[KeraBear]

The other day I went to school wearing one of my thin fabric bras. MISTAKE! The "headlights" were on all day long. Everywhere I went guys were glancing at my booblets. I think for the first time, they forgot what color my eyes were. LOL Very annoying. I was talking with one of my extremely well endowed friends and she was like, "Welcome to my world. EVERY FRICKIN' DAY." Behold, the power of nipples! The next day it was back to the padded bras though and my chest returned to its world of relative obscurity.

[crinoline]

cute, nbd! I like sheer triangle tops, I think they enhance the booblets nicely.
I have a while to find what I'm looking for, we're not actually celebrating V-day until next weekend, because we're so busy with Mardis Gras this weekend.
Too many holidays too close together!!

[nbdx0645]

I did some digging to find an alternative that was close to the Forever 21 bralette:

http://tinyurl.com/y8dqmgj

And this bra comes in X-small. And Express is having a buy one, get one 50% off sale. *Squee!* I have way too many bralettes...what's one more, right? They're so comfy. I'm glad that we're finally getting some sexy options. I need to stock up!

[crinoline]

darn, it only comes in large! Oh well, I'll keep looking. I want a non padded but sexy bra / camisole / chemise, but they can be hard to find in my skimpy price range.

[nbdx0645]

I need that bra. It's so darn sassy!

[buttercups]

Ooo Crinoline, I think it's hot- what color?

Sorry to hear about your friend Oceangirl, but you did what you could and in the end she made her decision. I guess the best thing to do now is to be as supportive as you can. You are a good friend.

You ladies have got me curious about Avatar- I'm gonna have to google some pics.

Me and the boy were gettin it on last night for the first time in foreverrrr and I became randomly self-conscious when he went for the chest area. Gonna have to snap out of it again! Especially in time for Valentine's Day!

[crinoline]

I'm thinking about getting this bra for valentine's :
Lacy Bra

thoughts?

[oceangirl]

my friend went through with the breast augmentation.

[strongirl]

I've been too busy to check in much here lately but wow, some good stuff going on!

I did read thru the Aussie link and posts that followed it and wow, yeah. So much for my dream of becoming an Australian porn star. I found most of the posts to be really heartening though - the one Angie quoted in here was sweet and there were many that were very validating of the sexiness of small-breasted women and the fact that it is NOT an indication of pedophilia to like that body type. So while the law is totally screwy, the reaction to it was pretty validating, I thought.

I haven't seen Avatar yet but my son and ex went to see it and when they came back they said "You must see it! It is game-changing!" My ex also said "There was a really hot blue chick in it...and she has a tail!" Since small breasts are his preference, I'm not surprised he liked her, although he didn't mention that aspect. But I've always wanted a tail myself, so now I've got to see it! In fact, if you could get an artificial tail, I'd do that way before I'd ever get breast implants!

Angie, your point below is well-taken and again, I recommend the movie "Modify" to anyone who cares to explore the myriad ways we alter our bodies for aesthetic purposes...and who isn't too squeamish. By far the grossest thing (in a movie that contains split tongues, radical piercings, and people who hang by hooks in their skin) was the footage of breast implants being removed. OMG. I am not at all squeamish...and I screamed. My bf had to close his eyes.

[angie_21]

just one last note on implants, maybe.. women have been mutliating their bodies for beauty (or in some cases, men have done it for them) since long back in prehistory. Everything you can think of from feet to ribcage to skull shape, and also bleaching things that shouldn't be bleached, swallowing tapeworms to lose weight, and using toxic chemicals as make-up. implants are just one more thing in a long lineup of self-mutilation for status and socially-defined beauty. at some point in the future people will look back on implants the way we look at corsets or foot binding. on one side, I hate that women still do these things because it's a huge blow to feminism and it devalues us a people. but from the broader perspective, it's something common to almost all human cultures in all time periods, so I just shrug and move on with my day when I see it.

haven't seen avatar. it's not really my thing. but I'll think about it...

[KeraBear]

Grrl, you summed up my feelings exactly. Go ahead and say I'm wrong, anyone, but that's thy way I feel.

Totally new topic:
Hubby and I saw Avatar last night (one of the best movies I've ever seen). Aside from all the other great things about the film, the female blue people had small breasts, and I love the way the breasts were portrayed--they were totally a non-issue. It was such a cool thing to see the female lead being totally athletic, warrior-like and kicking some serious ass with those awesome little booblets not getting in her way. In contrast, Sigourney Weaver (in her blue avatar body) had pretty large breasts for some strange reason, and she covered them with a tank top throughout. Guess who was hotter? The small, athletic one, thank you.

Oh yeah, GOOOOOD movie! I never thought about the awesome blue small breastedness. Maybe because deep down inside i knew they were "fake". But maybe not so fake since it was based on the actual actress? But a big ol' HECK YES nonetheless!

[karategrrl]

"Yep I do view implanted women as having lesser intelligence and low self esteem and confidence, sorry I just do. That said I appreciate implant surgery for what it was intended, for RECONSTRUCTION due to illness/disease, not to glorify some fucked up 'ideal' of what the female body should look like. Honestly I'd rather the procedure never been invented and women everywhere wouldn't have the option to mutilate their bodies."

Grrl, you summed up my feelings exactly. Go ahead and say I'm wrong, anyone, but that's thy way I feel.

Totally new topic:
Hubby and I saw Avatar last night (one of the best movies I've ever seen). Aside from all the other great things about the film, the female blue people had small breasts, and I love the way the breasts were portrayed--they were totally a non-issue. It was such a cool thing to see the female lead being totally athletic, warrior-like and kicking some serious ass with those awesome little booblets not getting in her way. In contrast, Sigourney Weaver (in her blue avatar body) had pretty large breasts for some strange reason, and she covered them with a tank top throughout. Guess who was hotter? The small, athletic one, thank you.

[nbdx0645]

Flight of the Conchords rocks socks! They also filmed The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand. Why would you want to live in a giant desert-land, anyway? =P As for the Australia thing, a post on the internet makes it crystal clear:

"CNN Reports: What is the Itty Bitty Titty Committee's response to this news?"
"The ITBC has declared war on Australia..."

I laughed so hard I nearly peed my pants. Remember, government can fuck up sometimes, here are some fun, recent examples of US fail:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_war
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_cri...07%E2%80%932010

Why should we get 10- to 20- if we're 25? If you look at it on the flip-side, though....I'm jailbait again and that's kinda cool in a taboo way. :3

[KeraBear]

Geeeeeeeez, that bit about Australia is seriously messed up... hopefully New Zealand doesn't pull that kind of shit... because i am seriously crushing on Jermaine and Bret from "Flight of the Conchords" and i do not want to ruin that good vibe.

As for that friend who is considering implants... i have to say as long as she thinks long and hard about the decision and is seriously educated before she goes into a decision like that. It may be something a deeper more emotional issue that no amount of surgery would be able to truly "correct" though...

Spot-on, I never thought of other women "coveting" my booblets before. I like that.

VENT TIME. In the past i have made it no secret that the only thing more annoying than a younger sister is a younger sister who is infinitely much well endowed than you are (in this case two cup sizes). Well last Saturday we were at Ruby Tuesdays and, being true to the 14-year-old brat that she is, she announced that if I were any item on the menu, I would be the half rack (ribs). I wish I could've come up with a real comeback zinger at that moment but i had nothin'. Touche, though... gotta give credit where credit is due. That was a good one. Seriously though, I would feel so much better about myself if she were not in the picture. A lot of my self esteem issues started when she hit puberty.

[spot-on]

Wow good links Angie! Just the list of stuff that can go wrong should be enough to put anyone off, let alone the nipple numbness.

Interesting to see granuloma on the list. I've had 3 granuloma lumps removed (ear twice, and eyebrow) and am convinced that if i ever got implants my body would reject them and I think because of my history with granuloma's that I'd get more around the implants. I guess if I wasn't already anti implants for myself I have even more reason now!

omg I started googling this stuff and it is just flipping ridiculous. the national average rate of post-op nipple numbness is 15%:

"If the possibility of having numb nipples is unacceptable to you, you should not have breast augmentation because no plastic surgeon can guarantee preservation of nipple sensation"

Numbness - plastic surgery webpage

this is just gross:

FDA warnings on implants

[angie_21]

this was one of the comments on the aussie porn decision;

"When a flat-chested girl hugs you, she is holding you closer to her heart. -Unknown"

awww. although I object to the term "flat-chested" that's still pretty alright

[spot-on]

Wow AP thanks for that link! I am stunned and disgusted at the Aussie ban on small breasts in porn, seriously WTF? Bust size has NO indicator on age, freakin idiots!

It's like the schoolgirl fantasy dipicted, I don't think men want an underage girl, they want to recapture the excitement they felt when they first became interested in girls or had their first sexual experience. kwim? Sure there are sicko's out there, but guess what they aren't looking JUST at small breasted underage girls, they are looking at ALL underage girls regardless of breast size.

Just another reason for insecure women to get implants, like fake boobs weren't prevalent enough already in the porn industry, now Australia gives them another reason to get implants!

Insane!

Oceangirl
I've had a friend get implants, who IMO totally didn't need them. I guess she was lucky in that hers look quite natural (not that I've seen her naked but her strapless wedding dress they looked pretty natural). She has a slim figure and didn't go huge so I guess that makes a difference. Implants last 10 years, then you need to get checked and get them replaced. That's why you see many stars getting new implants, usually because their time is up. So many problems that aren't covered by health ins like has already been mentioned. Way too risky...

[nbdx0645]

Don't let that knock your self-esteem, everyone. Read the comments below -- everybody else knows it's a ridiculous form of censorship. The banning of female ejaculation is equally disturbing. The second someone talks about pedophiles everybody freaks the fuck out. I'm sorry, but I don't think women like Melissa Ashley look like they're 15. She's definitely a lady. And so what if we look a little young for our age? If someone looked 17 but they were 21, would they be denied an alcoholic beverage? I think not!

Hey Australia, news flash! You can be 10 with big tits! Hah, their parliament is so dense. Why don't you go after pedophiles instead of normal women, idiots.

[buttercups]

Wow AP, that makes me sad. I try so hard not to be looked at as some little kid bc of my body type. Guess Australia is trying to confirm that some of the things I think about myself are true... what assholes!

[auralpoison]

So, I read this the other day & was completely freaked out & insulted in a really weird way: Australia Bans Small Breasts In Porn. I mean, WTF, right? A person has small breasts; she is a WOMAN, she is a SEXUAL BEING & she is OF LEGAL AGE. If she wants to be in porn that is her choice, as it is the viewer's choice to view what they like. I mean, I think the whole "barely legal" genre is creepy, but I do not think that just because a woman has a small bust it's going to incite pedophiles (there's a LOT of small bust porn that has nothing to do with the "barely legal" genre), which seems to be the rational behind this law. Small boobies do NOT equal child porn. They equal hot sexy women with lovely small tatas getting their freak on on camera. These women are ADULTS, not children.