Check Out My Breasts
April 26, 2006 10:04 AM   Subscribe

Hey Metafilter, check out my breasts! (NSFW)
posted by jonson (146 comments total)
 
"Hey Peter, man, check out channel 9!"
posted by scallion at 10:09 AM on April 26, 2006


Boobies.
posted by jonmc at 10:10 AM on April 26, 2006


Check for any unusual thickening of the breast tissue.

Well. I certainly noticed some tissue thickening.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 10:12 AM on April 26, 2006


I don't see what's so NSFW about that "Loading..." logo. It seems pretty innoce...

Oh, oh my.
posted by thanotopsis at 10:17 AM on April 26, 2006


I think I just heard the female underwear catalogue fall on the doormat.
posted by jouke at 10:18 AM on April 26, 2006


It's now been loading for 10 minutes. Just how big are these breasts?
posted by gfrobe at 10:20 AM on April 26, 2006


Genius.

Thanks, jonson.
posted by bru at 10:21 AM on April 26, 2006


actually, they're kinda small but nice little cupcake ones.
posted by jonmc at 10:21 AM on April 26, 2006


they are perfect, in fact.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 10:22 AM on April 26, 2006


I think I just heard the female underwear catalogue fall on the doormat.

Amazing how they can deliver the catalogue before that page even finishes loading...
posted by 327.ca at 10:22 AM on April 26, 2006


If this is NSFW, then maybe it's time to look for a new job.
posted by 327.ca at 10:23 AM on April 26, 2006


no, B_B, perfect would be C-cup or above, but they were quite nice.
posted by jonmc at 10:24 AM on April 26, 2006


gfrobe: It was taking forever for me too, but it is really, really, really worth it. Trust me.

Knowledge is power, people!!!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:24 AM on April 26, 2006


Me, my mouse and your titties ...
posted by homodigitalis at 10:25 AM on April 26, 2006


The Breast of the Web.
posted by Zozo at 10:25 AM on April 26, 2006


I love her intonation when checking whether one breast is lower than the other, as well as her smile at the end of that clip. Hot.

In fact, both of the lower two on the left (her right breast) are really cute.

Goddamn.
posted by Ryvar at 10:26 AM on April 26, 2006


Is this site aimed at women or men? It should be "Check out your breasts" for instance.
Does the models sprightly tone of voice and cheerful smile de-sexualise the content. As one would expect of a medical site.
Or does it enhance the sexual atmosphere?

Hm, I'll have to subject the flash movie to more extensive study.
posted by jouke at 10:26 AM on April 26, 2006


Initially, I thought at the end the little logo in the right hand corner said, "powered by adbreast"
posted by Peter H at 10:27 AM on April 26, 2006


Boobies!
posted by JWright at 10:27 AM on April 26, 2006


Hilarious teleprompting. Isn't she a good reader? I think that was part of the reason they did the no-eyes close-up shots, which felt sort of... medical.
posted by zekinskia at 10:27 AM on April 26, 2006


...or rather, as JWright so succinctly puts it:

Boobies!
posted by jouke at 10:29 AM on April 26, 2006


gfrobe: "It's now been loading for 10 minutes. Just how big are these breasts?"

I noticed that, too. I'll give it another ten... twenty minutes. Two hours tops - three. Three hours. And if by then no breasts have shown up I'll... wait a little longer, I guess.
(the suspense is killing me)
posted by PontifexPrimus at 10:29 AM on April 26, 2006


You think they want guys to be in charge of their partners' self breast exams or what?
posted by salvia at 10:30 AM on April 26, 2006


Careful, you'll summon the "MeFi is a boys zone!!!1" ranters.

I wonder though, would checkoutmytesticles.com have similar responses? I'm pretty sure I wouldn't click on checkoutmyprostate.com.
posted by Kickstart70 at 10:30 AM on April 26, 2006


I like how cheerfully sexy this is-- not sterile or clinical, but not broody dark sexy (although that can be good too), just a healthy woman with a big grin and a knowing wink. There really is no faster way to get me to pay attention to the risks of breast cancer.
posted by WidgetAlley at 10:31 AM on April 26, 2006


no, B_B, perfect would be C-cup or above, but they were quite nice.

Eeerrrrnt {buzzer sound}!

Oooh... no. Sawry. The answer we were looking for is 34-B... 34-B.
posted by Witty at 10:31 AM on April 26, 2006


When I saw "checkout my breasts" instead of "check out my breasts," my first thought was, "what, like at a supermarket?"
posted by adamrice at 10:31 AM on April 26, 2006


Years ago when I worked at a public library, single, middle-aged men used to come in and check out the breastfeeding videos. Just saying.

Also, I did not expect anything to happen when I clicked on the target. Whoa.
posted by schmedeman at 10:31 AM on April 26, 2006


Hilarious teleprompting. Isn't she a good reader?

Leave it to the Internet to make this criticism! Also, I agree with fandango_matt.
posted by Peter H at 10:31 AM on April 26, 2006


She looks like she's about to bust out laughing, Ryvar. Agreed: cute.
posted by NationalKato at 10:32 AM on April 26, 2006


I said 'bust.'
posted by NationalKato at 10:32 AM on April 26, 2006


"Remember there is no wrong way to check out" her breasts.

that's for shure.
posted by djseafood at 10:34 AM on April 26, 2006


Careful, you'll summon the "MeFi is a boys zone!!!1" ranters.

Maybe we should start a boy band.
posted by jouke at 10:35 AM on April 26, 2006


When I saw "checkout my breasts" instead of "check out my breasts," my first thought was, "what, like at a supermarket?"

Boob cleanup on aisle four... repeat, boob cleanup on aisle four....
posted by WidgetAlley at 10:35 AM on April 26, 2006


Together we can lick breast cancer.
posted by Sprocket at 10:37 AM on April 26, 2006


Oooh... no. Sawry. The answer we were looking for is 34-B... 34-B.

No. 36-DD. Natural only, please.
posted by jonmc at 10:39 AM on April 26, 2006


when I worked at a public library, single, middle-aged men used to come in and check out the breastfeeding videos.

It's true, you rarely outgrow the habit.

on preview, I really liked Sprocket's comment.
posted by Peter H at 10:41 AM on April 26, 2006


when I worked at a public library, single, middle-aged men used to come in and check out the breastfeeding videos.

Hell, when I was a teenager, and I'd go to the library, I'd read the women's health books, art books, whatever. The quest for naked boobies is ongoing and far ranging.
posted by jonmc at 10:42 AM on April 26, 2006


No. 36-DD.

Good lord!
posted by Witty at 10:45 AM on April 26, 2006


Hey, I'm a skinny dude. I don't wanna bump up against a body like mine.
posted by jonmc at 10:47 AM on April 26, 2006


Hell, when I was a teenager, and I'd go to the library, I'd read the women's health books, art books, whatever. The quest for naked boobies is ongoing and far ranging.

Those youngsters have it so easy nowadays. Vroegâh there were no internets. We had to carve, chip by chip, our boobies out of diamant-like rock [sfw].

Fertility figures?! Pshaw!
posted by jouke at 10:48 AM on April 26, 2006


That was incredible. Are there any other sites on the internet where I might see breasts?
posted by horsewithnoname at 10:52 AM on April 26, 2006


When I saw "checkout my breasts" instead of "check out my breasts," my first thought was, "what, like at a supermarket?" - adamrice

No, like a library. A variety of different breasts meant to appeal to a wide range of people. You can take the ones you are interested in home with you - free - and bring them back to trade for something new when you get bored of them.
posted by raedyn at 10:55 AM on April 26, 2006


coralized link, because amusing as this is, it's not worth waiting 10 minutes for.
posted by unmake at 10:57 AM on April 26, 2006


*congratulates self on being first self-identified woman in the thread*

Do we not at least have a couple lesbians around here?
posted by raedyn at 10:59 AM on April 26, 2006


Hell, when I was a teenager, and I'd go to the library, I'd read the women's health books, art books, whatever. The quest for naked boobies is ongoing and far ranging.
posted by jonmc at 12:42 PM CST on April 26


Or digging through all the copies of National Geographic on a shelf when your parents took you over to their friend's house and left you unattended.
Or so I've heard.
posted by ninjew at 11:00 AM on April 26, 2006


Canadian, eh?
Look for any unusual puckering...
Nope. Just the usual.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 11:01 AM on April 26, 2006


just a healthy woman with a big grin and a knowing wink.
posted by WidgetAlley


Actually, you don't know if she's healthy or not, which is why, you know, people get into trouble.
posted by justgary at 11:03 AM on April 26, 2006


"You think they want guys to be in charge of their partners' self breast exams or what?"

Who else knows them as well? (That includes lesbian partners.)

If I was the playful sort I'd parody this site at "checkoutyourbreasts.com" with a man as the model. It's a serious message though as 25% of the 1,600 men who are diagnosed with breast cancer die from it. (re: National Breast Cancer Foundation)

So, male metafilterians, check out your own breasts..be they a 36a or 44d.
posted by ?! at 11:04 AM on April 26, 2006


It brings to mind the Cam Exam, a chuckleworthy "check your breasts" spot from Canada.

(The Cam Exam gets bonus points for being targeted to people who have breasts, as opposed to people who like looking at breasts - a significant distinction, given the message they're trying to get across.)
posted by stefanie at 11:05 AM on April 26, 2006


No. 36-DD
Come on guys. You can't just reduce this matter to a number and a code. It's infinitely more subtle: skin colour, contrast, texture, curvature, springiness, etc, etc.
I've known B's that were spectacular and D's that were just nice.
posted by jouke at 11:07 AM on April 26, 2006


agreed, jouke. but they do have to big enough to swung back and forth against my head like sandbags.
posted by jonmc at 11:08 AM on April 26, 2006


Awesome, I loved the Cam Ad!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 11:09 AM on April 26, 2006


like sandbags.

...and that of course.
posted by jouke at 11:11 AM on April 26, 2006


ha, this is the first time I've ever thought jonmc was a forty year old virgin.
posted by Peter H at 11:21 AM on April 26, 2006


I can assure you that I am neither, sir.
posted by jonmc at 11:23 AM on April 26, 2006


swung back and forth against my head like sandbags. - jonmc

Cuz that's sexy.
posted by raedyn at 11:28 AM on April 26, 2006


to each their own, raedyn. it's even better if they're big and firm enough to bop away at like a boxing speedbag.
posted by jonmc at 11:30 AM on April 26, 2006


If you replace the music with some Mötley Crüe, it's a different viewing experience altogether.
posted by horsewithnoname at 11:30 AM on April 26, 2006


Hey Metafilter, check out my breasts!

Now there's a gender neutral exhibitionistic activity for hereabouts.
posted by y2karl at 11:37 AM on April 26, 2006


An elderly Miami man going door-to-door offering free breast exams, and more, was unfairly arrested.
posted by semmi at 11:40 AM on April 26, 2006


I suppose there might be women who dig that. But as a person with larger breasts, I hate a man 'bopping away' at them. How would you like it if I did that to your testicles?
posted by raedyn at 11:44 AM on April 26, 2006


I've known B's that were spectacular and D's that were just nice.

Tell me more about those B's.
posted by Witty at 11:47 AM on April 26, 2006


How would you like it if I did that to your testicles?

Depends on how gently and deftly.
posted by jonmc at 11:52 AM on April 26, 2006


semmi took my post, and raedyn, I for one, would love that.
posted by sfts2 at 11:55 AM on April 26, 2006


They could have at least employed some subservient chicken technology.
posted by shoepal at 11:56 AM on April 26, 2006


Actually, you don't know if she's healthy or not, which is why, you know, people get into trouble.

Heh, good point. Although I meant more as in she actually *has* breasts, and seems to be not-too-skinny.
posted by WidgetAlley at 11:57 AM on April 26, 2006


The name of that site reminds me of RateMySchlong.com. NSFW, but has been toned down since the days when my collegues would make it my home page when I wasn't looking.

Me: Let me show you this insert legitimate work-related item I found on the web.

Click click.

Boss: Hmm.

Me: Oh.
posted by Kiwi at 11:59 AM on April 26, 2006


I think it is funny to imagine each of the participants in this thread with an unnaturally red face and a single rivulet of sweat running down their brow.

It works especially well with Witty's "Tell me more about those B's" comment.

Try it at home!
posted by jenovus at 12:02 PM on April 26, 2006


Try it at home!

I'm sure you do.
posted by jouke at 12:06 PM on April 26, 2006


*checks mirror* Imagine?
posted by Ryvar at 12:06 PM on April 26, 2006


While watching the video, I thought, "I love her. She makes doing a breast self-exam look easy and not scary. Feeling your boobs is fun!"

And then I read the comments here...
posted by blueloggy at 12:07 PM on April 26, 2006


oh, come on. some light-hearted boobie humor does not equal some kind of oppression. Besides, it's an attractive topless woman touching her boobs. we're supposed to turn off our natural response to that somehow?
posted by jonmc at 12:09 PM on April 26, 2006


I'm sorry blueloggy. Did we scare you?

The ladies locker-room is the other door.
posted by jouke at 12:11 PM on April 26, 2006


Pretty much every comment here is: "I love her. She makes doing a breast self-exam look easy and not scary. Feeling your boobs is fun!", no?
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 12:16 PM on April 26, 2006


jouke is mad for some reason. . . ?
posted by jenovus at 12:16 PM on April 26, 2006


If so, then I apologize from the very bottom of my rivulet of sweat.
posted by jenovus at 12:18 PM on April 26, 2006


It's cool with me to get turned on by this pretty lady handling her very nice and natural boobs. It's the tangential comments about size preferences and etc. that are kind of icky. That's all.
posted by blueloggy at 12:21 PM on April 26, 2006


icky? what are we 13? grownups should be able to enjoy humor and frank discussion of such things with out blushing like a child.
posted by jonmc at 12:23 PM on April 26, 2006


MetaFilter: exploring the quantitative dimensions of arousal
posted by sonofsamiam at 12:24 PM on April 26, 2006


If so, then I
No. Don't know what makes you draw that conclusion. Probably some failure on my part to get tone of voice just right. English being a foreign language to me and all. Carry on.

posted by jouke at 12:25 PM on April 26, 2006


Wow, I guess I am getting old -- I didn't bother to wait through the entire loading screen just to see boobies.
posted by davejay at 12:26 PM on April 26, 2006


Blueloggy, did you not read the statement MeFi is a boys zone? It's somewhere up there on the page.
posted by jouke at 12:27 PM on April 26, 2006


Those were some very nice breasts, however they should have used a wider-angle lenses. The camera had a narrow field of view which made the breasts appear flatter and smaller.
posted by delmoi at 12:32 PM on April 26, 2006


to each their own, raedyn. it's even better if they're big and firm enough to bop away at like a boxing speedbag. --jonmc


I suppose there might be women who dig that. But as a person with larger breasts, I hate a man 'bopping away' at them. How would you like it if I did that to your testicles?
--raedyn

Depends on how gently and deftly. --jonmc

I don't think "like a speedbag" equates to "gently" :P
posted by delmoi at 12:35 PM on April 26, 2006


Does the models sprightly tone of voice and cheerful smile de-sexualise the content. As one would expect of a medical site.

What it does is de-naughty it. Americans associate being 'naughty' with sexuality, and so removing the naughtiness makes things seem less sexual. On the other hand, a woman having a healthy attitude towards sex can be nice as well.
posted by delmoi at 12:38 PM on April 26, 2006


removing the naughtiness makes things seem less sexual. On the other hand

Exactly. That makes for an interesting ambiguity.

And nice boobies of course.
posted by jouke at 12:44 PM on April 26, 2006


I'm not blushing, believe me. And Jonmc, if you're fantasizing about bopping huge boobs around like punching bags, maybe you're the 13-year-old? I'm just saying.

And Jouke: ha. Yes, I see.
posted by blueloggy at 12:44 PM on April 26, 2006


Damn it, I got here too late to post the Cam ad first. But you should know that this is yet another Canadian breast-friendly production.

delmoi, I see a fair bit of tongue in cheek naughtiness in that site. What I don't see is shame or self-conscious, forced attempts at sexiness.

I'm waiting for those Aussies who do penis puppetry to produce a similar site inviting men to check out their testicles. I wonder how much of a boy zone MeFi will be the day that link is posted.
posted by rosemere at 12:44 PM on April 26, 2006


The more you know! (star)
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 12:45 PM on April 26, 2006


I am female, and i thought this was great! I think most women don't do self exams precisely because there is that notion of, "Oh, I am probably not doing this right." I've done them, and i have had them done, but I have never seen one done, and it turns out to be very helpful. Plus the model is very cheery, which is always a plus.
posted by sperare at 12:48 PM on April 26, 2006


And Jonmc, if you're fantasizing about bopping huge boobs around like punching bags, maybe you're the 13-year-old?

what, grown up sex can't be playful and goofy?

(look, just because you're a girl, I refuse to treat you like a faberge egg. these are harmless jokes, esp. by internet standards)
posted by jonmc at 12:48 PM on April 26, 2006


I wonder how much of a boy zone MeFi will be the day that link is posted.
I don't think you do.
posted by jouke at 12:51 PM on April 26, 2006


they should have used a wider-angle lenses. The camera had a narrow field of view which made the breasts appear flatter and smaller.

If their objective had been to make them look full and large they would have chosen a model with large, full breasts in the first place. I think the idea here is to pick a charming woman with very ordinary breasts so that women viewing this wouldn't be distracted by mental comparisons or unreasonable popular culture ideals.
posted by George_Spiggott at 12:54 PM on April 26, 2006


c'mon now, this is the blue not the pink...
posted by sfts2 at 1:01 PM on April 26, 2006


*sigh* Soooooo attractive.
posted by craven_morhead at 1:09 PM on April 26, 2006


this is the blue not the pink...
grin
posted by jouke at 1:10 PM on April 26, 2006


I wonder how much of a boy zone MeFi will be the day that link is posted.
I don't think you do.


Huh? I don't do what? It wouldn't just be an amusing and possibly life-saving site, it would be one hell of a fun day on MeFi. Let a girl dream, eh?
posted by rosemere at 1:21 PM on April 26, 2006


love how nudity/sex gets everyones attention

unfortuneately i have to wait until i get home, damn open office plans
posted by hpsell at 1:21 PM on April 26, 2006


I wonder how much of a boy zone MeFi will be the day that link is posted.
I don't think you do.


hey, if women wanna crack jokes about dick and balls, be my guest. it's a free country. just try to be funny, at least.
posted by jonmc at 1:23 PM on April 26, 2006


classic dick and ball funniness

Not complete without listening to the MIDI.
posted by sonofsamiam at 1:28 PM on April 26, 2006


Exactly: you weren't wondering wether MeFi would be much of a boy zone on that imaginary day. You were looking for revenge that this has been a pretty much men only thread and thought you were getting this revenge by painting a men unfriendly picture.
It's a bit of a bore I have to point this out to you.

Ok. I had fun with you guys. We'll have a beer some day.
And bye to the handful of serious sounding women that joined occasionally. We love you.
Really.

It's nighty night here in the Netherlands.
posted by jouke at 1:28 PM on April 26, 2006


REVENGE? Oh, for fuck's sake. If I was angry or vengeful about any of the tit jokes in this thread, you'd know. I wasn't kidding about wanting to post the Cam ad first, because I also found that funny and, yeah, very Canadian. I posted about the puppetry guys not because I wanted to punish anyone here, but because dick and ball play fascinates me, seeing as I don't have them at all. And I think most women would be fascinated as well.

Tits are funny. Dicks are funny. Those Aussies are funny (and they aren't hurting themselves any more than the model on that site is hurting herself.) It's OK if people like big ones or small ones or anything in between. Play with your own, play with someone else's in a way they like, and that's all hunky dory.

And before you accuse someone you don't know of saying something they didn't, maybe you can just unclench a wee bit.*

*No prostate exam reference intended, of course, because that wouldn't be funny.
posted by rosemere at 1:39 PM on April 26, 2006


*No prostate exam reference intended, of course, because that wouldn't be funny.

well, at a doctors appointment last year, there was a really hot nurse. I did consider saying I suspected prostate problems, but I chickened out.
posted by jonmc at 1:42 PM on April 26, 2006


You were looking for revenge that this has been a pretty much men only thread and thought you were getting this revenge by painting a men unfriendly picture.
Er. How was it 'unfriendly revenge' for her to ponder the scenerio she mentioned? If that's true, then it's an 'unfriendly attack' for the guys to enjoy looking at this site. Goose, gander, etc.

You may not like the tone of her post, but if you think this is all in good fun and for-a-good-cause, why wouldn't her idea be?
posted by verb at 1:46 PM on April 26, 2006


Why do I get the feeling that checkoutmyballs.com would not be nearly as successful?
posted by motherfather at 1:49 PM on April 26, 2006


I dunno, people really enjoy quality sports equipment.
posted by jonmc at 1:51 PM on April 26, 2006


Is that domain taken, motherfather?
posted by NationalKato at 2:03 PM on April 26, 2006


horsewithnoname wins the award for funniest MeFi comment. Thank you for causing me to spray my monitor with orange juice by way of my nasal passages!
posted by nlindstrom at 2:37 PM on April 26, 2006


The first part of the campaign that I saw was this woman wearing the target t-shirts, and text about Fashion Targets and breast cancer. So I naturally assumed, upon seeing the CheckoutMyBreasts.com posters, that it was all a big tease.

Aaaand... nope!
posted by chrominance at 2:42 PM on April 26, 2006


She looks like she's about to bust out laughing

Heh. You said bust.
posted by EarBucket at 3:11 PM on April 26, 2006


I oughta start my own site, called "LookAtMyWeiner.com"
posted by newfers at 4:14 PM on April 26, 2006


Now you've gone and dunnit. The beast has awoken.
posted by meh at 4:28 PM on April 26, 2006


Someone way up near the top wanted other sites to see boobies in. Here's one. (Don't know if it's seen the blue or not before.)
posted by Hal Mumkin at 4:38 PM on April 26, 2006


FF+G and highest activity is memorizing.
posted by dgaicun at 5:14 PM on April 26, 2006


That chick used to be a groupie for the Titte Brothers.
posted by shnoz-gobblin at 6:14 PM on April 26, 2006


I don't think I learned anything by watching the video, but the rethinkbreastcancer.com site the video promotes did teach me a few things. To any women still reading, I recommend that site in addition to the link that started this thread.
posted by raedyn at 6:23 PM on April 26, 2006


I like that you posted that in a MeTa thread unnecessarily, and also posted a link to the MeTa thread here. Why not, you know, kill two birds with one stone?
posted by danb at 6:47 PM on April 26, 2006


"The evidence on breast self-examination is clear, there is no benefit to breast cancer mortality and results suggest that breast self-examination may do more harm than good."

Indeed, Breast self-examination increases the number of false positives and unneccessary biopsies.

This isn't a medical intervention. It's a marketing intervention. Their own materials state:

"Our events give our partners the opportunity to gain high level visibility through creative and impactful activations that will leverage brand/product exposure."

In other words, welcome to cancerland.
posted by LimePi at 6:53 PM on April 26, 2006


holy crap, a promotional agency that advertises that it promotes the client. weird, that!

now that that's out of the way, back to the serious discussion.
posted by kcm at 7:04 PM on April 26, 2006


That was cute as hell. I love Canada. If you, too, have problems checking out your breasts, come on up here. We'll give you a hand.
posted by blacklite at 7:06 PM on April 26, 2006


jonmc: agreed, jouke. but they do have to big enough to swung back and forth against my head like sandbags.
History has been made!!! For perhaps the first time, I agree with jonmc!
it's even better if they're big and firm enough to bop away at like a boxing speedbag.
Well, that didn't last long...

Anyway, we didn't really agree... not so much 36DD as 32F, really. 36 in band size only if she's 5'7" or taller, and then you'd want a 36G/H or so. Something in a Linsey McKenzie or Ewa Sonnet. Mmmmmm.....
posted by hincandenza at 7:28 PM on April 26, 2006


In addition to her very nice breasts, she's very pretty, too.
Oh, yeah, and that's a good public service she's doing and stuff.
posted by zardoz at 7:37 PM on April 26, 2006


MetaFilter: Check out our breasts, jonson.
posted by Eideteker at 8:19 PM on April 26, 2006


She's charming and cute, in addition to the pretty face, nice body, and delightful breasts. I loved how she looked like she was about to break into a cheesy grin.

I really rather doubt men's parts could be made nearly so sweetly.
posted by five fresh fish at 8:42 PM on April 26, 2006


I really rather doubt men's parts could be made nearly so sweetly.

I think we already had a checkoutmyprostate.com. It was called goatse.cx.
posted by Eideteker at 8:50 PM on April 26, 2006


In addition to her very nice breasts, she's very pretty, too.
Oh, yeah, and that's a good public service she's doing and stuff.


not according to limepi....
posted by delmoi at 9:55 PM on April 26, 2006


i have never paid so much attention to a lesson in my life. Agree with all other remarks here. Mesmerizing and educational!
posted by Lectrick at 10:09 PM on April 26, 2006


If their objective had been to make them look full and large they would have chosen a model with large, full breasts in the first place. I think the idea here is to pick a charming woman with very ordinary breasts so that women viewing this wouldn't be distracted by mental comparisons or unreasonable popular culture ideals.

Exactly. Though nice, those are about the most nondescript breasts I've ever seen. With all the excited metafilter members (!) I'm guessing it's been a while since they've actually seen any (real, that is).
posted by justgary at 10:46 PM on April 26, 2006


But they're nice little breasts on a sweet and flirtatious young woman who is not only playing with those breasts, but inviting the viewer to play with them, too. There may be more spectacular breasts out there, but I think the guys are responding to the friendly, amateurish and accessible feel of the whole thing.

After all, when people gasp and squeal over Cute Overload, it doesn't necessarily mean that they haven't seen any adorable kittens recently.
posted by rosemere at 11:13 PM on April 26, 2006


Anyway, we didn't really agree... not so much 36DD as 32F, really. 36 in band size only if she's 5'7" or taller, and then you'd want a 36G/H or so. Something in a Linsey McKenzie or Ewa Sonnet. Mmmmmm.....

You'll probably accuse me of showing off (and probably rightly so. It's not often I get a chance to brag about myself) but how does a 5'4" 34J sound? (Now if only I had the flat tummy to go with it...)
posted by talitha_kumi at 1:56 AM on April 27, 2006


OMG BOOBS!
posted by antifuse at 2:15 AM on April 27, 2006


How would you like it if I did that to your testicles?
Quite a bit, actually.
posted by dg at 2:25 AM on April 27, 2006


Good heavens, talitha_kumi. I was wondering whether or not I should casually saunter past jonmc, and you bust out with unbosom yourself of that confession?
posted by booksandlibretti at 2:43 AM on April 27, 2006


From limpi's link:
"In the meantime, those of us who have battled against the breast self examination lobby since 1991 can at last say, in the words of the editorial accompanying the publication of the Shanghai trial, that routinely teaching and doing breast self examination is dead" (emphasis mine)

That's odd, 'cause my girlfriend is training to be a nurse and as an assignment she did a self-examination poster for a campaign, demostrating how to correctly examine your breasts for any signs of cancer. So, your article from 2003 proclaiming that the practice is now well and truly dead is somewhat inaccurate as it is still being taught to nurses in 2006 in the best medical centres in London.

Somehow I don't see self-examining as some kind of malevolent force that needs to be fought against...
posted by slimepuppy at 3:07 AM on April 27, 2006


That should be limepi's link.

In conclusion, I would like to point out that- jubblies!
posted by slimepuppy at 3:08 AM on April 27, 2006


limepi's Ehrenreich link is an excellent read:
No, this is not my sisterhood. For me at least, breast cancer will never be a source of identity or pride. As my dying correspondent Geni wrote: "IT IS NOT O.K.!" What it is, along with cancer generally or any slow and painful way of dying, is an abomination, and, to the extent that it's manmade, also a crime. This is the one great truth that I bring out of the breast-cancer experience, which did not, I can now report, make me prettier or stronger, more feminine or spiritual-only more deeply angry. What sustained me through the "treatments" is a purifying rage, a resolve, framed in the sleepless nights of chemotherapy, to see the last polluter, along with, say, the last smug health insurance operative, strangled with the last pink ribbon. Cancer or no cancer, I will not live that long of course. But I know this much right now for sure: I will not go into that last good night with a teddy bear tucked under my arm.
posted by languagehat at 6:58 AM on April 27, 2006


Breasts are good for you. Thereby bringing the credibility of peer review to what we have all known. Time to cancel the gym membership!
posted by sfts2 at 7:35 AM on April 27, 2006


Perhaps a lot of men will be attracted to the site. I enjoyed looking at it myself, and she is indeed extremely charming. And now, I am motivated to get my g/f to watch and learn too, so at least in my case me the aim of the video will succeed.
posted by Bovine Love at 8:23 AM on April 27, 2006


*No prostate exam reference intended, of course, because that wouldn't be funny.

Perhaps, but the Scrotal Safety Comission is actually pretty damn funny. Mentioned previously here.
posted by milovoo at 8:51 AM on April 27, 2006


But they're nice little breasts on a sweet and flirtatious young woman

Flirtatious? How do you figure that?
posted by five fresh fish at 8:55 AM on April 27, 2006


She was putting on a performance meant to capture people's attention. Her smile and tone of voice, and the tease about taking off the t-shirt, gave off a flirtatious vibe to me. If it didn't read the same to you, that's cool.

Yes, the video is meant for women (gay and straight -- and many of us straight women often like looking at pretty women), but I think it makes sense for that same subtle flirtatiousness to draw in men, who will talk about the video with women they know, who then may be encouraged to examine their breasts.

[And I wrote that even before seeing Bovine Love's comment above, which I had accidentally scrolled past.]
posted by rosemere at 9:08 AM on April 27, 2006


she's perky, but not sexy, imho.
posted by ParisParamus at 9:25 AM on April 27, 2006


LimePi I think you need to find a more malevolent force to rail against than breast self exams. I for one have one friend that found her own cancer with a self-exam at 30 years old. There wasn't a mammogram in her future for at least 10 years by which time it is fairly certain she would be quite dead.
Needle biopsies cost insurance companies money - but are relatively well tolerated by most people. Seems like little downside to preventing what, when untreated (and even when treated aggressively) is a fairly deadly cancer.
posted by Wolfie at 2:00 PM on April 27, 2006


I thought it was really good.
I like the emphasis on that it dosent matter how you do it just do it.
Also, as hot as that girl tottaly was, it is still a much better visual than pictures.
posted by ackeber at 2:19 PM on April 27, 2006


I'm more of a leg man, myself.
posted by Decani at 5:17 PM on April 27, 2006


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