OMG dude no that'snasty.  ewwwwwwwwwwwww.  I've never even thought about it that way.  Now I know how those natives felt when they were told there was seomthing sexual and taboo about breasts!

I love my momma, but not in that way!  bah!
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Philip Arnold
  To: CF-Community
  Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 4:11 PM
  Subject: RE: Re:Superbowl Half-time clip?

  *cough*Oedipus*cough*

  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: brobborb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  > Sent: 03 February 2004 16:59
  > To: CF-Community
  > Subject: Re: Re:Superbowl Half-time clip?
  >
  >
  > bare breasts are considered sexual, but your mother's breasts
  > are something different.  My mom walks around topless in the
  > house (cos she gets hot alot of times).  Be it, here breasts
  > are fugly, but thats not what comes to mind.  To me it's just
  > like an arm or a leg or an ankle
  >
  > Also, when she is laying in bed and watching TV I would get
  > in bed with her and snuggle up to her and have her play with
  > my hair.  Something u would do with your grandma.  But the
  > fact is that i'm 22 yrs old, my mom is 60 something.  I'll
  > admit that from an outsider point of view thats a little
  > weird/childish.  but I love my mom alot and i find it very
  > comforting.  And i like my head being scratched haha.  Not
  > that I'm a momma's boy or anything!  i just love my momma! heh
  >
  >
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: Ben Braver
  >   To: CF-Community
  >   Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:40 PM
  >   Subject: Re:Superbowl Half-time clip?
  >
  >
  >   Dana,
  >
  >   I wonder if this is the problem.
  >
  >   You mentioned "source of milk is also a taboo".
  >   Once weaned, babies don't have contact with breasts,
  >   and they are hidden, becoming secondary genitalia
  >   and thus objects of carnal desire.
  >
  >   So, any public display (except to a baby) is "wrong"
  >   since it's normally something only exposed during sex.
  >
  >   But in the Tahitian (sp?) mind set, IIRC, women aren't
  >   "turned on" by having their breasts fondled, since they
  >   aren't considered "sexual". Whole different attitude.
  >
  >   Comments?
  >
  >   -Ben
  >
  >   > IIRC in Polynesian cultures, before the "Christian" missionaries
  >   > arrived and messed with everybody's heads, women routinely went
  >   > bare-breasted, and this was entirely normal. In fact,
  > there was no
  >   > titillation <no pun intended> from seeing them, since it wasn't
  >   > "wrong".
  >   > -Ben
  >   >
  >   >
  >   > > I'm really sorry about your mother. The schizophrenia
  > about women's
  >   >
  >   > > breasts is even worse than you suggest though,
  > actually... Although
  >   > it
  >   > > is apparently ok to have much much cleavage in advertising and
  >   > > television, the thing about source of milk is also a taboo, and
  >   > > breast-feeding women have been arrested for refusing to
  > do so in the
  >   >
  >   > > ladies' room (sitting on the toilet, presumably?) If I were a
  >   > Freudian
  >   > > I might attribute this to early weaning... as it is, I see the
  >   > > conflicted thinking but I don't attempt to diagnose it.
  > It exists in
  >   >
  >   > > women also, so it isn't just a guy thing.
  >   > >
  >   > > Dana
  >   > >
  >   > > >Yes, Sue's organization sponsored a play called the
  > Strong Breast
  >   > > Revolution
  >   > > >which we went to see. The (female) players wore no
  > tops. The idea
  >   > > IIRC was
  >   > > >that society has two main views of women's breasts: One as
  >   > sexualized
  >   > > and
  >   > > >commidified and one as source of mother's milk. The
  > play was about
  >   >
  >   > > allowing
  >   > > >breasts to be seen in a third way which is a normal
  > and beautiful
  >   > > part of
  >   > > >the body. It was great because it allowed for the
  > women acting to
  >   > > explore
  >   > > >their feelings and experiences in depth and take you
  > along for the
  >   >
  >   > > ride.
  >   > > >Certainly brought out feelings about my own mother's
  > death due to
  >   > > breast
  >   > > >cancer. Two taboos in one there eh? Death AND breasts!
  >   > > >Patrick
  >   > > >
  >   > > >-----Original Message-----
  >   > > >From: dana tierney
  >   > > >
  >   > > >
  >   > > >
  >   > > >the play?
  >   > > >
  >   > > >>-----Original Message-----
  >   > > >>From: dana tierney
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>I think I will become a Breast Ambassador :)
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>-ME--> :-) go for it!
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>Though I could not identify the photograph on the
  > main page. Very
  >   >
  >   > > Georgia
  >   > > >>O'Keefe :) Make you wonder what that maple leaf is
  > hiding... lol.
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>-ME-->   :-)
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>SHe does seem to be talking about the same thing I am though.
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>-ME--> Yep. I wish you could have seen the play, it
  > was very good.
  >   >
  >   > > Don't
  >   > > >>forget to see Calendar Girls!
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>Dana
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >>Outbound email scanned for virus'.
  >   > > >>
  >   > > >
  >   > > >
  >
  >
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