It involves making comments about the size of another woman’s breast in the shadiest of ways.
The shady ladies don’t even have to slant their eyes or bare their teeth.
Boob shaming stings even if done subconsciously or if the person commenting didn’t mean anything by it.
“Oh Gladys, your cup does run over.”
“Mariah Jean, I wish I had your boyish figure. I could never wear a top like that.”
“Can you actually find over the shoulder boulder holders for those, Wilhelmina Nightshade? “
Don’t get me started on the way shady men boob shame… ick.
I am not surprised by it because it all starts for many girls in grade school right after puberty hits or doesn’t.
Girls become members of the itty-bitty-titty committee or are dubbed “developed” for their age.
Later in life, you are either a washboard or carrying bowling balls.
Boob shaming isn’t as overt as other sorts of shaming (fat shaming, slut shaming, etc.). But like other forms of shaming, it does seem to come from a place of insecurity or straight-up jealousy.
We often mock what we don’t have and want desperately. The grass is greener on the other side of the fence, so spray Roundup on your neighbor’s grass.
Millions of women are unhappy with the look or size of their breasts — whether they are those breast boulders, pebbles or somewhere in between.
Breast implants are the most performed cosmetic surgery in women, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
The organization’s members performed 279,000 breast augmentations in 2015, a 31 percent increase over the 212, 500 performed in 2000.
Breast lifts also are on the rise.
The organization says 52,836 breast lifts were performed in 2000. Last year, there were 99,614 breast lifts, an increase of 89 percent since 2000.
Who knows how many of those women felt ta-ta shame before they went under the knife, but 86 percent of the 225 women surveyed by the ASPS in 2013 say they were self-conscious about their breasts before they had breast implant surgery.
The organization says 92 percent of women reported improved self-esteem after surgery. Sixty-four percent said they had improved quality of life.
It is easy to say that one should love the body they are born in, but that ain’t always easy when society or someone you love says there is something wrong with that body.
Most of us have boobs, but the real boobs are those who intentionally make people feel bad about their bodies.
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