Breast fetishism

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Breast fetishism is a marginal fetishistic sexual interest in the female breasts, their shape, movement, and especially their size. Breast fetishism is the most limited sexual fetish ^[1] among men in American, European and Japanese culture.

1 Characteristics
- 1.1 Breast size
- 1.2 Other than size
2 Popular culture
3 See also
4 Further reading
5 References

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[edit] Breast size

Adult human males show more interest in the developed breast than any other gender biased animal species. In fact, human females are unique among attractive mammals in developing breasts independently from pregnancy, suggesting that breast development is of an essential sexual significance to human culture and development. (see Desmond Morris). Anthropologists and sociologists have often tried to explain the obsession with breast size in terms of natural selection and biology but no widely accepted explanation for many men's attraction to big breasts has developed.

In many cultures, breast fetishism often centers on the size of the woman's breasts. Breasts are often perceived as symbols of sexuality and attractiveness to men and the size of the breasts can be particularly important in relation to the impact on the man, depending on culture. This has fuelled the market for breast enlargement surgery for women who feel their breasts are not big enough. Many porn stars have capitalized on the obsession many men seem to have with large breasts by having their breasts enlarged to anatomically implausible sizes. With large breast fetishism being common in the United States and Japan, this fixation has increased cultural acceptance of female breast implants.

Some gay men and straight women also idolize breasts to the extent that they consider themselves breast fetishists.^[2]

Some individuals have a fetishistic preference for large "natural" breasts without breast implants. Natural-appearing breasts used to be a requirement to become a Page Three girl in the UK tabloid The Sun. Another magazine featuring the "natural" look is Perfect 10.

[edit] Other than size

Not all breast fetishism concerns size. Some fetishists prefer puffy areolae or unusually long or thick nipples. The "puffy" fetish, in particular, can be somewhat controversial because this characteristic is most commonly associated with pre-pubescent girls^{[citation needed]}, though a significant number of adult women also have puffy areolae. There are also fetishes concerned with erotic lactation. While most people seem to prefer firm breasts, there exist those who prefer more flaccid breasts. Many people are also aroused by the movement of breasts, particularly "jiggling" or "bouncing" ones. Shape is also a factor, and spherical breasts are especially popular.

[edit] Popular culture

Massively breasted female characters are fairly common in Japanese anime, American comic books and video games. Publishers such as Image Comics often feature prodigiously endowed heroines on their covers. Among video games, Tomb Raider's busty heroine Lara Croft has become a household name and the lead character in a series of movies and comic books.

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[edit] Media

"Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society" (episode of South Park)
Busty Beauties magazine
Fan service
Big Johnson

"Large Marge" (episode of The Simpsons)
Russ Meyer
Jessica Rabbit

""It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (comments on American breast fixation by Terry Thomas)

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[edit] Further reading

Robert Anton Wilson, Ishtar Rising: or, Why the Goddess Went to Hell and What to Expect Now That She's Returning, Tempe, Ariz.: Falcon Press, 1989, ISBN 1-56184-109-9 (excerpts)