I recently came across this comment on a Flickr page I often visit. It was the photographer defending her own semi-nude and tasteful fully nude photos.

"One thing I want to oppose above anything else on this site is the attitude of people who assume breasts and bottoms are 'tits and ass' no matter in what context - feminist, postmodernist, nude art, fine art; they are permanently, and derogatorily, 'tits and ass'.

They fail to recognise that the female anatomy exists on many different levels and not just what is seen by one social group who narrow-mindedly view woman, most often subconsciously, at their sexual disposal; as something that belongs to everyone except the woman who lives in it.

It's especially aggravating when these people think on a base-level, impenetrable wavelength, disallowing any different way of thinking even for one second because it, perhaps, is too much effort for them. Thankfully, most people on Flickr have the common sense to understand the simplicity of what I am arguing for.

But I think, therefore I upload. ...

All women have tits and an ass..."

And it got me thinking... as I often do when I'm bored (and I'm bored a lot recently).... about body perception. So the question I'm putting out here for whoever to to think about, or not; to answer or not:
What do you think about BREASTS? Female, Male, Yours, Others, Clothed, Un-clothed, Semi-clothed, Sexualized objects, Milk-delivery system. However you want to interpret this.

Me? I think about breasts a lot. I like breasts. I like to look at breasts. I love the infinte variety in shapes, sizes, colors, textures. They're not the sum of a woman's attractivness, not even a majority factor in what makes a woman attractive to me, but they're one of the first things a person notices about a woman (some could even argue THE first, since you can usually see the breasts even when the face is turned away or otherwise not visible), being prominently displayed out front, right below the face. I've also been raised that breasts are taboo to be touched. I've had casual female friends (as opposed to girlfriends) who had no problem with having their breasts touched, but it's something that has always been private and intimate, not to be done casually. Much as I would have liked to, and much as it was tacitly approved of, I could not bring myself to do it. My problem, I guess. I've even had girlfriends who put my hand on their breasts to let me know it's ok. Maybe that's what it takes.
I also don't have a problem with public display of breasts. Or breasts on TV. If they were more visible (how to say this without the double entendre inherent in the language), perhaps kids, guys would not be as repressed and obsessed with breasts (...tacit implication "as me.") as they are now. I'd rather see nudity or sex on TV than violence and blood, but that's somebody elses' decision, not mine. I choose not to display mine, but that's more a function of my weight than modesty. I've discovered that people don't like looking at large naked men (or even topless), so I don't inflict that on them. I do feel that if men can go around topless, women should be allowed to as well (and I believe that courts have upheld this belief where it's been challenged.) Hey, my boobs are bigger than some womens, why should theirs be restricted when mine aren't.

Oh well, enough for today, back into the closet.