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Permalink Reply by William C. Walker on July 4, 2011 at 8:09pm

What are the statistics on the male increase in population In Ottawa in the past decade ?

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Permalink Reply by Sophie on July 4, 2011 at 6:57pm

Wow, I am number one for the day for discussions! Happy 4th!

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Permalink Reply by Reggie on July 4, 2011 at 7:25pm

Congrats.  A long ago post about nipples still has legs.

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Permalink Reply by Scotty Mack on July 4, 2011 at 11:39pm

Interesting picture, whether nipples or breasts excite males is a personal matter. Suppose you were male of the gay community would it matter? It doesn't matter so much to me either unless there is some personal interest involved. I have performed nuclear medicine research with lymphoscintigraphy for Breast Ca, so I have seen an uncountable # of breasts of which women hold a deep personal interest in their holistic, humanistic well being of being a whole, complete part of their health and happiness. To take this away is like if you would take the testicles or penis away from a male. I agree the US regard to sexuality is bassakwards but that needs to change and it won't unless everyone especially women stand up for their rights as equal citizens in this country!  The human body doesn't change, no matter where on earth you travel, it is society's role in controlling what you should or shouldn't see, its time the US rids of the sexual BS that hinders society moving forward to a better future.  The human body is a work of art and science and should be considered magnificent no matter sex, religion, etc...  This is why art was destroyed in past centuries so the LGBT wouldn't go against the teachings of the religions. Equal rights for all including animals, but if the question was turned from a male perspective, even though both male and female share nipples, how would a woman feel if a male had no testicles? Sorry no time to photoshop a image of such,but then again a women's body is considered more of sensuality and art than a males, but I never thought about a research project regarding what a woman would think regarding a picture of a male with out his testicles, or vice-versa testicles without a penis.  How would you perceive this image? I think Americans are generally closed minded and not open to discuss anything sexually in nature, Why? The answers are cultural, personal and unfortunately makes society walk around with horse blinders on.  It hinders health care and freedom of expression.  I believe in the right to self determination so do as you please as long as you are responsible for you actions.  Breast as always been a form of art for centuries, but the US is always behind in everything regarding human nature.

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Permalink Reply by Mo Trauen on July 5, 2011 at 11:37am

@Scotty:  One word:  Paragraphs.

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Permalink Reply by William C. Walker on July 6, 2011 at 12:24am

We're also light years behind the rest of the Western world in political & social matters.  Woe is us.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 5, 2011 at 3:33pm

More like those social norms are the result of the discouragement and the means to enforce it

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Permalink Reply by Nick Guiza on July 6, 2011 at 1:32am

there has to be a biological reason which made nipples taboo. I think male exposing their genitals and females revealing nipples are both taboo, also influence of media has played a major part into it.

I think it has also something to do with degree of sexual nature  (i am not being racist towards african tribes).

 

Why guys are allowed to keep their shirts off not girls, you can answer this question if you honestly ask yourself. I think degree of sexuality.

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Permalink Reply by Jewelz on July 6, 2011 at 7:28am

I think public display of female and male genitals are equally taboo in many places. Even in tribal societies where everyone goes topless, they both often still wear loin cloths (or fabulous looking penis gourds for the men), and there are certainly more topless beaches than nude beaches. However, in some situations, female genitals and nipples are actually LESS taboo than male genitals. In movies you see plenty of completely nude females, but rarely see full frontal male, though that is beginning to change. Perhaps we can thank Playboy for that rare exception but I'd like to see some penis liberation equality in movies!

 

Nudity is also looked at quite differently in other countries, so I'm not sure what you mean by biological reasons. America is just still very young and religious. In its puritan beginnings, women were completely covered with conservative tops and ankle length skirts. Society gradually began to accept tops getting lower as sleeves and skirts got shorter. But even in the 1920's, men's atheletic wear/swimwear was just as conservative as women's swimsuits. Swimwear marketing and popularity has done much for the liberation of bodies. I hope it continues.

 

I personally believe another one of the reasons female nipples in America still remain taboo is because breasts became nothing but a sexual advertising tool when American women stopped breastfeeding with the advent and successful marketing of infant formula. 50 years ago, over 75% of the infants in America were formula fed. I once had a mother yank her curious small child away from me in disgust and shoot me a dirty look when she realized I was discretely nursing (completely covered) at the food court in a shopping mall, yet she didn't think twice as she walked away with her toddler past the 10 foot tall boobs galore Victoria's Secret poster.

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Permalink Reply by Nick Guiza on July 6, 2011 at 11:47pm

Breasts are signs of female being mature enough to reproduce. Breasts remind men of their Mom to the evolutionary (breasts resemble buttocks and prehuman ancestors mounted from behind), and the reproductive (breasts are an indicator of age and big breasts are a marker of high estrogen levels). These are some of the most likely reasons why breasts are beloved even in cultures that don’t eroticize them any more than the face.

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Permalink Reply by Jewelz on July 7, 2011 at 2:55am

But in societies where most people have never seen breasts used to feed young, the admiration of breasts for their nuturing purpose is lost and all that remains is breasts being beloved for sexual allure. This combined with the history of conservative religious values regarding female sexuality in America creates the negative attitude towards display of female nipples on beaches or even women discretely nursing in public though tiny bikinis displaying full cleavage are legal and socially acceptable. I agree there are many biological reasons why female nipples are beloved, but it really seems the nipple taboo is just residual religion which I hope will continue to die out along with religion.

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Permalink Reply by William C. Walker on July 7, 2011 at 11:41am

Amen.

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