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How much cleavage to show?

What would you say is the ideal amount of breast cleavage to show? For a girl that is. Please give reasons for your answers.

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Original post by getlucky.
What would you say is the ideal amount of breast cleavage to show? For a girl that is. Please give reasons for your answers.

Not sure there is a set amount, just wear clothes you feel confident and comfortable wearing :smile:
Original post by legalreality
I tend to show quite a lot because to be honest I'm proud of my body and enjoy the confidence that I get from doing it. Sure you get a lot of male attention (not always the good sort) but I'm very much of the view that if you've got it flaunt it. There are bound to be some bitchy girl who are just bitter/jealous but I've learnt that just ignoring them is the best approach; if they care how you look then they really need something better to do with their time :smile:


Classy.
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Original post by legalreality
I tend to show quite a lot because to be honest I'm proud of my body and enjoy the confidence that I get from doing it. Sure you get a lot of male attention (not always the good sort) but I'm very much of the view that if you've got it flaunt it. There are bound to be some bitchy girl who are just bitter/jealous but I've learnt that just ignoring them is the best approach; if they care how you look then they really need something better to do with their time :smile:


Are you a prospective lawyer (from your username)? It must be difficult not being able to show much cleavage for your job, if that's the case.
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However much you feel comfortable showing. Don't show so much that your nipples are liable to pop out though.
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Less than what I show.
maximum
Reply 7
Original post by eliza.anne
However much you feel comfortable showing. Don't show so much that your nipples are liable to pop out though.


Does anyone know the exact reason as to why nipples are indecent, and are often censored before watersheds and in mainstream media, but the rest of the breast is acceptable?
Original post by getlucky.
Does anyone know the exact reason as to why nipples are indecent, and are often censored before watersheds and in mainstream media, but the rest of the breast is acceptable?


And also why are male nipples acceptable in public.

And also while we're on the subject why are man boobs acceptable in public.
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Original post by Hellz_Bellz!
And also why are male nipples acceptable in public.

And also while we're on the subject why are man boobs acceptable in public.


cos their milkshake brings all the boys to the yard' xD
Original post by getlucky.
Does anyone know the exact reason as to why nipples are indecent, and are often censored before watersheds and in mainstream media, but the rest of the breast is acceptable?


yeah.what if they show nothing BUT the nipples.sounds funny.
Reply 11
Original post by getlucky.
Does anyone know the exact reason as to why nipples are indecent, and are often censored before watersheds and in mainstream media, but the rest of the breast is acceptable?


I'm not actually sure why it's so taboo. Maybe because they're...arousing. Whereas male nipples aren't really.

Original post by Hellz_Bellz!
And also why are male nipples acceptable in public.

And also while we're on the subject why are man boobs acceptable in public.


Are you saying men shouldn't be allowed to be topless in public or women should be allowed too? :colone:
Reply 12
Original post by getlucky.
Does anyone know the exact reason as to why nipples are indecent, and are often censored before watersheds and in mainstream media, but the rest of the breast is acceptable?


Without nipples, a boob is just one big protruding piece of fat. With, they are a secondary sex characteristic.
Reply 13
Original post by Hellz_Bellz!
And also why are male nipples acceptable in public.

And also while we're on the subject why are man boobs acceptable in public.


I don't anybody has ever said they are!
Original post by mddub39
I don't anybody has ever said they are!


I think she means legally, not socially :biggrin:
Reply 15
Original post by economist2
yeah.what if they show nothing BUT the nipples.sounds funny.


What I mean is why do newspapers/magazines feel the need to put a star over them or blur them but keep the rest of the breast untouched?
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Original post by legalreality
I tend to show quite a lot because to be honest I'm proud of my body and enjoy the confidence that I get from doing it. Sure you get a lot of male attention (not always the good sort) but I'm very much of the view that if you've got it flaunt it. There are bound to be some bitchy girl who are just bitter/jealous but I've learnt that just ignoring them is the best approach; if they care how you look then they really need something better to do with their time :smile:

Edit: I find it interesting why this gets negs. Why does my personal choice of how to dress annoy you so much? Isn't that a bit sad that something like that irritates you? :smile:


+ Rep because I'm baffled as to why you're being negged for having confidence and not caring about body policing. :smile:

I also tend to show a fair bit, mainly unconsciously, because it's difficult to wear any kind of vest top or similar without at least a bit showing due to their size, so I gave up caring and felt much happier for it! Yet to understand why it's anybody else's business how much somebody shows. If a girl only likes wearing turtle-neck jumpers, this is also fine. The fact that I occasionally have flesh on display doesn't make me unclassy, and anyone who thinks otherwise isn't worth caring about.


Aside: Why are the nipples considered the rudest bit when they're the bit males and females have in common?...
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Original post by eliza.anne

Are you saying men shouldn't be allowed to be topless in public or women should be allowed too? :colone:


Haha hmm I just think it should be equally as acceptable for, say, a woman to walk down the beach front not wearing a bikini top, just like men are able to. So basically wherever it's socially/legally acceptable for a man to be topless (so obviously not in the work place, etc :lol: ) it should also be OK for a woman to be topless? :s-smilie: I mean boobs are just boobs. It's just porn that's made them into some fascination.
I show quite a lot. I got boobs, deal wit' it.
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Original post by legalreality
I tend to show quite a lot because to be honest I'm proud of my body and enjoy the confidence that I get from doing it. Sure you get a lot of male attention (not always the good sort) but I'm very much of the view that if you've got it flaunt it. There are bound to be some bitchy girl who are just bitter/jealous but I've learnt that just ignoring them is the best approach; if they care how you look then they really need something better to do with their time :smile:

Edit: I find it interesting why this gets neg's. Why does my personal choice of how to dress annoy you so much? Isn't that a bit sad that something like that irritates you? :smile:


I reckon this line ".There are bound to be some bitchy girl who are just bitter/jealous" will be controversial to some. How do you know it's not just snobbery, as opposed to jealously? Personally, I think it's probably both, although to what extent I don't know, I suspect girls are better placed to answer that. For the record, I wasn't annoyed by your post at all and I am glad you're confident in what you wear. :smile:

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