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    UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras

    LC Now Paying People To Wear Her Clothes • Bulletproof Bras For Germany's Female Cops
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    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    Trust me. You so do not want to wear anything that makes the sisters perky or sticky-outish when you are wearing a Kevlar vest.
    You need to wear a sports bra. You want them flat and kinda in a comfy spot.
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    Image of save jinger save jinger
    05/07/09

    @TheUptightMidwesterner is (insert general bitchery here): But even my sports bra has underwire!
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    Image of A Small Turnip A Small Turnip
    05/07/09

    @TheUptightMidwesterner is (insert general bitchery here): See, while I get this (and love the insight), I.....still have a problem. My friends don't really do flat. With a sports bra, I just get a kind of jutting shelf of breastage, which does nobody any good. A good minimiser underwired bra would probably be the best bet, but then I'm back to the old oh-god-my-bra-is-literally-going-to-kill-me problem again.


    And how do you know about this stuff, anyway? ARE YOU A SECRET AGENT? YOU DEFUSE SUICIDE BOMBERS IN YOUR SPARE TIME, DON'T YOU?


    I knew it. I totally called it.

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    Image of SpiceMustFlow SpiceMustFlow
    05/08/09

    @TheUptightMidwesterner is (insert general bitchery here): I'm with you. My D-cup sistahs are contained without benefit of underwire in a tight sports bra that's more of a multi-layered spandex halter.


    Yeah, there's a little uniboob going on, but I don't care as long as they aren't getting in the way while I'm bench pressing.

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    Image of Jenloveshercurves Jenloveshercurves
    05/08/09

    @fluffybudgie has an avatar: I can't jog without an underwire. It DOES NOT WORK and is painful.
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    Image of returnofthemac returnofthemac
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    Y'all get outta my Drawers!!
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    Image of scandalouskiki scandalouskiki
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    You know, I never would have thought this would be a problem. Hilariously, German police issued bulletproof undergarments to their female officers:


    "The bras, which have already been tried by dozens of officers, do not contain underwiring, metal or plastic studs, or fasteners. They are white, thickly padded, and made from cotton or polyester. They also have the word Polizei (police) emblazoned across the bottom."


    [www.guardian.co.uk]

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    Image of scandalouskiki scandalouskiki
    05/07/09

    @scandalouskiki: To clarify - I never thought about bullets forcing underwire into women's bodies. I still find the concept of bulletproof underwear amusing, though.
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    Image of PhillyLass PhillyLass
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    An underwire is the least of a police officer's problems if she's facing down a bullet.
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    Image of beastybeatsy beastybeatsy
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    "If this advice is followed there should be no need for female officers to wear specially padded protection at the bust area as the trauma protection provided by body armour certified to HOSDB standards is sufficient to prevent serious injury"


    Even the injuries you get from running without proper support? Although if I were a policeperson, I think I'd go sports bra.

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    Image of Majrhoulihan Majrhoulihan
    05/07/09

    @beastybeatsy: Police officer sounds so much less awkward.
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    Image of Samanthrax Samanthrax
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    I don't understand the risk. The only guns in England are a pair of two barrel shotguns. What are the chances?
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    Image of musicpup musicpup
    05/07/09

    @Samanthrax is Sarcastic: You never know what some crazy jackass may have brought over from somewhere else.
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    Image of A Small Turnip A Small Turnip
    05/07/09

    @Samanthrax is Sarcastic: Thank you. You win EVERRRRRRRYTHINNNNNNNNNG.
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    Image of Samanthrax Samanthrax
    05/07/09

    @musicpup: rhinovirus safari: I was joking!


    @DinaRonson : Desperately Seeking Snark: @ASmallTurnip: Haha... yessss.

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    Image of EsmereldaFitzmonster EsmereldaFitzmonster
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    This is a tough one, because it actually does make sense for officers likely to come under fire. I for one would not like to have a bulletproof vest stop a bullet, only to have it force my underwire into my chest. Ick.
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    Image of JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing! JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    Listen, I'm going to believe Imelda Marcos had some made AND YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME.
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    Image of musicpup musicpup
    05/07/09

    @JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: I don't see how they would be able to tell if they were wearing underwire bras unless they wand them. Does anyone know if they do?
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    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    The reasoning behind this does not seem all that abstract. I can see how people could be injured by having the force of a bullet push underwire into your ribcage, and I guess sports bras are acceptable.
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    Image of Jenloveshercurves Jenloveshercurves
    05/08/09

    @musicpup: rhinovirus safari: My sports bras have to have underwire in them. I have big boobs, underwire is a must. They need to figure out some other material to use to make bras for these police ladies. I wear sports bras with no underwire to bed because they are more comfy and allow me to jiggle a little and I don't need underwire support while sleeping. This just doesn't work for big breasted broads.
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    Image of electrogeek77 electrogeek77
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    Then what should female officers that need extra support wear?
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    Image of save jinger save jinger
    05/07/09

    @electrogeek77: Yeah, I don't even know what kind of bra I would wear except underwire... They don't make non-underwire bras in some sizes. At least not ones that would do anything to support.
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    Image of electrogeek77 electrogeek77
    05/07/09

    @save_jinger: The closest thing I could think of is a sports bra, but even beyond a certain point, they don't work very well.
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    Image of save jinger save jinger
    05/07/09

    @electrogeek77: Actually, my sports bra has underwires in it, and it's still not as supportive as it should be for doing anything athletic.
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    Image of Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve
    05/08/09

    @save_jinger: They do in the UK, I used to sell them :)
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    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    05/07/09

    In reply to UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
    Now that is GaGa, Lady.
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