Why must us ladies cover our boobies?? This is something I've been wondering for a long time, because it seems like a great social injustice to me. Why are guys allowed to wander around topless while we have to cover up? It doesn't make any sense. My breasts serve a greater purpose than guy's. My breasts nourish my little baby. They have a function besides sex. Guy's boobies? They have no function other than sex! So why should we be the ones to cover up, especially when it's damned annoying trying to breastfeed when I'm not at least partially exposed.
Besides, many people breastfeed 2 year olds. If you can let a 2 year old see exposed boobies (and *gasp* suck on them!) why are they considered merely sexual for the rest of the population?
I think the idea stems from old chauvinistic tradition which states that guys can't control their sexual urges, so it's a woman's responsibility to "not tempt them" by concealing their god-given bodies. This idea is absurd, and denigrates not just women but men too. It implies that men have no self control, that they are unable to make the conscious choice NOT to rape women. And therefore women have the responsibility to control men's urges, because men themselves are unable to.
Um, sorry, this argument doesn't hold up in the face of logic. (Um, does it hold up at all??) A very small percentage of men would see a woman's naked body and rape her, but not because they *can't* control their body, but because they *won't*. Now some people would say, so what? If this saves a few women from getting raped, it's well worth it. But the men who would rape a woman after seeing her naked breasts would probably rape her anyway. If he doesn't see her breasts, then he will see her legs, or her neck, or her face, etc... and either way be turned on. If he can't handle being turned on, there really isn't anything anyone can do. Besides, a small percentage of people also get turned on by bare feet, or a pretty face, or fecal matter, or goats, or balloon animals, and the list goes on and on. (Not only that, but many men are also turned on by guy's nipples!) If we had to try and stamp out all sexual urges, we'd be so restricted that we couldn't breathe, and we would still fail in our purpose.
Not only that, but we *don't* try and stamp out men's sexual urges by covering our breasts! In fact we, as a society, often use it to tantalize them! Swimsuits are allowed if they cover up the nipples. The rest of the breasts can be bare. What? Since when are the nipples the "sexy" part of the breast? And if they are, then guys have them too! If we ban the sight of all nipples, we should at least be fair and ban them all. (Although I think that would also be rediculous.)
OK, enough ranting. I have to go expose my bare naked boobies to my 2 1/2 month old son, so that he can suck on them. (rolls eyes) How scandalous!
(This post is a suggestion by The Rambling Taoist to post something with a suggestive title and then not deliver, or deliver something else besides sex. Tee hee. Hence, this post.)
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Breasts need to be bound for health reasons. If you were allowed to walk around topless for the first 10 - 30 years of life, by the time you reached your forties, they would sag to your navel or below. It's a gravity thing. Unless you have a very small bust, your boobies long to touch the floor! :D
ReplyDeleteBesides, since you live in Wisconsin, I do not believe your exposed breasts would be too happy with you come December in the middle of a blizzard. They might end up hard as a rock and your baby would be none too pleased at this development!!
By the way, are you okay? You've been silent for the past 3 days. No new posts here or on your other blog. No comments left on mine or any of the blogs we both frequent. It's not like you to be so quiet. : )
haha no i've just been busy :) and lol since when are "saggy boobies" a health issue? haha maybe a cosmetic one. for sure they need to be harnessed during vigorous exercise! *that* might be a health issue! but actually it's healthier to go braless a good percentage of the time. and yes i'm all for wearing clothes during cold times, but damn it's annoying during the heat of august!
ReplyDeleteOf course, I can't speak from personal experience...but my wife has large breasts and she often wishes that she had bound them more when young. She tells me that they can exert much stress on one's back and shoulders, even more so when allowed full freedom.
ReplyDeletei never had large breasts until breastfeeding. now they are huge! for the moment. i've been wearing bras much more often now.
ReplyDeleteHi there -
ReplyDeleteI have very large breasts. :-)
And the rape theory from exposed breasts? Nah - since rape is NOT a sex crime it is a violent crime based on power , or better said, mis use of power.
Love to you
Gail
peace....