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Monday, December 10, 2007 09:46 AM
Original article: Busting out

The two "evils"

Between the two (not that I consider either an evil), I would choose to be small breasted over large. Despite the label of "non feminine" that gets bestoyed upon you when you are small breasted.

The only "advantage" to having large breasts seems to be the increased attention, mostly from men. And while having men notice you is indeed very nice, had I been large breasted, I would always wonder if it was me that was admired? Or merely the 2 large globules of fat and milk ducts that were noticed.

The advantages of being small rather than large seems to be everything else - freedom in sports, sleeping, movement in general, less weight lugging you down, less stretching and sagging, less bra creases, less rashes. The freedom form teenaged hormones and lecherous "old" guys when you are in high school. The freedom from having men noticed your breasts first. Freedom from being labelled less intelligent simply because you have noticeable breasts.

The "disadvantage" of having small breasts seems to be limited mostly to the lack of male attention directed your way. And oh, it is far more than just the innocuous "not noticed" as because our culture promotes objectifying women's bodies, plenty of men feel the need to comment and grade and suggest foreign objects shoved inside your body to make your breast conform. That judging holds a lot of pain and women do reel from it. But the rest of life? Pretty damned easy compared to the more heavily "endowed"

Women who are naturally large breasted seem to have a different attitude than the ones who buy them. Strangely, the surgically made woman seems to embrace all the same things the naturally endowed woman finds annoyance with. It is a curious thing. Do these women not wonder about the new attention they get? Or is it like the guy with the corvette - using a purchase to attract attention is not something to reflect upon.

I hate the way society, men (and women) reduce a woman's "value" to her breasts. Yes, breasts are a symbol of the feminine. Large, small and all the in between. Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johannson are both beautiful and feminine women, right? But Keira is routinely mocked because she is on the small side. Why is it that women can't be recognised as feminine no matter what the size of their mammary glands?

Monday, December 10, 2007 10:00 AM
Original article: Busting out

Little girls and menopausal women

Women in both sets are not yet, or no longer judged as sexual creatures. Therefore then are less susceptible to the objectifying and value placed on attributes that they have little control of.

Unfortunately, a lot of older women give up on romantic relationships because the rejection is just too great to deal with. And there can be freedom associated with taking yourself off the block. You are free to wear purple and do what you want without judgement.

I look at little girls and feel sad for them and the journey they are about to take.

Monday, December 10, 2007 10:25 AM
Original article: Busting out

Victoria Secret

Okay - am I the only one that looks at the models and think they must be VERY uncomfortable in the bra they are modelling?

For some reason they always look like 5 pounds of ground being squeezed into a 2 pound casing.

Monday, December 10, 2007 12:47 PM
Original article: Busting out

The Girls?

Some one please explain to me why women who have large breasts refer to them as "the Girls" or "my Girls"?

I don't understand it - it seems weird to describe part of your anatomy as having separate but equal (?) existance? When I hear that or read that I have a strange flash back to reading Valley of the Dolls when I was a kid.

Monday, December 10, 2007 03:12 PM
Original article: Busting out

Flat as a board

I caught that too - with so much of our culture praising large breasts, girls pick up on "flat as a board" sentiments from their family quite well, dismally well.

Perhaps women should be more accepting of differing breast sizes to start with. A lot of damage starts in the home, unfortunately with mom's opinions of daughter's bodies - and their worth as such.

Monday, December 10, 2007 03:12 PM
Original article: Busting out

Flat as a board

I caught that too - with so much of our culture praising large breasts, girls pick up on "flat as a board" sentiments from their family quite well, dismally well.

Perhaps women should be more accepting of differing breast sizes to start with. A lot of damage starts in the home, unfortunately with mom's opinions of daughter's bodies - and their worth as such.

Monday, December 10, 2007 03:47 PM
Original article: Busting out

Look at Salon's past "breast" articles

I notice none of them are about women who are average or small - what no interest unless it is about Big Uns?

Actually, if we do have to have articles about breasts - I'd like to see a more analytical approach - what this obsession does to people if they grow up with the increased availability of boob jobs and available porn. What is going to be considered "normal"? Are we going to become some South American country where 15 year old girls are routinely augmented so they can be . . . normal?

What a pity we can't enjoy our own bodies and the pleasure we can give and receive.

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