# Kate Upton: Such a problem you have **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 13, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048 "2014-04-13T22:18:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/61 "2014-04-16T15:47:29Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’d like too feel (for) her too. 😉 > > She wouldn’t have a modeling career without the huge ta-tas. She’s ok in the face, but there’s thousands of would be models much more attractive. Kate’s large paychecks are from her natural assets. I **totally** agree with you. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/62 "2014-04-16T15:57:50Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > Yep, most men won’t actually say stuff- but think how many guys pass you in an hour on the street, what proportion does it take to yell ‘compliments’ at you before you feel utterly creeped out? \ Just one. It doesn’t matter if it’s a yelled “compliment” or a yelled insult - I don’t want any part of either from a stranger hanging out of a car. As for how “sinister” it is for strangers to always be staring at you (most especially, your breasts), “sinister” is not really the right word, but it isn’t fun. It makes you feel self-conscious, uncomfortable, awkward and like you’d really appreciate it if they’d just quit it already. It’s not completely harmless, either - “Here’s a reminder that you are just a piece of meat to me, not a human being.” ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/63 "2014-04-16T16:15:57Z")
> [@jerez](#): > > I think you’re right to have strong feelings, especially insofar as protecting your daughter, but some of us do have an idea. I appreciate a shapely female body as much as the next guy, but I’ve always considered leering or lewd comments to be offensive, and I have to suppose that anyone who does that kind of thing is not actually expecting to get anywhere with the woman he targets. **IMO, it has more to do with humilliation**. > > I once walked through a long subway tunnel behind a very attractive young girl. It took a few minutes to get to the other end, in which time I was amazed (well, not really) to see that \*\*\*every \*\*\*male from eight to eighty coming the other way sized her up with longing eyes. > > How can that not affect someone? Humiliation? Maybe. But I think it mostly has to do with some people having zero tact or class. ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/64 "2014-04-16T19:12:46Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > Humiliation? Maybe. But I think it mostly has to do with some people having zero tact or class. Well, it’s all going to depend on what’s said, how it’s said and even where it’s said. I dunno. I’ve seen some pretty offensive shit over the years that was clearly intended to humiliate the women it was aimed at. For the record, I’m NOT talking about some passing remark made in a well-known meat market (disco, bar, etc.), for example, or even on the street, where the woman always has the option of just walking away. Sorry if I’m getting off topic. Kate Upton’s boobs are lovely and she can do with them whatever she pleases.🙂 _Ain’t nobody’s business but her own…_ ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/65 "2014-04-16T19:36:25Z")
> [@Duke\_of\_York](#): > > Come off it, first it was “longing eyes” then it was “expressions of hopeful expectation” > And now it’s “gawking” > Get a grip man, guys always have, and always will, stare at attractive girls. It’s in their DNA. There is nothing sinister about it. > [@Steken](#): > > I look at good-looking girls and women all the time, and fairly often turn my head as they pass me on the street. > > I _don’t_, however, compliment their bodies, and wouldn’t dream of ever doing so. The only exception being my girlfriend, who gets plenty of compliments. > > I think this puts me firmly in the mainstream, right? Most men function like that, no? I appreciate beautiful women (including my wife) as much as the next guy and I think if you’re staring long enough that the lady notices, or if you’re being so obvious like turning your head when they pass, then it’s rude as hell. It possible to admire people you find attractive without looking like a horn dog. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/66 "2014-04-16T20:14:09Z")
I can sympathize. My baby sister was a small woiman with big boobs, and it caused her not inconsiderable physical discomfort at times, not to mention that her cup size made it more difficult for her to be taken seriously on a professional level. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/67 "2014-04-16T20:19:41Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Comparing a girl to Dolly Parton used to be considered a compliment. Now its sexual harassment. Welcome to the new politically correct world. Comparing a 12-year-old girl to Dolly Parton, now or in the 70s, was inappropriately sexualizing. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/68 "2014-04-16T22:08:02Z")
If a gay guy commented on your 12 year old son’s tight butt and constantly compared him to a gay porn star, would you think that was harmless fun? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/69 "2014-04-18T13:16:34Z")
Just as a data point, not to refute anything, is my experience as a seventh grader. I had a paper route that took me along the city streets of the small town where I grew up on my bicycle. I was the most childish looking 12-year-old imaginable. I didn’t get boobs for years (I didn’t even wear a bra all the time in college; nothing to cover). Yet I was whistled at by men in cars frequently as I rode my bike along delivering papers. There were no giant boobs. No womanly looking girl that someone might be confused about and whistle. I was a little girl on a bike and still they hung out the windows and whistled and hooted. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/70 "2014-04-18T13:18:54Z")
I’m also moving this from MPSIMS to IMHO since we’re debating. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/71 "2014-04-18T13:51:12Z")
I have to say, since I’ve been pregnant and suddenly acquired knockers nuclear, it has gotten _gross_ around here. I’ve always had more than my share of inappropriate attention and uncomfortable conversations because I’m a public librarian and if you’re under 60 and female at a public desk you learn to live with it. Part of the job. But now? _So gross_. And I’m obviously _pregnant_! Clearly! There’s no confusion about it, trust me! I can’t imagine what it’s like for the “is this an E or a DDD or what?” crowd every day, if being in a clearly off the market state still gets me all this crap. It’s awful! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/72 "2014-04-18T14:24:10Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > If a gay guy commented on your 12 year old son’s tight butt and constantly compared him to a gay porn star, would you think that was harmless fun? While I certainly agree that it’s wildly inappropriate for an adult to be commenting on a teen/tween’s physical assets, I don’t think the rhetorical equivalent of Dolly Parton is gay porn star. ---
**Author:** ![StayseaDee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/73 "2014-04-18T14:49:39Z")
Welcome, Kate. The Big Titty Committee meets on the last Saturday of the month at 3:00pm. New girl brings the cheesecake. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/74 "2014-04-18T15:03:06Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Yet I was whistled at by men in cars frequently as I rode my bike along delivering papers. There were no giant boobs. No womanly looking girl that someone might be confused about and whistle. I was a little girl on a bike and still they hung out the windows and whistled and hooted. And that proves that boys like girls. Surprise! ---
**Author:** ![Hector\_St\_Clare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@Hector\_St\_Clare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hector_St_Clare)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/75 "2014-04-18T15:12:45Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’d like too feel (for) her too. 😉 > > She wouldn’t have a modeling career without the huge ta-tas. She’s ok in the face, but there’s thousands of would be models much more attractive. Kate’s large paychecks are from her natural assets. Eh. There are no doubt hundreds of thousands of women who have similar figures too. Maybe even millions. Kate Upton is undoubtedly hot, but her modeling success probably has as much to do with luck as with looks. (And connections- her uncle is a Congressman after all, actually used to be my congressman). ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/76 "2014-04-18T15:23:57Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > To get back to the OP: I feel sorry for her. You’d think that SI, with all they spend for their swimsuit issue could find a swimsuit top that would contain Kate’s breasts but they never can. Yes, if anyone has looked at the SI swimsuit issue lately, they will have noticed it’s rapidly becoming the SI\* swimsuit bottoms\* issue, with hardly any attempt to contain anything on top, Og be praised 😉 And I’m sure there’s a bunch of aspiring models out there who wish they had her problems. Miss Kate is welcome to collect the money and make wise investments, so she can eventually get off the stage and put on something more supportive and protective and give \*them \*a shot at the big time. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/77 "2014-04-18T15:29:36Z")
BTW, the story appears to either be false or a misquote. > **[Kate Upton -- Of Course I Love My Body ... I'm Hot, You Idiots](https://www.tmz.com/2014/04/16/kate-upton-loves-her-body-boobs/)** > > This is fantastic: Kate Upton -- one of the hottest women in the world -- has bravely taken it upon herself to dispel crazy reports she's insecure about her body ... insisting she loves every inch of her flawless physique. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/78 "2014-04-18T15:54:07Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > And that proves that boys like girls. Surprise! Men. Little girls? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/79 "2014-04-18T16:53:12Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > And that proves that boys like girls. Surprise! I feel like the men in this thread are being deliberately obtuse. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048/80 "2014-04-18T17:03:34Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Yeah, large breasts can also be painful for women with smaller frames. Psychologically and socially as well for others. > So Kate, Christina, Dolly, JLH and others - a note of thanks and appreciation for _shouldering_ the burden. Aren’t Dolly’s fake? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048.md?page=5)