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At What Age Is A Kid Too Old To Breastfeed?
Extraordinary Breastfeeding is a documentary that aired in England a few years ago and focused on the country's discomfort with breastfeeding. Issues raised in the film included the right to breastfeed in public, breastfeeding adopted children, and at what age children should be weaned off breast milk. (The average age around the world is four years old, and the World Health Organization recommends that children be breastfed until they are at least two and a half years old.) One woman in the documentary, Veronica, believes that children should decide for themselves when they want to stop. Her daughter is about to turn eight, still breastfeeds, and has absolutely no plans of stopping. Clip — which is somewhat NSFW — above.Related: Little Britain: Meeting The Parents [YouTube]
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Cleavage At Work: Yay Or Nay?
Can we talk about cleavage? Specifically in a work-related context? A piece by Christina Brinkley in today's Wall Street Journal has a quote from Gail Graham, executive vice president of marketing for Fidelity Investments, who recounts how respected co-worker showed up at a business dinner in a "practically" backless dress that showed cleavage. Male colleagues were talking about it days later. Graham states: "It became the story about her. You want the story to be about you and your accomplishments. There's no greater crime [for a businesswoman] than to show cleavage." Surely Angela Merkel would disagree! But seriously: Is it possible to maintain an air of professionalism and earn respect at work when your boobs are on display? More »
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More not-surprising news from the fashion overlords: Boobs are "out" this season. Which is fine and dandy if you're a gay man who dresses (and hates) women but, uh, good luck successfully shilling that message to the ladies! [Telegraph]
Breast Intentions
As previously seen and reported, Kelly Rowland has implants now. In the new issue of People, Rowland claims, "I simply went from an A-cup to a B-cup. I didn't want double Ds and be a little bitty size 2. That would look nuts." She explains why she upgraded: She really wanted to wear "this one really hot House of Dereon top — I just wanted to fill that out!" The article later alludes back to that hot top, ending triumphantly: "And that House of Dereon top? "I put it on and I looked SO good!" she says with a laugh. "I'm so happy. I feel complete." [Much Music, Dark Hat]
As previously seen and reported, Kelly Rowland has implants now. In the new issue of People, Rowland claims, "I simply went from an A-cup to a B-cup. I didn't want double Ds and be a little bitty size 2. That would look nuts." She explains why she upgraded: She really wanted to wear "this one really hot House of Dereon top — I just wanted to fill that out!" The article later alludes back to that hot top, ending triumphantly: "And that House of Dereon top? "I put it on and I looked SO good!" she says with a laugh. "I'm so happy. I feel complete." [Much Music, Dark Hat]
Big Bust = Big Bucks
As those whose cups runneth over may know, the bigger a bra, the more it costs. But good news for shoppers at Asda, a British retailer owned by Wal-Mart. The store carries a brand called George, and, says brand director Fiona Lambert in a statement, "From now on, all bras at George will be exactly the same price from A cup through to F cup." Ladies with big racks rejoice! And treat yourself to a shoulder massage. [Reuters]
As those whose cups runneth over may know, the bigger a bra, the more it costs. But good news for shoppers at Asda, a British retailer owned by Wal-Mart. The store carries a brand called George, and, says brand director Fiona Lambert in a statement, "From now on, all bras at George will be exactly the same price from A cup through to F cup." Ladies with big racks rejoice! And treat yourself to a shoulder massage. [Reuters]
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Fake Titstimonials: We Asked, You Answered
Today's New York Times Thursday Styles follows up its story about possibly narcissistic kids with one about narcissistic women, or rather, how breast implants, unlike diamonds, won't last forever. (Yes, we know that not all breast implant recipients are narcissists.) Dr. Linda Huang, a Denver plastic surgeon, charges $5,000 to remove implants and roughly $7,500 to replace old ones and snarks, "If they would rather spend their money on a trip to Paris than on me, then I recommend they do not have breast augmentation to begin with." The Times story reminded us of a post from the other day, on which many readers admitted to riding the silicone wave. "I got fake tits last year to correct their asymmetry [and] I feel heaps better now that I am symmetrical. I have silicone gel implants and while they are harder than natural, they aren't rocks. Just 'firm,'" said one commenter. Said another: "I had that condition where your boobs are more long than round (my Dr. said aprox 20% of women have it) and part of getting it corrected entailed getting fake boobs put in. Did wonders for my self esteem & body image, no regrets whatsoever." More »
Now up on Cosmopolitan's website: "Have you ever been embarrassed by your breasts?" Love that Cosmo! Always so adept at creating insecurities women didn't know they were supposed to have! [Cosmopolitan]
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"Contour" Bras: Holding Us Up, Or Holding Us Back?
Do you find it torturous to go bra shopping because 95% of what's available falls into the "contoured" bra category? As in: the bras that are supposed to be "lined" when really, they're just padded, unyielding cups? For some of us with larger breasts, it is torturous, because contour bras can make it even more difficult to button our shirts. But more importantly, these bras make it impossible for those of us who wish to use our nipples to our advantage, since the cups are designed to hide them. A story on the New York Observer's website today reports on the troubling trend that makes finding a sexy bra such a chore.'I always try and push them, because it gives a better lift and you don't see the nipples peeking through,' said Heather, a young lingerie saleswomen in mod makeup, a black mini-dress and furry boots who was working at Saks Fifth Avenue's lingerie department the other day, holding a hanger with two silky but sturdy cups dangling from straps.More »
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With Great Breast Size Comes Great Responsibility
In an essay from today's Salon, staffer Sarah Hepola laments the tyranny of her enormous ta tas, a size which she calls "34 ridiculous". "I am embarrassed by my knockers," Hepola writes. "And the fact that something I am embarrassed about is the first thing people notice about me? Well, that kinda sucks. I feel like I could save a baby from a burning building, I could cure cancer with glitter alone, and I would still be referred to as 'Sarah, you know, the short one with the big tits.'"
Sadly, Hepola is so terrified to go bra shopping that she puts it off for years. And although her trips to NYC bra meccas Town Shop and Orchard Corset were successful in that she found bras that fit, they didn't exactly make her feel like a sex goddess — most of the bras looked like they could be used to "parachute out of a plane."
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British Women Have Enormous Breasts
British department store Marks & Spencer is rolling out a J-cup bra, and it has newspapers all over England tittering about the increasing size of the average woman's breasts. The Mirror insists that the average bra size in the UK is 34DD/34E, while the Daily Mail says the median breast size in England is a mere 36C, up from a 34B a generation ago. Regardless, both papers discuss the reasons behind the growth of women's breasts in the past ten years. They tend to attribute the increased bustiness to a combination of weight gain, birth-control pills and possibly artificial hormones in the food supply.
67-year-old granny Barbara Haywood tells the Daily Mail, "In my day it was only old, stout ladies who had big bosoms - the sort who might lean over the garden fence and talk to the neighbours. But today it's young women, such as my granddaughter Miranda, who seem to wear the biggest bra sizes."
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Judith & Liz Care About Your Breasts
Tomorrow, the Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Vermont-New Hampshire Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure are hosting a Leadership Summit on Breast Cancer, and who do you think their special guests are? Why, two potential first ladies! That's right, Judith "Crazy Eye" Nathan Giuliani and Elizabeth Kucinich will be special guest speakers to let everyone know what their husbands' policies on breast cancer will be if they will. I'm guessing it'll be pretty much the same: breast cancer is bad. Other things I'm sure about: More »
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Short Girls With Large Tits: "Experts" Would Rather You Looked Fat Than Slutty
As I have said on at least one previous occasion, I used to think that, for a heterosexual woman, I spend a lot of time thinking about (usually my) breasts. However, come to find out, I'm not alone! We all wonder how that most visible sign of our sexuality makes us look in the eyes of others! The advice of "experts" comes down to this: put 'em away, ladies, because no one takes us seriously if they're big and/or exposed. More »
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Did you hear? It's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! And interestingly — creepily? — just three days into the titular celebration, the breasts 'n wings restaurant chain Hooters held a big blowout to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its first Manhattan outpost. A Hooters virgin until then (and a woman with the upper torso of a five-year-old [Stop bragging. -Ed.]), it took all the courage I could muster to face the room of bigger breasts I was certain to encounter. Luckily, I had surrogate brother/cleavage connoisseur Nikola Tamindzic by my side, and he helped me quiz the well-endowed women in attendance about what it takes (besides big tits!) to get hired as a down-home Hooters girl. Their responses, and a gallery from the party, after the jump.
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What Does It Take For A 32A To Get Hired By Hooters?
Did you hear? It's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! And interestingly — creepily? — just three days into the titular celebration, the breasts 'n wings restaurant chain Hooters held a big blowout to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its first Manhattan outpost. A Hooters virgin until then (and a woman with the upper torso of a five-year-old [Stop bragging. -Ed.]), it took all the courage I could muster to face the room of bigger breasts I was certain to encounter. Luckily, I had surrogate brother/cleavage connoisseur Nikola Tamindzic by my side, and he helped me quiz the well-endowed women in attendance about what it takes (besides big tits!) to get hired as a down-home Hooters girl. Their responses, and a gallery from the party, after the jump.
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First Woman With Breast Implants Still In Agony After All These Years
In 1962, Texan Timmie Jean Lindsey became the first woman to receive breast implants. Timmie Jean, who is now a 75-year-old great-grandmother, granted an interview to the Daily Mail and, though she was really a guinea pig, says she is a "pioneer" who is proud of what she's done. Still, her journey has been long and difficult. When she was 15, she married a carpenter, and had six kids in nine years. She left him when she was 26 and started dating a Mexican immigrant named Fred Reyes, who persuaded her to have red roses tattooed on each of her breasts. She regretted the decision and went to visit a charity clinic, where a young plastic surgeon, Frank Gerow, offered to remove the tattoos using dermabrasion. And when she came back for a follow-up visit, Dr. Gerow suggested Timmie Jean test out his new procedure for sagging breasts: The silicone implant. Timmie Jean was surprised. "It wasn't my breasts that bothered me, it was my ears," she says. "I told Dr Gerow I'd do the new breasts if he would fix my ears." More »
foreign exchanges
Breasts & Buffalo Wings: There's Now A Hooters In Beijing
Hey, remember how China sent us Dora The Explorer toys covered in lead? You know what might make up for it? The 435th branch of Hooters just opened in Beijing, reports ABC News. (This is actually the fourth Hooters in China; the first Hooters was in "more cosmopolitan" Shanghai.) Beijing — known for the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall — has always been more conservative. But the 2008 Summer Olympic Games are 11 months away and the city is preparing — with hot wings and beer! More »
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Breasts And Older Broads: Going, Going, Gone
We're aware that our breasts will sag as we get older, but we didn't know that they'd deflate completely. But that's what apparently happens, as detailed in a funny piece on Salon written by internist R. Jan Gurley. Dr. Gurley explains that, although there is a medically-recognized timeline of the five stages of breast development called the "Tanner scale" (named for pediatrician Dr. James Mourilyan Tanner), anything charting the shrinkage of breast tissue has been, for the most part, completely ignored by the medical community. Says Gurley:I mean, why is the growth of breasts named after a man? And what the heck happened to the stages of breast regression? My friends and I want to talk about all the stuff happening to our own bodies as we cruise toward menopause, but we don't have anything like the Tanner stages to use as code. I'm guessing guys have been more interested in describing breast expansion than regression.Eager to take the matter of breasts into her own hands, Dr. Gurley came up with her own phases of breast regression, which she named, naturally, after herself. More »
Frustrated because you have small breasts and no money with which to augment them? Join the Australian Navy! Apparently, women with small breasts in the Aussie Navy say that their lack of a big rack is impairing their self-confidence so the Navy, concerned with the psychological well-being of its members, is giving the ladies bigger breasts. Is this what they mean by making the military a safer place for women? [Telegraph]
