Let Your Breasts See the World
by Brenda D
Lemus
A rebel by nature, and an avid inquirer about
everything, I have always asked myself why
people do what they do, particularly women. One
thing that has disturbed me throughout the years
is the complacency with which women blindly
accept authority and tradition along with the
expectations that society has imposed on them.
Sometimes, women welcome
discrimination toward them with alarming ease
and without realizing the extent to which they
are discriminated against. One vivid example of
this is the simple prohibition regarding our
breasts that dictates that while men can take
their shirts off almost whenever and wherever
they want, women are forced to keep their
breasts securely hidden.
I admit with shame, that for years I accepted
this false “"modesty” imposed upon us, and
always covered my breasts at all times, except
when sleeping or taking a shower. One
day, I was fortunate to come across a rather
interesting and informative website: BreastNotes.com,
and from information that I found there I began
to “see” the reality of my breasts--their
intricate structure, their function, their
health, and their beauty. I realized, then,
that all these years my perception of my own
breasts had been greatly misconstrued. Being
childless meant to me that my breasts were a
mere “waste” of space, for I thought they served
me almost no purpose, other than an effective
sexual object. Breasts just got in the way,
particularly when I was doing my power-lifting.
In the real world of our society breasts are
considered to be sex objects, and not quite a
"waste of space" as they were to me. Quite the
contrary. For our society breasts have
literally become an obsession where bigger is
definitely better, and shape is truly an issue.
In fact, we do anything to make those breasts as
attractive as possible. So . . . if we are so
obsessed with breasts, why are we so reluctant
to expose them to the world? What’s the taboo
behind them? When you go to the beach in the
heat of a summer day to enjoy a picnic, your
male counterparts can be comfortable and cool
with their shirts off but YOU... well you have
to keep your top covered because, God forbid,
someone actually sees your breasts! And when
you are wearing a tight dress in a
reception, and all of a sudden your nipples
happen to protrude through your dress--oh my
goodness!! Don’t ever allow that to happen, for
you might be perceived as being sexually aroused
in that moment! And, you really don’t want
anyone, not even your mother, to know how your
nipples look. They are “sacred” and condemned
to remain in darkness and mystery for the rest
of their existence!
Well . . . I got tired of this absurdity, and
one day, while reading BreastNotes.com, and
reading
The 'Purpose' Of The Bra
, it dawned on me that for all these years I
have been annoyed and greatly disturbed by all
this, yet I have never done anything about
it! So, gradually, I gained my courage and
decided to actually do something about it! A
few weeks ago, in the middle of a hot summer
day, while running in the woods with my dogs and
with a shirt soaked in sweat which uncomfortably
stuck pasted to my skin, I finally made the
decision to take my shirt off and set my breasts
free! (I have always been bra-free). The experience was exhilarating. For the
first time in my life my breasts experienced the
joy of feeling the cool air brushing against my
skin! So, I ran as I never did before--truly
free!
While
it is true that I am unlikely to see anyone else
where I run, four people on the trail have
already seen me topless, three of which are men
(one with which I run
every day). I have now included swimming topless
in a public beach in North Carolina, and I am
sure that I will soon find other ways in which I
can go topless. Now, why has this become so
important to me? Because, I feel free,
comfortable, and most important of all--I am
exerting a right that I should have been born
with: the right to expose my breasts without
judgment and without harassment in much the same
way men have been doing it for hundreds if not
thousands of years. That's why.
Giving up the need to cover our breasts is, in
my opinion, imperative for women. We ought to
think of ourselves first, and in this case, we
are talking about something that is of utmost
importance: the health of our breasts. I think
that the first thing that we can do is to start
with the banning of the bra. This is one item
that we can live without. I have not worn one
of these contraptions since age twenty when I
realized the expense and the extent of its
uncomfortable feeling on my body. Moreover,
today I know that my decision was the right one
when I became informed in BreastNotes.com of the
recently found dangers associated with wearing a
bra and the increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Wearing no bra will not only make you feel more
comfortable, but will greatly increase the
strength of your Cooper's Ligaments, which
prevent your breasts from sagging. This
practice will also keep your lymphatic system
working more effectively, particularly in your
breast area, and thus might greatly help to
reduce your risks of acquiring breast cancer.
Please, be aware that in the beginning, not
using a bra may actually feel uncomfortable and
may be even painful for those who are large
breasted. It may happen that not until your
Cooper's Ligaments gain some strength that you
will feel completely at ease and free of
discomfort. Remember, thousands of women
throughout history have survived bra free before
the brassiere was invented in the 20th century.
To my knowledge not one of those women ever died
of braless consequences!
So, today I want to make a statement to all
those women who still keep their breasts under
the prison of a bra and the cover of their
clothes. Be brave, ladies, and venture to
uncover your breasts the way men do. You might
not be able to be totally successful, as I know
I haven’t been yet, but I am on the way to make
this possible little by little. It has taken me
time to gain the courage to allow other people
like my neighbors, and friends to see me topless
(and I am hoping to encourage some of my lady
neighbors to join me on the trail in total
top-freedom). Believe me,
you will gradually
find that you will not only gain the courage to
do it, but you will also become accustomed to
the idea of just being . . . topless . . . and
comfortable!
Just a piece of advice though: be aware that
you must be careful in some areas about how you do this, because
remember that there is something called the law,
and you don’t want to end up in jail! Think
before you act, but do what you need to do:
Liberate Your Breasts! And Improve your Breast
Health!
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