Breast you never know?
I want to take a moment to talk about boobs. You know, the ladies, the hens; the Scooby snacks. The two little/large lady lumps that have sprouted during puberty and found comfort in nesting on your chest, keeping your lungs nice and toasty.
Recently, I’ve been seeing them everywhere. Obviously the actual boob itself has been around for long time – Queen Vic had a pair and thanks to Game of Thrones pulling on moderately historically accurate elements, it is evident that quite a few centuries ago, other women had them too (despite the non-existence of the bra thus causing potential droops and dangles, and the exclusion of the Wonderbra,accurately named as a result of the bafflement to where the actual boobs are when removed).
When I mention ‘everywhere’, I am referring to images of the entire boob itself online and on social media, as well as in print.
As a feminist, young female, and bosom baring person, do not have a problem with this myself as long as it is
via consent of the woman. However, there are certain opinions and musings I’d like to share regarding the matter:
Number one: Baring ‘all’ does not instantly degrade you to an anti/bad feminist. Sorry, but it doesn't. This point is predominantly spark by Piers Morgan’s ‘RIP Feminism’ response to Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski’s photographic tweet of them baring all bar nipple. The point of this post was to show that the two individual women were proud of their bodies. Whilst there was probably no particular need for this image to globally grace us, it did not represent the death of feminism. The whole point of feminism is providing women with equal opportunities as men, and if people like el Biebo can use social media to show off their bare chests in glee, then why can’t we? The only difference between a female’s chest and male’s is the two unavoidable milk bottles that have taken up residence.
Source: @piersmorgan Twitter
Number two: Yes it is great, you go girl, free the puppies, use them, work them, tassel them and twirl them, but please have a reason for it. You do not need to get them out to prove that you are strong and proud of your body, but if you personally feel that this action will accurately highlight your inner strength, by all means go ahead.
Number three: If you are thinking about baring all and exposing your body publically, consider the potential fun in the element of surprise. When Peter Andre sang about his mysterious girl, the reason she was so mysterious was probably because he didn't know what her boobs looked or felt like (with the addition of a banging personality and allure). We have tit tanks ladies – they are loaded and can be used as weapons. Men will never know what it’s like to have boobs – they will never understand the pain of a bloody good bra, or that sudden surging pain you can get sometimes get and wonder if they’re falling off (it’s not possible).
I don’t actually think anyone knows what my boobs look like via self taken imagery. I could describe them to you (round, peachy and potentially consisting of three nipples) but I want to leave it up to the world’s imagination and ultimately, for when I'm ready.
So, there we have it. I've had my say. I feel the equivalent of free as my boobs after a long, hard days work of wearing a bra.
When it comes down to it, YOU are the only one who owns your boobs. Do whatever you want with them, but just make sure it’s what YOU want, and what you want to achieve by it – and get ready to ignore the tit (oh, irony) that attempts to cuss you for it after.
