Anonymous asked: What are the merits of having small breasts? Do you think there are social stigmas attached to having small breasts or large breasts? Are these stigmas different or similar in severity?
I don’t know if I should be insulted or flattered to be asked to speak on behalf of small-breasted women everywhere. I’ll opt for the latter.
As the owner of two petite mounds, I think there are innumerable benefits to having small breasts so I will just list the ones off the top of my head:
- You can almost always go braless and not worry about popping out at inconvenient times
- It doesn’t hurt when you go running without extra “support”
- There’s less sagging as you get older
- I can wear obscene clothing without it looking obscene because I don’t have a ton of cleavage to flash
For the record, I wear a 32A, which is pretty much as small as it gets. So there are, of course, the cons:
- Unless I wear a huge push-up bra, I can’t wear most of my summer clothes (tube tops and strapless dresses just fall off of me)
- When I’m naked and stretch out my entire body, my figure resembles that of an eleven-year-old boy, which is both unfortunate and kind of creepy during sex
I actually think that it’s a moot point whether it’s better to have small or big breasts. Because of the sexualization of the hourglass figure, it could be said that busty girls personify the beauty ideal of a voluptuous figure. But on the other hand, I fit into sample sizes (even though I might have to stuff my bra) while larger-chested women either can’t wear teeny tiny tops or get a ton of crap for “revealing” themselves when really, it’s not their fault they have cleavage. There’s a tendency to associate big boobs (and curviness in general) with “sluttiness” and a tendency to associate small boobs with prepubescence. Is there a happy medium? Maybe. But perhaps all those medium-boobed women are unhappy with their calves or eyebrows or elbows. In short, the beauty ideal creates a standard with few winners and many, many losers.
In lieu of a witty one-liner to end this piece, I’m just going to leave y’all with the disclaimer that this post is in no way advocating plastic surgery of the chest, calf, eyebrow, or elbow area. Just wanted to make that clear.
More burning questions? Ask Lena.
