Bare Breasted Avatars

This essay is my opinion about the recent dissension on the Cafe over a couple of avatars.

    I am quite puzzled by all the furor lately over something as insignificant as a bare breast.

    The arguments against the avatars seem to be that exposed breasts are s****y and that exposed breasts are, in some way, harmful to the younger writers here on the WC.

    Fifty years ago bare breasts were considered s****y, but so were hemlines above the knee, tight clothing of any kind, and two piece swimsuits. Society has grown up some in the last fifty years and mini-skirts, tight jeans, going braless, and thong bikinis have all become acceptable. So, for the most part, have exposed breasts.

    What is the big deal about a woman's n*****s anyway? Men have that same one inch circle of darker flesh yet no one complains when a man exposes his. It's just another example of the ridiculous double standard we have not yet overcome.

    And what about the argument that exposed breasts are harmful to our younger writers? That's very doubtful at best.

    Most, if not all, of our younger writers have seen dozens of nude breasts by the time they reach middle school, if not up close and personal, then on TV and in the movies. If they've been to the beach even once they have seen at least 99% of many bared breasts.

    I think we need to be much more concerned that our children will be harmed by the blood, gore, and violence they are subjected to. We need to be concerned about their easy access to alcohol and drugs which ruin many young lives.

    In my sixty-two years, including those I spent in law enforcement, I have never encountered anyone whose life was ruined by the site of a n****e.

Reviews

[Gildamare]

Yes, and they are also going over children's shows like Sesame Street with a fine-toothed comb because they have deemed it "inappropriate" for young audiences; I mean, it even has a disclaimer now! The Cookie Monster can't eat cookies anymore because that promotes poor eating habits in a country where childhood obesity is such a problem; Oscar the Grouch can't be green any more or live in a garbage can because he's too mean; and oh the horror! Big Bird was riding bikes with kids without helmets! I think we are trying to over-coddle ourselves & our children & I really wish I knew why.........I kinda think my generation might have something to do with it though :-P

[Erin Phoenix]

We should talk to Janet about all this. lol. C:

[Kasey Klein]

I know, my friend, you ask the question rhetorically, but I'm going to give you an answer anyway.

(It has nothing to do with children being harmed, which is just the rationale people make up to mask the real reason, even to themselves)

Since about three weeks after we fell from the trees some 3.5 million years ago, men have feared women, deep to their souls. It has to do with women's ability to bring life forth and men can't; so, it could be sour grapes, too.

Sure, we -- meaning men -- play our part, attacking the vagina, pounding away with our manhood only to literally shrink away, our power robbed from us.

"Women who wish to be equal to men, lack ambition" Erica Jong.

The female breast has power.

Janet Jackson showed a pasty-ed nibble for .35 seconds on national TV, the country shook and time stood still. That's power. (Ironically, for a more wholesome show the next year, the Superbowl people hired Paul McCartney to sing about a crossdressing male prostitute, who does drugs)

John Ashcroft paid $9,000.00 in tax dollars to have a statue, Justice, covered because its breast was bare. That's power. (Ironically, when the statue was commissioned in 1934, it only cost $7,000)

I do agree with one thing. People offended by the sight of the female breast should own their feelings and say: "I'm offended by the sight of the female breast!" instead of hiding behind children, as if they're protecting children.

Then, maybe they can seek out a good Freudian psychologist and work out those Oedipal issues.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

We all have different opinions your's is stated well ...nice writing .

Chloe
xoxo

[JC Fox]

Here here! I do agree and no one wanted to hear my argument about some guys having breasts bigger than women, and I guess the double standard applies, well I just can't come up for a good reason for that. Frankly I have seen more disgusting and disturbing things than a friggin n****e or breast.