Tiddies, racks, juggs, knockers, bee stings, chi chis, melons, milk ducts and boobs; These are all synonyms for the pouch that contains tissue and glands that lay upon a woman 's chest, the breast. What exactly is the function of the breast? The breast is special tissue found in the pectoral region of the body. It contains lobes that, when the body produces enough of the hormone prolactin, produces milk made to feed offspring(The Breast..,2014). Though the breast is used to create breast milk if needed, it is not considered a sexual organ, for it is not needed during reproduction. Then why is there censorship of the breast? Specifically only female breast? Free the Nipple is a campaign that promotes gender equality through eradicating the censorship
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Men can lactate just as women(Swaminathan, 2007). If men stimulate their nipples enough, the body will began to produce more prolactin causing lactation. The same process happens with females, if the nipple experiences stimulation or a change in hormones due to an event such as pregnancy, the breast began to lactate. Another similarity both men and women carry is the potential to develop breast cancer. Breast cancer is not limited to females, as the phrase “Save the tatas” would have you believe, men can develop cancer as well. If both males and females have breast that can accomplish the same abilities, why is only one of them censored? Why not both? Or an even better idea, why not neither? These are not sexual organs, there is no reason they should be censorship, especially one that promotes gender inequality. If a child were to grow up in a society where women’s breast are freely exposed, they would understand that it was just how humans are made, not that breast are considered genitalia. In countries such as Africa that still has tribes, the children in the tribes understand that the breast were created to feed offspring but not to bring pleasure to a man. If children in 3rd world country can understand this concept, why can’t …show more content…
New York, Ohio, Texas, Hawaii, New Hampshire and Maine are the select few states that are promoting the equality, allowing both genders to free the nipple(Cappadona, 2015). While not all states participate in freeing the nipple, there are a few more that allows women to breastfeed in public without it being considered public lewdness. This is a step forward in freeing the nipple as it is often frowned upon, though it is a natural and safe process. Another step forward are the states that allow breast to be out but areolas must be covered. Arizona, Florida and South Carolina are a few states to name but there are 31 states that allow breast out. Free the Nipple has also gained support in foreign countries. A member of Iceland’s Parliament named Björt Ólafsdóttir posted a picture of her bare breast after watching the documentary Free the Nipple in hope to promote the laws carrying over to Iceland, stating “This is to feed children, Shove it up your patriarchy” (Christian J, 2015) Ólafsdóttir’s support is great to have and will hopefully help with international countries realizing the breast is not a sexual organ as well. Free the nipple is an beautiful campaign that will soon help bring us a step closer to end gender inequality in the long run, each step is valuable and I will be here to support it to the
Men can lactate just as women(Swaminathan, 2007). If men stimulate their nipples enough, the body will began to produce more prolactin causing lactation. The same process happens with females, if the nipple experiences stimulation or a change in hormones due to an event such as pregnancy, the breast began to lactate. Another similarity both men and women carry is the potential to develop breast cancer. Breast cancer is not limited to females, as the phrase “Save the tatas” would have you believe, men can develop cancer as well. If both males and females have breast that can accomplish the same abilities, why is only one of them censored? Why not both? Or an even better idea, why not neither? These are not sexual organs, there is no reason they should be censorship, especially one that promotes gender inequality. If a child were to grow up in a society where women’s breast are freely exposed, they would understand that it was just how humans are made, not that breast are considered genitalia. In countries such as Africa that still has tribes, the children in the tribes understand that the breast were created to feed offspring but not to bring pleasure to a man. If children in 3rd world country can understand this concept, why can’t …show more content…
New York, Ohio, Texas, Hawaii, New Hampshire and Maine are the select few states that are promoting the equality, allowing both genders to free the nipple(Cappadona, 2015). While not all states participate in freeing the nipple, there are a few more that allows women to breastfeed in public without it being considered public lewdness. This is a step forward in freeing the nipple as it is often frowned upon, though it is a natural and safe process. Another step forward are the states that allow breast to be out but areolas must be covered. Arizona, Florida and South Carolina are a few states to name but there are 31 states that allow breast out. Free the Nipple has also gained support in foreign countries. A member of Iceland’s Parliament named Björt Ólafsdóttir posted a picture of her bare breast after watching the documentary Free the Nipple in hope to promote the laws carrying over to Iceland, stating “This is to feed children, Shove it up your patriarchy” (Christian J, 2015) Ólafsdóttir’s support is great to have and will hopefully help with international countries realizing the breast is not a sexual organ as well. Free the nipple is an beautiful campaign that will soon help bring us a step closer to end gender inequality in the long run, each step is valuable and I will be here to support it to the