863XKPUdYVXm0VXdewy_hlkspHRzUi4VHJu1Mdxz6Sr7DNU7Koe5USdmqX3Vdy22gqmnEr9qMdVjQVVEWGNiJm7fM2fhoT9bkM5XucFv2_aj_63fs5LJiZ-57q0ZcR7W=w506-h910' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/25\/fashion\/free-the-nipple-video.html'>The Fight to Free the Nipple<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nAn outdoor book club in Brooklyn garners stares and glares in its literal support of the Free the Nipple movement.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/hKojuwMkjMK'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am second to none in my appreciation of female breasts, but if \/ where women are topless or their nipples are exposed, I consider that my problem not to trip over my tongue or stare impolitely. I think it is worthwhile perspective to realize that men&#39;s nipples were considered improper to display in New &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/03\/egads-nipples.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Egads! 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