• YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    The reactions and opinions people have on this subject only reinforce my belief that, as individuals, we really have very little idea what’s going on in other people’s heads when it comes to sexuality.

    As a heterosexual man, it’s difficult for me to imagine having a perfectly ordinary body part that the majority of the opposite sex found so sexually fascinating they’d have to consciously resist the desire to flat-out gaze at my chest.

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        5 days ago

        Most guys wear baggy clothes I guess. I imagine if someone was wearing tight pants then it would catch my eye as a curiosity, but to my personal taste male junk is kind of mundane and lumpy. Almost comedic. Whereas almost every set of boobies holds a weirdly primal allure for me - and it’s only thanks to the miracle of social programming that I don’t just glitch out and mindlessly gaze in wonder.

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    9 days ago

    Honestly doesn’t even register any more. They’re massive, they dominate the landscape. Your eye is drawn by the gravity. It happens

    Hell, my own grandmother confessed to me once after we ran into each other at a shopping centre her first thought was “good lord that woman has large breasts” and then she saw my face and recognised me.

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    9 days ago

    My wife has big boobs. Sometimes she shows them off on purpose, but even when she doesn’t, they’re big and round and nice to look at. She says if people are going to look, at least be inconspicuous about it and not stare.

    That said, I know other women who have felt cursed by their big boobs because everywhere they go, they’re ogled without their consent. Which is also fair. Just because some women are okay with it, doesn’t mean I’m entitled to check everyone out.

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    9 days ago

    As a man who like boobs of all sizes, I can’t help but glance sometimes. You are all beautiful. Sorry, not sorry.

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    9 days ago

    Very different depending on how I have dressed. High collar or sweater or professional wear, I think you are aweful. Low-cut shirt, bikini, cute outfit, I’m expecting and tolerating you. I only get happy when it’s my boyfriend staring.

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    9 days ago

    I worked hard enough to get them, I’m glad when anyone looks at them! Most people don’t though because they’re not very big

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    9 days ago

    a quick glance? no worries, I’m a lesbian and am certainly guilty of the same. repeated glances or staring is rude and absolutely changes how I treat you in a pretty negative way.

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    9 days ago

    Bold to assume anyone can avoid looking at my tranny rack. What do I do when they don’t look is the better question. Yeah, go look, pervs.

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    9 days ago

    I’m small of bust, but therefore don’t bra often (except at work) so occasionally get a look, I am neither flattered nor offended. I work on my body but boobs are just luck or money, not an accomplishment.

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      9 days ago

      As a hetero, female-breast-fascinated male who tries not to be pervy it seems like an honest question. Consciously or not, sometimes I’m going to be glancing at your boobs. Doesn’t mean I am consciously fantasizing; more like a shiny object I couldn’t ignore. But as a person who wants to be empathetic, I want to know how this comes across to the other person.

      Legit AF IMO

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        9 days ago

        It comes across as pervy…even if you don’t try to be…it is.

        If you were in prison and some big guy started looking at your bum how would you feel?

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          Asking how I would feel is a bit of a pervy question, can you explain why it’s legitimate?

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            This is really it actually, there’s the social norms stuff but like, they really do be accentuated, eyes are gonna always be darting at these fixed places.

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      9 days ago

      I agree it is a poor question, but not for the reasons you say. Mainly because it is clear different women have different opinions on the subject. A women with a push up bra and very little coverage clearly wants them to be noticed. While a women with a regular bra and a normal tshirt may not.
      And of course there is the factor of who is noticing. Some only want to be noticed by certain people, while others want to be noticed by evryone. There is no simple answer.

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        9 days ago

        I think the point, and usefulness, of this question is to get the many different kinds of answers. As you point out, it’s a nuanced social issue. It would help some people to hear all of the perspectives so they can adjust their behavior appropriately.

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        9 days ago

        How do you feel when a woman checks out your package?

        They do that, they get a glance here and there and try to not get caught. They also talk about it to each other sometimes. Women can absolutely be unnecessarily pervy, just like men.

        I always find it funny that that behavior is so less well known but happens a lot as well.

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          I still remember positively the one women who said “nice package” to me. It was 30 years ago. So I guess I feel complimented? I really shouldn’t. I didn’t have anything to do with it… I was born with it.

          So I can totally understand why some women dress to be noticed.

          And I have found that women are far more detailed about sexual encounters with each other than men are. Guys always use vague euphemisms. Women are often pretty explicit and specific. More power to them.

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    Summary of comments:

    Everywhere from “STARE I even make the shirt see through” to “one glance max, a bit annoying if professionally dressed tho”