Oh, I'll DO it. Say, if I'm backpacking or something and we're out for a day hike, I might lose the shirt. I haven't done that when kilted, yet, but the kilt part of that whole thing is irrelevant.. I don't have a problem slapping on a swimsuit and going for a plunge in the pool, either. I've been known to kick back on the boat during a race postponement, shirtless, either solo or with the guys on the crew.

And when I sailed into Hanalei last summer, the first thing I did once I got company on the boat was lose my shirt and show off my bruises while I drank beer and flirted with Joan and Synthia..

http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~ahebert/SHTP/arrival.html

So "body shame" isn't the right word. If you want to wander around showing off tattoos, of which I have none and no inclination to ever get one, that's your business. If you want to wander around with a massive gut hanging out over your belt, that's entirely your business as well. If you're proud of all that, then more power to you, and you can call that "body pride" if you want But don't talk down to others who see things differently.

I don't generally go shirtless in public, eh? It's a simple choice, and while I've got a spare tire of motorcycle proportions, (not 18 wheeler proportions) I also spend a fair bit of time in the weight room and I throw heavy stuff. I'm reasonably fit...not ripped, I have more body fat than I should for optimum health, but reasonably fit. I'm not ashamed of my body, though I live with a woman who thinks I should be. It works just fine, and better than most guys who are in their mid-50's. Not that many guys in their mid-50's can turn a caber, you know?

I just don't happen to choose to wander around shirtless at every opportunity, all right?