I wish I could go back in time. I wish I could go to the exact time and place that the nipple (the female nipple only) became so offensive that we decided to hide them eternally! I want to go back to the exact day and moment that it occurred to someone (probably a man) that these magnificently delicate wonders of nature had to be restricted from society. That the source of all goodness and nutrition for our children and others needed to be stored away!
YA I said it, I want to travel through time to find out who the sick S.O.B. is that decided, not only do we have to hide these beautiful mammary glands and there fantastic accessories, but we should also encase them in the unbearable, excruciating, pointy, metal cage called a bra!
I want to look at that (probably a man’s) face and ask “Why are you so offended by my breast and nipples?”
“Why” I would ask “is it the social norm for my smooth, supple breasts to be hidden under layers of polyester wrapped with barbed wire?”
“Why” I would scream “are men’s nipples treated so differently?”
“Why is it that a man’s nipples and breasts, which are covered in hair, misshapen, frequently malformed, and practically useless, are paraded around openly for all to see?”
“Why, when developing this bra, do you not consider the needs of a woman and her comfort over the look of two breasts squished together and the cleavage that follows the torture?”
“Why is it that the “look” in a bra is more important than the rash that the bra creates?”
Most importantly I would ask him (cause I am quite sure he is a man) “Why, sir, do you care about my breasts being pressed firm to my chest and bursting the seams of this cloth death trap……. WHY?
I wish I could go back and time…….. I would ask this (probably a) man these very questions and then beat him within an inch of his life!
Today, I bought a new bra……. I imagine you all can see how that went.
I think the better question is not why are MEN offended by breasts (but also have quite the love-affair with them) but why are so many WOMEN offended by breasts? Seriously, it's like we are cursed with these things that we have to hide. It's like we have to be ashamed of our womanliness. Now I understand why feminists burnt bras.
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