Normal Breasts Gallery (NSFW): http://www.007b.com/breast_gallery.php
Apologies if this has been posted here before. I remember finding this website a couple of years ago and it made me very happy and even lessened some insecurities I had at the time about my breasts. The gallery is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: photographs of real women's breasts of all different sizes and looks, all presented as absolutely normal, healthy, and beautiful. I think it's a great resource for everybody, but especially for preteens/teenagers, potentially to help girls overcome insecurities about their breasts and realize that there is no single definition of "normal"; or to show boys that images of breasts in the media and in pornography are often not very realistic or close to what most women have.
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Wow... I've never seen many boobs (outside of porn). I didn't know people looked like that. I am sending this to a friend of mine with body image issues, thanks for the link!
I've always had what I guess you would call "nice" boobs, although I don't care... I've had several girls tell me they wish they had them, well they wouldn't say that if they couldn't shop at closeout stores and buy 4$ bras and instead had to buy 60$ ones online :P
Ah, I'm pissed. I posted up that link and my friend's boyfriend commented on how funny it was that they looked so weird >.
Oh, that's so uncool. ):
He must not see many real boobs.
To be honest, neither have I. I have only been with one girl; beyond that, yeah I watch porn, where of course girls have perfect breasts. So he's probably seen more than me, actually; although I its true that I responded with "wow" while his response was "gross".
It's surprising, isn't it? They really look nothing at all like what we've been conditioned to believe is "normal". Let us know your friend's response to the link, I'd love to know if it helps her out at all!
Yeah, there's such a variety of opinions on what "nice" boobs are. I have a friend who's an A cup, and I'm a D cup, and she's always telling me I'm "lucky to have such nice boobs" to which I always reply, "WTF, you're lucky to have nice boobs!!" Body image issues are ridiculously varied!
She just said it was interesting, nothing more; at least she looked at it. I guess I will just have to hope she didn't see the comment her bf posted. Actually I'll go delete it now.
And I totally agree with you about the having big boobs thing... The friend I mentioned told me once she wished she had boobs like mine, but when I told her my size she said she didn't believe me because it didn't exist.
Really, the stupid fetishization of large breasts that is so stupidly popular has caused so many problems. Small-chested women don't know how lucky they are to be able to do sports and such, not have to worry about sagging, not having pain from simple movement; hell, some chicks can even NOT wear bras and exist. Also, all the women and men who actually like small boobs are going to have to deal with the frustration of having a girlfriend that can't accept something they have that is really beautiful to so many people.
Thank you so much for this link...I feel so much better about my own breasts now, I actually just stood in front of my mirror and stared at them smiling for the past 10 minutes. *hug*
That's incredible! I'm so glad it had such a positive effect on you. *hugs back*
yay for breasts, breast health, and breast/body confidence!!
While the site does show such a wide diversity of breasts, there are an awful lot of them on there that seem to be just what people usually think of as "good" breasts- maybe not porn star big, but perfectly perky, round, and well-spaced, and usually on younger women. It sort of made me feel bad about my boobs! In fact, most of the negative feeling I have toward my breasts comes from seeing real "normal" breasts in locker rooms and stuff- porn star breasts really don't bother me. That site really didn't help me feel better about the shape of my breasts!
I'm really sorry it had that effect on you. :( I hadn't anticipated that at all! If it's any solace, I'd say it's likely that the high percentage of perky/round/nicely spaced breasts is because people who do have what's wrongly considered "normal" felt more comfortable with submitting their photos -- so therefore the gallery doesn't necessarily reflect the breasts of the entire female population, just the breasts of the portion of the female population who felt comfortable enough to send a photo of their boobs to this site!
So when will you post the male equivalent?
Galleries proving that the average male penis isn't 9" erect. That the average male doesn't have six-pack abs. That the normal male body does indeed have varying degrees of hair.
I guess when I find the male equivalent I will gladly post it! I only posted this gallery because I'd stumbled across it years ago and it just occurred to me that people here might like it. It wasn't a matter of "I'll post this because only women's bodies are held up to a particular beauty standard," it was more a matter of "I thought this web site was kind of cool." If you know of a male equivalent that you could link us to that would be wonderful! I'm sure I speak for a lot of us when I say I'd be interested in seeing it.