Of all of society’s irrational and arbitrary attitudes towards the human body, breasts and nipples are the ones that feature the most contradictions. The ongoing fight for a woman’s right to breastfeed her baby in public illustrates the contradictory view of breasts as both sex objects and sources of nutrition and nurturing for babies. The main argument seems to be that breasts are sexual. The truth is that people are sexual. While men may find the female breast sexy, it is certainly not women’s exclusive source of sexuality. Conversely, women may find men’s chests sexual but men are not forced to hide them. This inconsistencyRead More →