# How come National Geographic never prints bare-breasted women's pictures any more? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 21, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327 "2002-06-21T20:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shame\_s\_Joys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Shame\_s\_Joys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shame_s_Joys)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327/1 "2002-06-21T20:09:51Z")
Is it because all the Third World women are now clothed above the waist and traditional bare breasts are totally a thing of the past? Or did _National Geographic_ get politically correct “religion”? I’m not sure, but times in these latter days sure have changed since the early-to-mid 20th century, when _National Geographic_ earned its soft-core reputation that brought on many sniggering jokes. The last time I saw bare breasts in _National Geographic_ was a couple years ago, in an article on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia. 40 or 50 years ago, it would have been the native women shown bare-breasted. Not now! Now they’re all carrying Bibles and going to church wearing modest (if a bit dowdy) dresses. The bared breasts belonged to white women from France, sunbathing on the beach. The world has gone topsy-turvy. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327/2 "2002-06-21T20:57:44Z")
Because horny teenaged boys can get porn off the Web, and I’m sure they’ll take implants over saggy tits anyday. - s.e. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327/3 "2002-06-21T23:47:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shame’s Joys \* > \*\*The last time I saw bare breasts in _National Geographic_ was a couple years ago, in an article on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia. 40 or 50 years ago, it would have been the native women shown bare-breasted. Not now! Now they’re all carrying Bibles and going to church wearing modest (if a bit dowdy) dresses. > \*\* Damn Christianity, always spoiling everything.:mad: Ranchoth QBGTB UXGDC AUESU DTQVU GZUAM WUIVD QLQJW PZHNU PBUMM PHJPH HMOPG TCQDX WRBYK MWLQC LJAKF MHFXY ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327/4 "2002-06-22T01:55:42Z")
I wonder if this is what moralists like William Bennett and fundies like Falwell and Pat Robertson have in mind when they blather on about “the good old days”? When the only way to see naked boobies was to look at Renaissance paintings and _national Geographic_. I have to admit from flipping through a few issues in the doctor’s office, _National Geographic_ is less “interesting” than it used to be… ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327/5 "2002-06-22T03:20:05Z")
Just to clear my name as a teen - implants are McNasty. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327/6 "2002-06-22T05:47:38Z")
Didn’t we just have this thread? ah, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=118756&highlight=national) it is. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327/7 "2002-06-22T08:29:49Z")
It seems I heard the reason for this is that there just aren’t that many native societies running around naked anymore. Alas. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2002, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-national-geographic-never-prints-bare-breasted-womens-pictures-any-more/115327/8 "2002-06-22T09:55:14Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Tars Tarkas** _ > > Didn’t we just have this thread? ah, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=118756) it is. Since this thread has recently been done, I’ll close this one. * * * **Cajun Man** - SDMB Moderator