Reflection 1: Bosom Buddies—On America's Breast Obsession

It is difficult to argue that we do not live in a breast-obsessed society. From advertising to porn, Americans can't seem to get enough of them, and thus, we are inundated daily. Yet, the American relationship with breasts is complicated. On beaches, for instance, American women are encouraged to display as much cleavage as possible, but if a nursing mother takes a breast out in public to feed an infant many of us suddenly become prudish. Why? And when did Americans reach the point that we so celebrate, even reward, augmentation? What messages are we sending women about embracing their natural selves? And how does all this attention to breasts affect young girls? As for men, how does growing up in a breast-obsessed culture affect their views of women and their bodies? 

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

• "The Breast of Advertising" (Adweek)
• "25 Real Photos of Women's Breasts" (Refinery) [NSFW]
• "America's Boob Police" (Daily Beast)
• "Men’s Breast Obsession—and Women’s" (Psychology Today)
• "Women have Boobs—Get over It" (AlterNet)
• "America’s Sexualization of Breasts is so Pervasive Even Other Women Think Public Breastfeeding is Gross" (Quartz)

Requirements:

• MLA Style
• 1.5 pages in length
• Works cited page

Due: Wed 8.31