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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 08:28 AM
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Poll question: Question to those with Boobs: If someone said your boobs were fake, would you be offended?
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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 08:30 AM
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1. I have another take on it.
If I was a naturally well-endowed woman, I'd wonder how many people would think that they're fake. It's a little unfair, y'know?
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 08:33 AM
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2. I'm offended by fake boobs!
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 08:39 AM
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3. I don't know; it would depend on context. If someone used the term "boobs" to describe my breasts,
however, whether insinuating or claiming they were artificially enhanced or not, well, yeah, I'd be offended. 'Cause that immature, degrading and vaguely sexist characterization of normal parts of my anatomy would be offensive to me.
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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 08:43 AM
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4. I might...
I dunno, depends on who it is and what they say I suppose.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 08:46 AM
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5. you have boobs?
:hi: :rofl:

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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:05 AM
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7. Should I not?
:yoiks:
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dropkickpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 08:54 AM
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6. Nahhh
I'd be like "Really?? You need to see an ophthalmologist for that sight issue you got, but thanks all the same!"

Mine aren't perky, and Dropkid made 'em much less perky (they're usually looking at the floor if they're not trussed up).
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Pool Hall Ace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:11 AM
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8. I'd like to think I wouldn't be offended.
They're just breasts. I don't know why Tyra Banks bothered to have her breasts imaged on TV just to prove they aren't fake. Do people really care?
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:19 AM
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9. No, because no one would say they were fake.
No one gets A-cup implants. :P
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otherlander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:33 AM
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13. yeah, what she said.
:P
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:35 AM
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15. lol!
good one! :rofl:
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:40 AM
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16. Heh.
BTW, I missed the showdown--how'd you ruin DU? :P
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:41 AM
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17. i think i said something to this effect " if you make homophobic or idiotic posts
people will call you out on it".
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 10:15 AM
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23. OMG YOU DU DESTROYER!
:rofl::rofl::rofl:
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:23 AM
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10. I saw that post
On the other thread. What a maroon!

It is not widely known, but I happen to be one of the leading experts at identifying fake vs natural breasts. All I need is a high-res photo of the bare breasts and I can make a determination within minutes and certify them as real.

So, if you'll just PM the pic to me, I'll get right back to you and then you'll be able to go "IN YOUR FACE LOSER!!" once I certify them. ;)

:evilgrin:


:hide:
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:28 AM
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11. As a man I would be offended. n/t
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:31 AM
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12. I'd wonder what their problem was
I'm in what used to be considered normal territory - B cup.
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:33 AM
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14. my brother sent me a quiz once
that tested whether you could tell if they were fake or real. I got 19 out of 20 right. The key - generally the fake ones looked better - larger, perkier, and more symmetrical. Really someone saying that they are fake is another way of saying 'they look good'. Too good, in fact, to be true.
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pippin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 05:48 PM
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35. You Obviously Haven't Seen These
'generally the fake ones looked better - larger, perkier, and more symmetrical. Really someone saying that they are fake is another way of saying 'they look good'. Too good, in fact, to be true.' You obviously haven't seen these horrors!

http://www.viciousenterprises.com/summersblog/2005/06/bad-boob-jobs.html
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:42 AM
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18. After I stopped laughing, I'd suggest that s/he stop projecting.
S/he has a bit of a self-image problem.
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:43 AM
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19. I would assume they've never seen me naked
:rofl:
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:47 AM
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20. I'd be too surprised to be offended.
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 10:02 AM
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21. No, I'd be worried about their sanity. NOBODY would pay for boobs that
look like mine. :)
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 10:04 AM
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22. On the other hand, I would be offended by someone talking about my boobs at all.
Unless they're my doctor or my husband.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 11:12 AM
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27. Your doctor and your husband are boobs?
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 10:41 AM
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24. I'd be offended that someone felt free to remark on my boobs in any manner
Whether it was complimentary or not. Unless they were someone I was very close to, in which case they'd know darn well my boobs aren't fake.
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TheProphetess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 11:42 AM
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29. You have a point
However, some people choose to put their breasts out there (so to speak) and in that case I think it's only natural (pun intended) for others to make a remark about them.
:P
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 11:43 AM
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30. Totally agree with you
Edited on Tue Aug-21-07 11:55 AM by supernova
The only person who would make such a comment to me would be a faint acquaintance or a stranger. In which case I would be offended at what I consider to be overly familiar comments. If you don't know me well, you don't need to be talking about my boobs in any way but generally complimentary (I like that neckline on your dress/sweater/etc)

If you know me well, you know mine aren't fake.

edit: I'm very shy, so anybody that I don't know well making personal comments about me in public feels very unnerving to me. That's why I don't enjoy it.

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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 10:45 AM
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25. I would.
I worked hard on these babies.
*snicker*
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 11:10 AM
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26. no i hear it a lot and life is too short
at my advanced age it should probably be pretty clear that i'm from before the era of cheap, widely available fake boobs, but if someone thinks mine are fake, it's probably more of a compliment at this point than anything -- at least it means they aren't pointing toward my ankles
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TheProphetess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 11:39 AM
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28. I'd guess that they thought they looked pretty darn good
It's not likely to happen to me, though, so it's difficult to honestly judge how I'd feel.

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Connonym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:04 PM
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31. Depends on the context I guess
I tend to have a pretty good sense of humor about my breasts. Depending on your point of view mine could be considered fake as I had breast reduction so these are not 100% the way nature intended. So I don't even know if I could be offended if someone said mine were fake.
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 04:12 PM
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32. The first time someone told me this I was 15.
I said, "Yeah, like my cheap-ass parents would pay for that, you fucking moron." Then, they called me a rude bitch. Nice. Yes I was offended. My breasts are the business of myself, intimate partners I've had, and in the past, my children during lactation. If someone wants to say I have a nice figure or something along those lines, fine, but graphic, detailed comments are rude, piggish, classless, impolite and not called for.
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 04:15 PM
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33. I would tell them to put down the magnifying glass
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 05:07 PM
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34. Yes. Because it's none of their business whether they're real or not.
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 05:55 PM
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36. Probably not....
just laugh really hard, thank them and be on my way.
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SmokingJacket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 06:05 PM
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37. It's hard to be offended by a totally lunatic remark!
It would be a refreshing change for me, actually, as a lifelong haver of tiny ones.
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 09:58 PM
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38. My response: "Do you really think I would PAY to get these? I
want to get RID of them!"

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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 10:39 PM
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39. depends (as always) on the context
just walking up to me, a stranger on the street - I would be offended by the familiarity as a whole

If I was showing them off, I would wonder if they meant it in a complementary way (perfection) or in a negative way (disbelief or they don't look right) so I would maybe ask a neutral question to get more info like "what do you mean by that?"

I took it as a bumbling compliment but saw conflict coming. Train wreck sort of moment.
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