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The Breast Phenomenon
Having lived with them for a significant proportion of my life, I am aware of the effect that large breasts have on people. They can draw either admiring or envious glances. Wearing a tight or cleavage-revealing top will never fail to attract attention from both sexes: men find their eyes inexplicably drawn to a prominent bust; women will stare, with a look of either jealousy or mild disgust - sometimes both.
There is no real reason why western society is so enchanted and captivated by a simple pair of glands - far more, in fact, than the more intimate and more hidden areas of the body. But from the ancient world to the modern, civilisation has displayed a love affair with the breast. The effects of mammary obsession are evident - this article offers just a few examples of western culture's breast fixation.
Breasts have made their mark in art throughout history. The Greeks and Romans often represented their female deities with their breasts bared; The Goddess Isis was shown in ancient Egyptian art suckling the pharaohs; and fine art has continuously depicted voluptuous, bare-breasted ladies.
Boobs will always be a popular topic for discussion. People - male and female - always find an excuse to talk about breasts, whether it's to comment on a passer-by, a celebrity, or their own (generally females only!). The media never tires of reporting who's had implants, who's had reductions, and who's been flashing a little areola recently!
In some ways, breasts have become a fashion accessory. Immense cleavage was the focal point in the early 19th Century (think heaving bosoms in "Pride and Prejudice"); a prominent bust coupled with a tiny waist was the height of fashion in the Victorian era; and the twentieth century saw chests change shape at a rate of almost once a decade! At the moment we are told that, thanks to Gisele the Brazillian 'supermodel of the moment', the bust is big.
The breast obsession has led to a state of affairs where jiggling bosoms are being used to advertise everything from beer to cars to magazines - to the point of parody, in fact. The well-known saying 'sex sells' could be paraphrased to 'breast sells'. After all, there's no male in the adverts which rely on well-endowed, bikini-clad models to sell their product.
Breasts have always held - and will continue to hold - a fascination for men - they will always want to look at them. And, whether through posing for magazines, participating in wet T-shirt contests, or simple gratuitous flashing, women of all sizes will always be prepared to oblige.