> -----Original Message-----
> From: brobborb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 03 February 2004 16:59
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Re:Superbowl Half-time clip?
>
>
> bare breasts are considered sexual, but your mother's breasts
> are something different. My mom walks around topless in the
> house (cos she gets hot alot of times). Be it, here breasts
> are fugly, but thats not what comes to mind. To me it's just
> like an arm or a leg or an ankle
>
> Also, when she is laying in bed and watching TV I would get
> in bed with her and snuggle up to her and have her play with
> my hair. Something u would do with your grandma. But the
> fact is that i'm 22 yrs old, my mom is 60 something. I'll
> admit that from an outsider point of view thats a little
> weird/childish. but I love my mom alot and i find it very
> comforting. And i like my head being scratched haha. Not
> that I'm a momma's boy or anything! i just love my momma! heh
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ben Braver
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:40 PM
> Subject: Re:Superbowl Half-time clip?
>
>
> Dana,
>
> I wonder if this is the problem.
>
> You mentioned "source of milk is also a taboo".
> Once weaned, babies don't have contact with breasts,
> and they are hidden, becoming secondary genitalia
> and thus objects of carnal desire.
>
> So, any public display (except to a baby) is "wrong"
> since it's normally something only exposed during sex.
>
> But in the Tahitian (sp?) mind set, IIRC, women aren't
> "turned on" by having their breasts fondled, since they
> aren't considered "sexual". Whole different attitude.
>
> Comments?
>
> -Ben
>
> > IIRC in Polynesian cultures, before the "Christian" missionaries
> > arrived and messed with everybody's heads, women routinely went
> > bare-breasted, and this was entirely normal. In fact,
> there was no
> > titillation <no pun intended> from seeing them, since it wasn't
> > "wrong".
> > -Ben
> >
> >
> > > I'm really sorry about your mother. The schizophrenia
> about women's
> >
> > > breasts is even worse than you suggest though,
> actually... Although
> > it
> > > is apparently ok to have much much cleavage in advertising and
> > > television, the thing about source of milk is also a taboo, and
> > > breast-feeding women have been arrested for refusing to
> do so in the
> >
> > > ladies' room (sitting on the toilet, presumably?) If I were a
> > Freudian
> > > I might attribute this to early weaning... as it is, I see the
> > > conflicted thinking but I don't attempt to diagnose it.
> It exists in
> >
> > > women also, so it isn't just a guy thing.
> > >
> > > Dana
> > >
> > > >Yes, Sue's organization sponsored a play called the
> Strong Breast
> > > Revolution
> > > >which we went to see. The (female) players wore no
> tops. The idea
> > > IIRC was
> > > >that society has two main views of women's breasts: One as
> > sexualized
> > > and
> > > >commidified and one as source of mother's milk. The
> play was about
> >
> > > allowing
> > > >breasts to be seen in a third way which is a normal
> and beautiful
> > > part of
> > > >the body. It was great because it allowed for the
> women acting to
> > > explore
> > > >their feelings and experiences in depth and take you
> along for the
> >
> > > ride.
> > > >Certainly brought out feelings about my own mother's
> death due to
> > > breast
> > > >cancer. Two taboos in one there eh? Death AND breasts!
> > > >Patrick
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: dana tierney
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >the play?
> > > >
> > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > >>From: dana tierney
> > > >>
> > > >>I think I will become a Breast Ambassador :)
> > > >>
> > > >>-ME--> :-) go for it!
> > > >>
> > > >>Though I could not identify the photograph on the
> main page. Very
> >
> > > Georgia
> > > >>O'Keefe :) Make you wonder what that maple leaf is
> hiding... lol.
> > > >>
> > > >>-ME--> :-)
> > > >>
> > > >>SHe does seem to be talking about the same thing I am though.
> > > >>
> > > >>-ME--> Yep. I wish you could have seen the play, it
> was very good.
> >
> > > Don't
> > > >>forget to see Calendar Girls!
> > > >>
> > > >>Dana
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Outbound email scanned for virus'.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
>
>
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