Breast=bad mommy cause I am not getting any? That is about right for a toddler you know...
Dana
> I am not a psychiatrist either.
>
> Seriously, I wonder if a lot of men have issues from *not* having been
> breasfed...
>
> There's a legal concept "attractive nuisance" - something you're drawn
> to even though posted "No Trespassing" etc.
>
> Think that our societal hypocrisy about sensuality and sexuality is
> the root of the issue, e.g. we can have skimpy bikinis to "almost"
> show a woman's body, but tease about the "taboo" parts, not let them
> be seen EVER. So of course everyone wants to... but then it's WRONG.
> Huh???
>
> -Ben
>
>
> > this is my theory. Having had some issues with this while
> > breastfeeding, I have given the matter some thought. However, I am
> not
> > a psychiatrist
> >
> > >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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