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Want New Boobies? A Handful of Advice

Posted: 09/14/2012 12:00 pm

This is an actual Tweet I received the other day:

@tweetsuro like many Asian women I'm not so busty. Been saving up for implants, debating between a C or D cup. Am only 5'3 but I figure go big or go home. Thoughts?

Dear A-Cup Asian,

As a man who doesn't have breasts, I should point out that I have zero expertise on this matter. But given how that has never stopped any man in the history of the world from weighing in on topics he knows nothing about, here goes!

Do you know what kind of breasts men like? The kind with nipples.

Because no matter what, sex with a woman is still sex with a woman. You see, men think of sex the way women think of chocolate; even if it's low-quality, melted/re-solidified/chalky (the kind you find in discount bins in pharmacy aisles) bad chocolate is still chocolate!

Now I'm not saying big breasts don't have a place in our culture. Obviously there are legions of males who are fixated on seeking out mammaries the size of their own heads. But that's because they are subconsciously attempting to relive fond memories of breast-feeding until they were old enough to drive.

But we are so constantly bombarded with imagery of buxom women, it's gotten to the point, where even if we don't personally prefer that body type, boobvertizing has us trained to stare like Pavlovian dogs. But here's the thing; what men are bombarded with, and what they personally want are two very different things.

Just as women enjoy looking at the abtastic men of "True Blood," or drool over the strippers in "Magic Mike", we men understand that when you read 50 Shades of Grey, you're not mentally casting us as Christian Grey, but when you close the book, it's schlubs like us who get the girl.

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Perhaps, A-Cup Girl, your answer lies in what's hot in porn.

As someone who has seen a LOT of it, (what can I say? I'm Japanese) I can report that porn has a fashion all its own. But unlike the vicissitudes of Versace where the look changes every season, the fashion of porn moves along at a glacial pace.

From the Venus of Villendorf, to Marylyn Monroe, depictions of women have long favored the buxom. But here's the thing, not even Pamela Anderson looks like Pamela Anderson anymore.

Our B.C. playmate opted for breast reduction because she realized the look she popularized expired along with the augmented careers of the Barbi Twins. Sorry ladies, but if the look you are going for is bleach blonde with the bolt-on-tits, that look is soooo 1990s.

So what look is "in" in the world of porn? If you think looking like a Suicide Girl -- short bangs and inked bodies -- is all the rage, you'd be wrong again.

But if you must know what your boyfriend/husband/son is looking at, chances are they're looking at a site that is part of one of two networks, BangBros or Reality Kings. I'll spare you the details, but just as the latter name implies, reality is king.

What's that? Your man doesn't look at porn? That's possible, but what it really means is instead of looking at it passively on his computer, he's actively writing & directing X-rated films in his head. Wouldn't you love to see THAT movie?

Here's a sneak preview. A key component in male fantasy is plausibility. Men lust after the people in their lives who they believe might screw them; that barrista, the co-worker. Ladies, wanna know who your man fantasizes about? Your best friend. Yup.

And if your best friend has the following attitude then guaranteed she is starring in many an afternoon reverie. If she has matured to the point where she's like yeah, this is my body, so what if it's not perfect, that's your problem, deal with it, that level of self-assurance is soooo sexy. Please disregard us as we crawl on our hands and knees to lick your three-inch pumps.

So yes, according to the pervy world of porn, the body type that's in right now is yours. And creepy as it may sound, there's likely a seemingly perfect gentlemen in your life who meditates intensely to the memory of it.

So A-Cup Asian, as for the question of whether to "go big or go home"? Um, yeah, go home.

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02:56 PM on 09/24/2012
I fantasize about his friends too so...it's all good.
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
06:38 PM on 09/26/2012
sweetblondie, thou art serene equanimity incarnate
08:48 AM on 09/27/2012
I'm blond and you're using big words.
02:55 PM on 09/24/2012
Excellent as usual, Tetsuro. I do enjoy reading you!

PS - stared at my sushi a full two minutes before diving in, didn't put any soy sauce on anything that came with a sauce on it already, and was only slightly uncomfortable with the looks of people wondering why I would bang the table and curse my mother while I ate...
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09:27 AM on 09/19/2012
Really enjoyable read..funny and well written. Fanned and looking forward to reading more from you.

My sis bought a pair. She was an AA and she went to a B so they look amazingly real and natural and she loves 'em. Her hubby loved the AA's but he looooves the B's.
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
04:37 AM on 09/20/2012
Thanks Cinemaven! You know, for a moment there, I thought you were a BROTHER writing so enthusiastically about your sister, and I was like WHOA! But then I read your bio and realized things were on the up and up and my world returned to its state of banality.
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Pantsy
01:39 PM on 09/17/2012
But we are so constantly bombarded with imagery of buxom women, it's gotten to the point, where even if we don't personally prefer that body type, boobvertizing has us trained to stare like Pavlovian dogs.
ah yes, and women are trained to think thats what they are supposed to look like by the very same boobvertising. (excellent word btw)
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
07:00 PM on 09/17/2012
hey thanks Pantsy! I wish I could claim I coined it, but it seemed appropriate:)
Yeah, its funny how men can be confronted by the less ubiquitous Abercrombie & Fitch sculpted male body type, and so easily dismiss w. "them dudes must be gay."
And even if a growing number of metrosexuals might feel compelled to get their chest waxed, to conform to a different type of body fashion, I don't think men will ever feel so coerced to do anything as self-destructive as getting time-bombs implanted under their chest muscles.
01:31 PM on 09/17/2012
I love this article. Only women are obsessed with women's looks, not the general population of men.

I am pondering asking my husband if he fantasizes about my best friend though. I sure don't fantasize about his!
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
09:23 PM on 09/18/2012
hahaha, in 90's parlance, I'd urge you to "DON'T EVEN GO THERE!" just take my word for it. But should you broach the topic and he demos the telltale hesitation, just remember, it's not personal, its some sort of weird evolutionary law that predates the institution of monogamy. And if he confesses to a full-blown affair, don't hold me responsible, but do tell me about it;)
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GrantS
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10:41 AM on 09/16/2012
I like em small. I've only seen one set of big ones that were sexy - the rest were drooping somewhere.
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
07:03 PM on 09/17/2012
yeah, I suppose I'm less discriminating. As I mentioned in my post, I like the kind w. nipples. Even without would be novel. As a Japanese I am hardwired to find everything potentially erotic #wabisabi
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Paul Stacey
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02:32 PM on 09/15/2012
The sensitivity of the nipple is far more important than the size of the tit.
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
07:01 PM on 09/17/2012
I think what you have there is the opening line of a Dr. Seuss rhyme for adults:)
01:01 PM on 09/15/2012
I love this article, it gives women a [hopefully] reassuring look into the minds of men. Maybe not so much in the "sexual objectification" category, but definitely in the "we just want real, natural, loving women" category.
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
07:11 PM on 09/17/2012
Yeah, when I was researching for this post, I read that 95% of plastic surgeons are men, and 90% plastic surgery procedures are done on women. Draw your own conclusions.
11:14 PM on 09/14/2012
You're cute! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and pointing out the probable thoughts of others of your species! =)

In addition, I will also say thank you for serendipitous timing...I was in the midst of having a bit of a low self esteem kind of pity party and after reading your article I realized this was not the time for being petulant... I'm sure there will be lots of time in the future to pity party like a rock star but not now...I'm feeling much better!
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
09:33 PM on 09/15/2012
Hi Barb, wow, a compliment for both me AND my writing! I'll take it:) It makes me happy that my random thoughts were able to brighten your day a bit.
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10:34 PM on 09/14/2012
"[W]e are so constantly bombarded with imagery of buxom women, it's gotten to the point, where even if we don't personally prefer that body type, boobvertizing has us trained to stare like Pavlovian dogs. But here's the thing; what men are bombarded with, and what they personally want are two very different things."

I wish the first part wasn't true (but it is) and I couldn't agree more with the second part. Great post!
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
07:08 PM on 09/17/2012
Thanks Foogie! it can be so easy to take our culture at face value, and never pause and think, that's not me, that's not what I want, I'm not represented in your fantasy lifestyle.
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09:07 PM on 09/18/2012
Hey... what do you mean "[my] fantasy lifestyle"? ;)
07:42 PM on 09/14/2012
YES. I say this selfishly...Please ladies, no boob jobs, botox, nose jobs, tuck jobs, eye jobs lifts etc etc ...dont do it, ever. Im beggin ya, BEGGING. No matter how great a great natural body looks, natural(in whatever less than perfect form) trumps fake every time.
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
07:09 PM on 09/17/2012
well said.
06:32 PM on 09/14/2012
As a man who is proud to say he is as superficial as anybody, I hearby second Shiggy's emotion. Love yourself and the world will confirm your good taste.
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
01:07 AM on 09/15/2012
I think you have a good point there Seth. From an evolutionary POV, organisms tend to exert the least amount of energy possible, in other words, people don't think unless they absolutely have to. People would rather be told what to think of you, rather than have to do the hard work of doing it for themselves.
01:54 PM on 09/14/2012
You have impressed me and inspired me. Thank you for saying what a lot of men wouldn't be willing to say - that men make look at the pictures but really want someone who just wants them back.
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Tetsuro Shigematsu
01:13 AM on 09/15/2012
Hi Laura, you know, we really have to stop meeting like this... in this dank area 'neath my blogs, people are going to start talking you know;)

you remind of a comment a great actor, Alvin Sanders, once said to me. What does he find attractive in a woman? A woman who finds him attractive. And it makes it sense, bc. if you are made aware of someone's good taste, it's like you're already halfway there!