tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post8278701527904683224..comments2024-02-15T12:05:40.992-08:00Comments on Bras I Hate & Love: Busting Some Busty MythsBras I Hatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692999972337398680noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-30945788945545259492013-03-25T17:01:25.202-07:002013-03-25T17:01:25.202-07:00Hi there, I just discovered your blog - and linger...Hi there, I just discovered your blog - and lingerie blogging in general- a few days ago and have been poring over all your info. This is a really great post in an overall incredibly well-written and informative blog that you clearly are passionate about. Finally went and got myself fitted at a proper place, discovered I'm not a 34D like the department store fitters all insisted- I'm very comfortably sitting here typing this in a Freya Pollyanna 30DD.<br />Yes, big boobs are no doubt a pain to some but I'm kinda over this meme that seems to permeate even the semi-sortafeminist blogosphere of the jezebels and the frisky. Big boobs rawk, I'd have bigger! Thanks for putting this positive view into the interwebs. I think you're right, the more people of different body types take up personal blogging about this stuff the quicker body image bullsh** can recede from the collective female consciousness.<br />Sorry for the TL;DR, I really like your blog and your 'tude :o)<br />Kind regards Emily Kate in Australia.EmilyKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202548680341378684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-60126181401380525932012-11-13T22:24:33.026-08:002012-11-13T22:24:33.026-08:00I like the information shared on use of different ...I like the information shared on use of different size of bras for making breast size bigger and attractive.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.whatistriactol.com" rel="nofollow">Whatistriactol</a>Jake Whitefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08857696860963977746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-43050294469627397992012-11-03T12:57:30.640-07:002012-11-03T12:57:30.640-07:00I totally agree with you about the stupidity and a...I totally agree with you about the stupidity and absurdity of this.<br /><br />On the first myth... I don't get catcalls related to my bust, nor do I feel objectified. I wear a 28FF/G, and whether that is big or small depends on your perspective. I feel like I have a large bust. It used to really bother me when people would say "women with large busts receive oodles of unwanted attention from men" because I never (or very infrequently) got any of that attention. It was strange, I felt as though I wasn't getting something that came with having a large bust, so I felt like my bust was inferior. Thankfully I grew out of that. Now, many years later, that statement still bothers me, but for the same reasons you mentioned: because harassment is the problem, not big busts, or any other asset.Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-66401911257983987192012-10-14T10:49:44.380-07:002012-10-14T10:49:44.380-07:00Ugh: http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/shortcuts/2...Ugh: http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/shortcuts/2012/oct/11/34-dd-bras-pass-notes I know it's good news really, people might be looking for the right size, it's just the smirking and lack of understanding/serious research. If they think 34DD is a huge cup, they really need some help at the Guardian fashion desk. Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-63782760334573616712012-10-08T20:39:38.982-07:002012-10-08T20:39:38.982-07:00If big boobs are so terrible then explain to me wh...If big boobs are so terrible then explain to me why the number cosmetic surgery procedure is breast augmentation. People are paying millions of dollars to have what so many women who complain have naturally. No ones ever happy.DeathMetalMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317012807728813659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-64669148195675257272012-10-03T16:36:28.973-07:002012-10-03T16:36:28.973-07:00Oh gosh, that second comment you posted from the H...Oh gosh, that second comment you posted from the Hairpin article is mine! I love the Hairpin and I'm a regular commenter there, but I think that's the only time I've ever been actually mad at an article. sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118330979455974878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-63541804249148730262012-10-01T18:29:30.274-07:002012-10-01T18:29:30.274-07:00Hahaha, really? That provides support? Given the r...Hahaha, really? That provides support? Given the recent reviews of the Ahh bra, maybe I shouldn't automatically assume they're worthless. Some good bra bloggers found that the Ahh bras were halfway decent as sleep bras. But in my experience, anything that's based on the s/m/l/xl umbrella can't provide adequate support because the band just won't go small enough. A stretchy fabric is also bad news: one blogger whose review I can't find right now actually discovered that the stretch exaggerated the bounce.<br /><br />How, pray tell, is comfortisse different from the Ahh bra and Genie bra? Why do you not make allowances for big differences between the band and the bust?Never Took Home Echttp://domesticoutlet.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-1713939758972409202012-10-01T18:23:40.198-07:002012-10-01T18:23:40.198-07:00I love this post! I usually go on those boob relat...I love this post! I usually go on those boob related posts to quietly direct people towards brafitting revelations (and away from Title 9, jesus fucking christ). I know I shouldn't read the comments, but I do.<br /><br />My boobs are 28H or so and they feel big to me, on my body. When I look down at them, struggle to fit them in too-small bras, button up a shirt around them, or lay on my stomach, I feel big. However, I know when I see photos of me wearing properly fitted clothing and bras, that my breasts do not look disproportionate.Never Took Home Echttp://domesticoutlet.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-54515750804841812322012-10-01T17:20:02.734-07:002012-10-01T17:20:02.734-07:00Some of these bras might work well for extra suppo...Some of these bras might work well for extra support in larger cup sizes: [www.comfortisse.com] No digging wires, no showing on the back, and they're super comfortable! One lady who reviewed them said they were actually a huge help when she was restricted to certain bra types after developing Lymphedema. And they're super affordable!! Hope this helps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-76956045395431165462012-10-01T16:39:08.215-07:002012-10-01T16:39:08.215-07:00Those articles sadden me more than anything. The i...Those articles sadden me more than anything. The insecurity coming from them is astounding. I noticed a lot of commenters saying that they're DD or DDD in the second one linked, and i'm betting the real reason they're so down on themselves is because they're in the wrong size. That's probably at least half the problem. <br /><br />My best guess for the source of all that self hatred is the fact that we have a horribly distorted idea of what's "normal" based on the super limited size range available on the high street, along with the stigma people attach to anyone who's not within it. Add to that the shame and negativity passed down within families in regards to self-image and bra size, and you've basically got yourself a recipe for disaster. Sad, really. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-36055885428840616012012-10-01T10:45:37.376-07:002012-10-01T10:45:37.376-07:00The last myth is annoying for me because I see my ...The last myth is annoying for me because I see my size proclaimed to be "huge". There was even a company president's bio that I saw that shared my size and it said that she started her business because she couldn't find anything to fit her "huge" boobs. Yet most of the fitting problems I have are with shirts and dresses being too LARGE for my boobs. Maybe it's because I'm a classic pear shape and I'm unconsciously fitting everything to my hips?Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949693611546646080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-10203415068667102412012-10-01T09:36:45.363-07:002012-10-01T09:36:45.363-07:00Thanks for this! It's hard reading articles l...Thanks for this! It's hard reading articles like the ones you references--I, and I think so many of us, see some of them and think expect something we can relate to, only to be blasted by someone else's hate for their body. Their body which is similar to our own. Harsh. Definitely is nice to hear someone debunking the tough things. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-1717496754001204322012-10-01T07:26:20.393-07:002012-10-01T07:26:20.393-07:00Thank you for this! I've just edited my latest...Thank you for this! I've just edited my latest post to add it to the links.astridhttp://lesgrosbonnets.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-82532469722054557102012-10-01T04:54:04.537-07:002012-10-01T04:54:04.537-07:00I am a regular reader of Jezebel and also commente...I am a regular reader of Jezebel and also commented on the article however my comment was more about if women found there correct size my guess is less women would get implants or reductions. It annoys me that it seems if you have bigger breasts you have to complain about them its more acceptable to complain about your breasts rather than praise them.<br /><br /> I personally love my breasts (30FF possibly 28G uk) there on the bigger side but not huge they do sometimes cause me back pain but I enjoy having. And I hate the way society and usually other women make me feel I should complain about them and hate them rather than praise them. The sad thing is this its not only are boobs that we shouldnt enjoy having but we shouldnt find ourselves attractive in anyway otherwise were vain. As a woman we should accept and love are bodies and our breasts not complain and hate them! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-36490235767429679072012-10-01T02:49:56.917-07:002012-10-01T02:49:56.917-07:00I'll post here the comment I wrote on the Jeze...I'll post here the comment I wrote on the Jezebel article as it sums up my feeling towards this subject pretty well:<br /><br />«Wow, I've been reading the other replies and I can't believe the amount of women who hate their bodies, what the hell is wrong with you people??? go to thin & curvy (dot) com and read the articles on bra fitting, learn how to choose a proper bra, wear a proper bra, if by then you aren't happy with yourself yet just change it! What's the point of spending your life hating yourself?»<br /><br />Some of the comments are really appalling, I understand that people have insecurities about their bodies (even though I never did, at least nothing compared to what’s expressed in those comments) but all that self-loathing, where the hell did it came from?!?!? I find it really weird that people have such difficulty living with their own bodies.<br />Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858394284102534532noreply@blogger.com