Now Don't Go Crazy

There's been a sociological shift in women's consciousness I've written about before. The lyrics of Destiny's Child pop hit, "Independent Woman" from the movie, Charlies' Angels, gives us all the clues we need. Women are taking their own lives back and living in radically independent ways. They are taking their bodies back. They are deciding their bodies are terrific, even if they don't necessarily look like Barbie. And they are about to hit the beaches this summer in a whole new way. Bare-breasted. I'll put money on it.

It's been coming for a while. Ask the folks at Victoria's Secret who make bikinis if I'm wrong. Bikinis with easy to pull open cups on top -- the simple triangle kind -- will sell out this summer, because they let you "open the curtains" and do this. American women will take a clue from their European sisters and let their breasts go free this summer. Notice the word "THEIR" breasts. When you decide your body belongs to you and it's beautiful, you can decide that your breasts are a beautiful part of you and they should be naturally free at the beach. This is what women will do, wade out into the water, turn their backs perhaps to the beach (or not) and let their bosoms hang out in the summer sun. It's not as free as Europe, but it has to start somewhere.

Thanks to Steph in Alaska, via Shutterclog, who sends along this post from The Onion, which seems to be serious, not joking for once. Or if they are, they don't realize how they've touched on a trend and it is about to happen. I'd say to the author of this piece, if he'll get rid of his Beatles hairdo, I'll go topless at the beach.

If you're not convinced, ask Estee Lauder -- they have the best self-tanning lotion and all my girlfriends are buying it so when they aren't going bare-breasted at the beach, they can at least keep their tits from that weird white triangle disease, which looks just silly. Wanna buy some stock -- you'll see Victoria's Secret (ticker: LTD) and Estee Lauder (ticker: EL) laughing all the way to the bank this summer.