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In the future, bras will be made out of a piezoelectric fabric that will change its properties based on support requirements! The quaint concept of "sizes" will be a thing of the past! [/geek]
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Alright, I guess I'm just begging for a debate to get into, and this one seems fun.
There is a large difference between ogling someone and noticing them. I'm a horrendously visual person. If I saw someone out of the corner of my eye I could probably recognize them a month later, but if you tell me someoneās name, I'll probably forget it by the following day. Anytime I meet a person, male or female, it's a rarity that I don't look at them from head to foot. I'm not going to skip the ankle-to-neck section on women because I might notice some physical feature that could be construed as sexual in some contexts (actually, I guess that would rule out feet and head as well, depending who you were talking to).
In addition to that, I've gotten into a profession (Architecture) in which proportions are a huge part of both its history and its present. Human proportions have been a part of that since at the very least classical Greece, if not farther back. Particularly in this context, the idea that particular body parts are entirely taboo is naive, and really quite silly in my opinion. The first semester of most art programs simply shatters that somewhat modern notion.
The point here is that in order to make sweeping generalizations (that I tend to thing are born out by fashion trends, if that could ever be used as proof), you don't have to examine a bust with a magnifying glass. An unintentional passing glance with peripheral vision is like more than you'd need.
Feyd Baron, DoC
EDIT: This was directed at JH's post, before the one sentence posts hopped in between them.
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I just measured myself andf all I can say is... that can't be right. I... there's no way I'm a 32C. The one I'm wearing right now, which seems to fit just fine is a 36A. It's not too big around, even though I'm 32 inches around. I'm so confused.
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We talked about this in a christian moral life (we called it christian moral strife) theology class at my college.
The professor was a Benedictine monk (Father Benedict) and he talked about lust and trying to explain the difference between noticing and appreciating beauty and lust.
There's a difference, he explained. "Say I were a leg man. Now, a woman walks by and I notice that she does, in fact, have nice legs. I notice and appreciate the beauty. And I leave it at that. That isn't lust--it's a normal, human appreciation of what is beautiful. However, if I had continued to think about the woman, and moved into imagining her in all sorts of ways, that would be lust."
Of course the very next question from a classmate was, "So Father, are you in fact a leg man?"
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We knew my band size was correct, but thought I had the wrong cup size. So we grabbed 36 C's (instead of what I thought I wore B's) in styles that I might like and had me try them on.
Holy support, Batman!
They fit and felt very supportive (I've never tried underwire).
I also ended up asking several times, "Are they SUPPOSED to look like this? They seem like they're...THERE."
My friend says, "Yes, Taylor. You DO have boobs. And you have more boobs than you thought."
"Damn. What am I going to tell Nathan?"
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olivia, I think it's how much bigger the full part is than the spot right under your breasts. So like nothing would be AA, A is an inch, B 2 inches, C 3, D 4, DD 5, F 6, and so on. like I have a 35 inch ribcage, with 4 inches difference between ribcage and breasts, so I wear a 40D, usually.
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My favourite oogling game came after learning of "the pencil test" from a friend. Which is, of course, a test of how many pencils you can hold under your bazoombas. My friend and I would whisper things like "seven" to each other after a girl walked by and desperately try to contain our laughter. Made even funnier by the fact that we had no real idea of how many pencils a typical breast can hold.
So that means not only did I need to glance at bosoms in order to play the game, but I had to objectify the woman in order to do it AND revel in my moral depravity in order to enjoy it. I may even excitedly declare "BAZOOMBAS!" while pointing in the same manner I would point out a red fire truck when I was five.
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I do NOT trust front-closing bras. I had one come undone during an interview. I don't think it was obvious, but it isn't an experience I'd like to repeat.
For some reason, push-up bras are usually front-closing.
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There's between three and four inches difference between my ribcage and the measurement around the perky bits, but no way am I C cup. Is it the difference between measurements after you add four or five inches? That would make me a -A cup, whic isn't right either.
I'm not really a woman, I'm some sort of lumpy fraek.
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I donāt trust the ones with shoulder straps that adjust with hooks rather than the little slidey-things. I had one of those pop out during an audition. Suddenly I was . . . um . . . lopsided.
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pretend you're a b cup then olivia, that's sort of middlish between the A you wear and the C it says you should wear. Hmm I have no clue.
I had an embarrassing front close story too, but I don't remember it, I just remember I won't go near them now, it was middle school, and that's just embarrassing to begin with.
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My favorite bras were front-close, until they got a bit old and and started popping loose at bad times.
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Mack- Did you like your bras from Target? All of their bras seem to have underwires and the one I got from Target pokes into my boobs all the time and is incredibly uncomfortable. I don't know where to go to get cheap bras now, because Target doesn't have any in my size that are not underwires. So I'm trying to resign myself to spending thirty some dollars on comfortable VS bras.
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blacwolve, did you put the bra in the dryer? That's the only time mine warp. I've never had a problem in the washing machine, though. Posts: 2283 | Registered: Dec 2003
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All the underwires I got from Target felt great.
Olivia, we determined last night using the proper measuring technique that my cup size was zero.
o_O
And this thread is making me crack up. Twinky, if I ever heard you shout BAZOOMBAS! I'd die laughing.
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I think that makes them considerably more awkward for them than it does for us. Imagine having to fiddle with an unseen clasp behind your back every single morning... you'd get used to it, but still.
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I've been under the impression that most women clasp them in front and then turn it around to put the straps on.
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I have no idea which one I do. Maybe it changes with the bra?
How weird! I really don't know. I know I'm capable of putting them on both ways, but I just don't think about it at all. It's like asking which shoe you put on first. Do you know?
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When I wear that kind, I clasp them in the front and turn it around, too. Much easier, I think, than trying to put it on and then clasp it in the back.
As for shoes, I always put my left shoe on first. Posts: 378 | Registered: Aug 2004
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This is really starting to bother me - that I can't remember. Am I that absent-minded (Banna is not allowed to weigh on this question)? Do I black out while dressing?
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rotfl@ Kat. Well you didn't forget that you forgot your purse and then try to get gas without any sort of money on your person.
Actually (and I skipped to the end, maybe it has already been discussed) you are supposed to measure with a measuring tape across the nipples and around the back to get the number of inches for the size of your bra. But a different cup can vary the size as well. For example a 34 C and a 36 B fit pretty close to the same on me, because the C cup has enough extra give in it. But the B cup size fits better so I'm actually a 36 B. (Well a 35 B but you just take in the notches on a 36.)
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AJ, I'm pretty sure the cup size of the 34 C and the 36 B are exactly the same volume. But the band size changes how tightly against you it fits and possibly the distance between the two cups. That might account for them fitting you differently. And that is assuming they are the same exact style. Posts: 7050 | Registered: Feb 2004
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quote:There's a difference, he explained. "Say I were a leg man. Now, a woman walks by and I notice that she does, in fact, have nice legs. I notice and appreciate the beauty. And I leave it at that. That isn't lust--it's a normal, human appreciation of what is beautiful. However, if I had continued to think about the woman, and moved into imagining her in all sorts of ways, that would be lust."
I had a youth paster that had a similar line...but his was a first look/ second look thing. He said that it was ok if a girl walked by and you noticed her attractiveness...but it because 'lust' when you took that second look.
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Olivetta - I gave in and measured too and I came up with the same numbers and letters that you did. Who knows.
As for front or back...I had front snaps once and liked them, but now I have back hooks and they're fine too. I just put it on and then hook it. What's so hard about that?
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