I worked in a developing country for three years. Women’s breasts were not considered private. As a result, I saw breasts frequently. By about month two, a uncovered female breast was about as interesting to me as her elbow. There’s no reason to sexualize the breast. They are baby-feeding organs. Not to go all Freud on you, but I wonder if it’s a remnant of the breast-feeding positive feelings.

  • snoons@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    It’s thought that if elbows were covered all the time those would be sexualized.

    Well, the interesting thing about human breasts is that they’re enlarged at all times, not only when feeding a baby. To the chagrin of many spines…