Smarter feminists than me talk about boobquake
Apr 27th, 2010
On why a million sexy boobies missed the point:
Given a chance, I do not think [Iranian women] would fight for equality that looks like women wearing revealing clothing so men can get all into it and derail its original purpose. We Western women? Are not exactly totally free, either, and thus this ALSO reinforces the incorrect notion that the West has women's equality, THE END.
Because the point isn't to be sexy:
In our culture, displaying your cleavage is generally acceptable and it is almost always seen as sexy, flirtatious, ‘flaunting it’... What is not so generously embraced in our culture is revealing a breast for the purpose of feeding a child. Get your boobs out to nourish your offspring, and suddenly, they’re not so palatable. The kind of quake I want to experience is that which would be caused by the visibility and acceptability of all women’s bodies in all their guises - that'd be a real seismic shift.