Nipples/breasts? Why so Taboo?
This is not me.
It is a simple question. Why are nipples/breasts so taboo? I want your opinion. Guys with their shirt off it is okay, but a girl, "OMG DON'T LOOK KIDS! NIPPLES!!! YOU SHOULD BE ashamed OF YOURSELF!" Keep in mind a lot of men have bigger breasts than most women!
Also, is this picture not as taboo in your mind because the nipples have been erased? Finally, while we are on it. Why can we have nipples of african tribes on public TV but not other races? Why the divide?
I know these sounds like silly questions, but I want some rational discussion over this topic.
Peace and love <3
Soph
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Permalink Reply by Becca on -
The breasts of barbie doll are obviously fake and on a non-living object and not meant to be anatomically correct. The breasts above are a picture of a real woman's breasts where someone removed something that should be there ... personally I find that creepy if you don't that's fine.
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Permalink Reply by Sol Invictus on -
And they are a wonderful pair, I must say.
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Permalink Reply by Reggie on -
They are worse than naked! The nipple and areolas are the personality of the breast. Without them, it is like they have no souls!
Also, here is an informative link to the above topic! Warning! Lot's of nipples ahead (but not a porn site).
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Permalink Reply by Jewelz on -
I once saw a medical show of a male-to-female transsexual undergoing a breast augmentation. The patient laid on the table shirtless without a blur as the doctor made the incision and picked up the implant, but as soon as the implant actually went under the skin, they blurred the nipple. I laughed out loud. Here is a similarly amusing story.
The fear of female nipples in this country is sometimes hysterical, and other times downright sad. I was frequently shocked by the comments and problems I had when my children were infants and I would dare discretely feed them in public. Boobs are for selling cars and beer ONLY, dontcha know.
It's just one of those silly last remaining things from a once very conservative society. There are actually groups of people pushing for nipple equality (lol). I'm sure the female nipples will be freed eventually and take their place amongst the spectacular moobs at the beach.
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Permalink Reply by Lindsey on -
I'm all for nipple equality! If a man can go topless when its 98 degrees outside, then why I should I be forced to wear both a shirt and a bras? Are my nipples really more offensive then some hairy fat guy's sweat-drenched beer gut, whose man-boobs are a full cup size larger than my girl boobs?
Also, I find the nipple-less boobs very disturbing. I can't stop staring at it, my brain can't comprehend it!!!
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Permalink Reply by kvnvk on -
"Are my nipples really more offensive then some hairy fat guy's sweat-drenched beer gut, whose man-boobs are a full cup size larger than my girl boobs?"
Which is exactly why I always wear a shirt out in pubic, the image is disturbing enough for me so why subject others to it? : P
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Permalink Reply by Sophie on -
Are you serious? They really blurred it out once they put the implant in? And lol to "moobs"
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Permalink Reply by Misty: Baytheist Living! on -
Boobies!
My favorite topic of discussion!
Hey, didn't I just say something in BB about not making any tittie comments in so long my brain was getting a bit addled? Nice timing, Sophie!
Yeah...and then I saw that picture.
Frankly it freaked me the hell out a little.
Ever hear that old joke?
"How do you make five pounds of fat look attractive? Stick a nipple on it!"
Boobies need nipples. Otherwise they look like naked Barbie dolls.
Seriously. Why do we love boobies? Why do the religious right fear them?
I've lived outside the U.S long enough to know our love/hate relationship with all things titty is not a healthy one. It's obsessive and controlling. It's secretly shameful. It's...well...like having a crazy ex boyfriend.
So why?
Um...because despite our leaps and bounds in government affairs, the United States is still ran by a bunch of rich white men that are enslaved to Christianity? Yeah. Probably.
But I'm not.
And still, I don't disrobe all the way when at the beach.
Seriously.
For all the crazy shit I've done in my life, I've never so much as flashed my hooters at a single drunken party.
No one but my husband (and he's only my husband because he was going to get deported otherwise) is allowed to see what belongs under a bikini.
Seeing naked titties doesn't bother me in the least, but actually exposing my own?
No thanks.
I'm shy.
And that's not to say I haven't got a great rack, because I really do.
It's just...
Hell.
I don't even know where this reluctance springs from.
I've literally worn a bathing suit to work every day for years at a time, so modesty isn't a huge deal for me. I just can't cross the nipple/bush line, and I don't know why.
Analyze at will, folks!
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Permalink Reply by Sophie on
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My personally story is this. I went out to a beach with out my top on and acted like nothing was wrong. About 25 minutes into laying out the beach patrol comes over to me and tells me that I have to leave. I quested them and said, "LEAVE? For what?" They said, "You know why." I did have a shirt with me and they still said "LEAVE!" So it turns out someone on the beach called the beach patrol on me and my small group of friends; they all had their tops on.
So 20 minutes later I put on my top and go to the same spot and a woman comes up to me and says, "There is little kids playing! What are YOU THINKING!!!?" So we got into a nice little discussion and I ended up flashing her upon leaving again.
At the end of the day I felt pretty good trying to stand up for my breasts. Or maybe my nipples?
Maybe that is what I should do next is put round circle stickers that match my skin and try that out to see what type of reaction I get. Anyone want to bet what will happen?
I will keep this forum informed.
Thank you for your as always rational discussions! Keeps me sane in this world!
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Permalink Reply by Sol Invictus on
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This reminds me of this one time my high school friend got sent home because she wore a white shirt without a bra and you could vaguely make out nipple in the right light. How completely stupid. Mind you, this was a Catholic high school. But still. The human body is a beautiful thing (especially boobies :P); why cover it up for no real reason?
And that's a great story, btw.
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