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20 70I thought breasts were sexualized all over the world. Men love breasts. It appeals to our sex drive because we are attracted to the opposite sex. Even somewhere in the Bible it talks about a man shouldn't leave his wife's breasts for another woman's.
No think of African tribes the woman often are topless
@Wowgirl30q that’s what I was thinking of
Because shame is taught I think we are right
@Wowgirl30q But them being topless doesn't stop men from liking them or sexualizing them.
@Wowgirl30q Just because they walk around topless doesn't mean their breasts are not sexual lol. Honestly I think this whole idea that the female body is getting sexualised by society is retarded. The female body is inherently sexual and that's why it gets used a lot in ads and other shit but it's not the other way around. Animals have loads of feature and behaviours that are just for mating. Are they being sexualised by other animals or is that just how they are and they're following their instincts? Nobody teaches guys to like boobs, they just do and some people want to take advantage of that but breasts never got sexualised they're just sexual.
@Lynx122 some guys don't like boobs or even women what happened to their instinctual behaviors? I know about Ethology I'm smarter than I look I know about psycho sexuality, hormonel reactions to stimuli and sexual response cycles.
@Lynx122 listen to her. She’s an expert in psychology.
@Lynx122 A lot of good points. "Nobody teaches guys to like boobs, they just do and some people want to take advantage of that but breasts never got sexualised they're just sexual" - That is completely spot on. Just like how nobody teaches women to be attracted to the muscular male body, they just are.
@Wowgirl30q There's also asexual people but that doesn't mean humanity as a whole is asexual. In fact if people only like boobs because they were sexualised by society or the media then why do asexual people even exist? Shouldn't they have been influenced as well? It's almost like they were different from the beginning and none of the influences had an effect on them. People were attracted to each other and fucking before there even was such a thing as media otherwise we wouldn't exist. So I don't understand why people try to insist that everybody is brainwashed. The sex drive was always there, it was the societies that developped around that and regulated it and not the other way around.
@Lynx122 they where different from the beginning but I won't get into that Now they are not a-sexually. That's something that produces eggs a sperm mating with itself to produce offspring. Example is a worm or types of parasites. No human has born a child without a partner involved. Lack of Sex drive usually comes from major depression/trama or lack of hormone production and fluctuation even faulty chemical intake inhibitors
@Wowgirl30q But the bottomline of what he's saying and what was my own thought in the beginning is that no one ever told people to find breasts attractive, they just always were. Ancient temple art and so forth had women displaying their breasts as part of their glory, not trying to engineer people to see them as sexy. Hell, some ancient cultures put emphasis on certain features and body parts being sexy that most of us in the world do not see that way, but the breasts are universally appealing.
Okay yeah we are on different levels
i don't know, but i love nice ones! let's bring back #freethenipple
It's across the entire planet.
News flash! Men like breasts.
As for the why? Because genetically large breasts are a sign that you're better able to feed your offspring and men are programmed to notice it.
How is this a question? You're 31. Do you know nothing about human sexuality, or your own body?
I wanted to see what people said
I think breast are sexualized in many cultures except the ones where they are always naked and used to seein naked bodies.. But I guess I would say all of the above.. Lol..
All of the above and more. Western women have gorgeous boobs because of centuries of natural selection. Not the same with vulvas because they are concealed up to the moment.
I'd say all of the above... PLUS, they're always covered up! If they were exposed our whole lives, maybe it'd be different...
Like if I lived in Botswana, or Zimbabwe, maybe I'll not see them the same way I do now. E. g... When I went to Zambia for two months, all my campmate Girls were supposed to wear skirts, not pants. So, they wore dresses for two months. When we got back, ALL the Girls were wearing pants... SO MANY LEGS! (I was hard for a few hours!) I was "Brainwashed" into a new culture for a while!
Western culture? Try the whole world since forever.
Western cultures? They are sexualized in Asian cultures too you know. Modesty is incredibly important in places like Indonesia for example.
All of the above
I agree :-)
Sorry, I ain't buying it! They're an erogenous zone for men, to, but guys never hide their tits. Girls like looking at guys' tits. A guy's nipples get hard when he's horny, too! If anything, it's that guys don't have bulbous tits (most guys) so, they get lumped (no pun intended) in with sexual organs on women. Mostly but people that are hardcore prudes and still think a bare ankle is shocking! It's also got a LOT to do with the bible!! It professes that naked girl tits are bad but, nearly every picture and statue of old has naked girl tits and everything else in/on it!! Those you can look at all you like!!
You are really making me laugh, thanks for the humor. Oh, and where in the Bible does it say a woman's naked tits are bad?
@Grond21 The entire book! Have you ever seen naked tits in church? Have you ever seen extremely religious women show off their tits? They can't even admit to having them for fear of going to hell!!
Have you ever read song of songs? It's a book where they glorify a woman's tits. Sooooo perhaps you haven't actually read it?
The bible does promote modesty, but it never said in the bible that breasts are bad. If a girl goes around in public just showing them off is one thing, but like Grond21 says Song of Solomon has a man talking about his loves chest and other parts like neck and eyes and teeth. Christian women are aware of what we have, we just dont go around showing to anyone besides our husbands, which is the way things should be done. Why would a woman want to come in a church or anywhere and expose her chest? It would be pointless, indecent, and just wrong. Clothes are made for a reason, and who says you can't show your ankles lol? The bible isn't filled with this topic. It does modesty, but it doesn't say that breasts are bad
@Grond21 he's hilarious
@wowgirl30q Once I get over being triggered by him I will be laughing at him😉😆 @bensbrie Well said!!
@Grond21 dry humor is all😃
@Grond21 Haha thanks
@wowgirl30q a sarcasm font is needed these days @bensbrie you have a good head on your shoulders
@Bensbrie If your god made your body, why wouldn't you want to show it off or share it with others? what's wrong with walking around with your tits hanging out? Lots of other cultures allow it all the time and nothing bad comes of it!! They're just tits!! We ALL have them!! It's just that yours are bigger than mine (in most cases). Doesn't your god tell you to be proud of your body? If nudity is so bad, why are we all born naked? Why don't animals cover up their tits and other bits.
Sir, are you really serious or joking? First of all honey, animals and humans are so vastly different! Most animals have fur or feathers or scales, etc. They have an entirely different level of cognitive functioning, they can't comprehend that they dont have clothes, and frankly, they dont need clothes because they are ANIMALS. God wants people to be modest, He also doesn't want people to be a stumbling block and cause people to lust. I'm not the most attractive woman in the world, but I'm kinda cute, and if I walked around half naked that would cause some men to lust, which is sinful. I'm married and I should only share my body with my husband, and with my children whom I will birth and feed from my body. We come into the world naked, but we live in a sinful and fallen world, Adam and eve clothes themselves after sin entered the picture, so that means I can't just walk around nude since the world is not as it was in the beginning and I am aware of my nakedness. Besides, just because another culture has done it, doesn't mean I should. Some people sharpen their teeth, get tattos, do extreme weight gain or weight loss, skin bleaching, and so much more based on culture, should I do it just because they do? No! Just because native American women did it hundreds of years ago or some African tribes doesn't mean I should. It is technically illegal to just walk around indecent in public.
Also, we are born naked because we come from our mothers wombs... sir, did you not know this? Are you joking sir?
@Bensbrie First of all, honey, we ARE animals! We just happen to be the smartest monkeys. And a lot of animals have skin. What's your point? Yeah, a dog has fur but you can still see its dick or vagina. No, they just haven't been bullshitted into believing they "need" to wear clothes, although SOME humans INSIST on putting them in clothes! If they don't need clothes, neither do we! There's no such thing as god. Yet, people, including god lovers, still run around in very tight or revealing clothes almost completely removing "modesty" from their lives! Has the world stopped spinning? Has life suddenly stopped? NO! Not at all! Has god shown up and said anything about it? No! That's impossible because there IS no god!! And others still lust no matter how well someone is dressed! Look at how many god people lust after little boys! There goes your belief system! Are you so blind that you honestly think that guys don't EVER lust after you? Do you HONESTLY BELIEVE they actually give a shit about the supposed sin of it? Wakey, wakey!! And that's YOUR choice not to show your body to others! If you showed your tits to others right now, nothing would change! Maybe YOU live in a sinful, fallen world! Yeah, AFTER they sinned and ate the apple that allowed them to see they were naked. But that's a fairy tale. I know lots of animals that eat apples all the time and NONE of them suddenly feel an urge to wear a bush!! You can walk around naked as much as you want! The world has nothing to do with it!! Other cultures CONSTANTLY do it!! They've been doing it for thousands of years and will continue to do so whether you like it or not! EXACTLY!! And some people blindly believe all the bullshit they read in the bible or hear in church, but that doesn't mean EVERYONE has to do likewise! Some of us have brains and KNOW it's all bullshit and don't believe any of it!
@Bensbrie Only in certain areas is it "illegal" to walk around naked or topless. In Atlanta and New York City you can walk around topless anywhere you want as long as you're not using your "nudity" to sell yourself. The ONLY thing that makes it "indecent" is YOU!! 100 years ago, just showing your ankle was considered risqué! Why isn't THAT considered, "nudity" anymore?
@Bensbrie Yeah? So, what's THAT got to do with us being forced to wear clothes? ALL animals are born naked!! Did YOU know THAT? Yet, because we're stupid enough to believe in the bullshit in a black book, we force ourselves to wear clothes!! So, what's your point?
It never said in the bible it was an apple specifically mister. It said fruit, it could have been a fig or apricot for all we know. Besides, you can have your opinions and I will respect that, but I disagree sir. You can say we are animals, but I disagree. I can't make decisions for other people, if they decide to wear tight clothes that is on them, that is their choice, I can only make choices for myself and make suggestions and give advice to others. i never said other cultures can't do it, that is their choice, and I dont hate them or condemn them for their choices. Also, there are men who pretend to be men of God who hurt people in a sexual way, and I dont approve of that. It is wrong and they are responsible for the consequences of their actions. Yes I know there are men who have lusted after me, I've been alive for 21 years, I've experienced sexual harrasment and such... but it doesn't mean I should actively draw their attention. I can look cute and seek to be dressed appropriately. You can disagree sir, but it is my choice. I dont like for men to oogle me. Also, just because I believe and think differently than you and have different life experiences doesn't mean that I am incapable of intelligent thought. Insinuating that people who believe contrary to you dont have a brain is not very polite sir, but thank you either way mister.
I actually like wearing clothes, especially when its cold. I am not being forced and most people dont feel forced either. Thank you.
@Bensbrie Well, I have better things to do with my time than argue with the misinformed. You go ahead and believe in your little boogie man that lives in the sky.
That's nice honey. Have a blessed day.
In future, it'll be common to see nipples around and they won't be sexualized anymore.
It may be a while longer than you think, and the will probably still be sexualized, just not in the same way. Like legs are normal to see, but can arouse. And a lot of swimwear covers only the minimal genital area, but what is exposed, especially the butt, causes arousal in some.
@Red_Arrow it's already common to see most of the breast except the nipples, like underboob/sideboob/cleavage is already pretty common.. that's why I think it might happen soon
Because European women have the nicest boobs!
Lol.
It probably is time for you to get out of your echo chamber and realise that breasts are sexualised pretty much everywhere. Different cultures just deal differently with that sexualisation.
What's an echo chamber?
"An echo chamber is a metaphorical description of a situation in which beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system" Essentially I am telling you to broaden your perspective.
Thanks
Really? She can't spark a discussion? What makes you think you understand why she asked this question? Quit being a jerk
@Grond21 thank you :-)
@Grond21 She is 31 years old. An adult. You don't need to patronise her by coming to the rescue like a knight in a shining armor. Nor are you the moral police who gets to tell me how to act. Now go back where you came from and start searching for your testicles.
You are right, I am neither. But you don't get to dictate my actions to me. Ever. No matter how much of an asshole you are
Box or solitude environment @princessgrail
@Wowgirl30q thanks 😊
If you ever hear in medical chambered means someone quarantined for a mental reason
@Wowgirl30q okay
Breasts are pretty much sexualized in almost all cultures.
Because they're sexy.
I voted D.
Because women sexualize them...
the human breast is the only mammary gland in mammals that is engorged 24/7 rather than just when the female is nursing young. What's more, the teats on other mammals during this period are nothing more than raised bumps, at all other times there's no sign that the creature even *has* nipples. (the reason this last trait is present on human males in addition to females is not because of the presence for any selection for it but rather the lack of any selection against it). So yes, human breasts are indeed biologically designed to serve as a sexual display organ in addition to nursing babies.
You asked me to click something ffs.
Just show me your breasts
I will consider if I think they are attractive because some are and some are revolting like
Cows udders or worse
But I am trying to be nice. thanks yeap tits I want to suck on your tits bby
Rn
Learned behavior before that I don't know
they are in every culture currently on the planet except for some very few tribes.
I read somewhere that the Minoans preferred shoulders to breasts.
in ancient japan, being "dressed" was seen as more sexy than being naked :D cause they were working naked all day.
Interesting. I read a sci-fi book with the same premise.
it's actually christin missionarries that carried the shame of naked bodies into their society xD it messed them up more than us if you consider that japanese porn is still censored today.
christian*
also that's the reason why tentacle porn exists xD
Interesting