A viral trend has been spreading across Major League Baseball stadiums, where groups of fans remove their shirts and swing them over their heads in coordinated celebration. The behavior, amplified by social media, has turned into a kind of informal stadium ritual. It has created a mix of spectacle and controversy, with some fans embracing it as harmless fun and others viewing it as disruptive or inappropriate. As with many trends, we are not exactly sure what this signifies about sexuality exactly, but one thing is for certain: women are not partaking in this ritual. This reality may be a reflection of social sexual stigma, or what’s legal in certain jurisdictions regarding nudity. In Canada it is perfectly legal for women to be topless in public, while in the United States it varies by state.
Tarps Off, Mates!
