This is what got me to thinking about this:
Classic pic every one has seen
Lesser known pic that makes me giggle liked a school boy
Now I’m not aware of Sophia Loren being bi-sexual. This sort of confirms my long held theory that even if you take away the sexual component of cleavage, it’s hard NOT to take a peak.
No.
I do notice when someone’s falling out of her dress in front of me, and that’s how I interpret the look on Loren’s face in these pictures. She looks more horrified than entranced to me.
(I’d say it’s more a stare than a peek, too.)
If I do it’s more of a “Damn, her boobs look good in that dress. Wish I could wear a dress like that!” sort of thing.
Yes. I enjoy looking at attractive people even if I am not sexually attracted to them. I wouldn’t necessarily oggle the cleavage but take in the whole package and appreciate. Like, I wouldn’t be specifically drawn to check out every woman’s rack, but may drawn to check out someone’s rack if I found them overall attractive. And it’s not so much as ‘checking them out’ but mentally noting the nice feature - no different than noticing nice eyes or nice smile, etc.
Yes, although I generally prefer butts. My husband and I enjoy checking out the chicas together (discreetly, of course).
Yes, I will scrutinize every inch of a woman that I can scrutinize without her noticing. I’m pretty sure it’s an evaluative/comparative thing.
Women don’t dress up to impress men, they do it to impress other women in a non-sexual way. Of course, ymmv.
More often the arse than the cleavage but yes, I enjoy looking. I am also fascinated by some beautiful women’s faces.
In that picture, I find Loren much (much!) more attractive, although if I were present, I might be watching Mansfield out of sheer trainwreck curiosity as to when she was going to actually fall out.
Not at all. Prior to the Internet and my participation in the Dope, I was pretty much unaware of women’s breasts. I couldn’t have told you the size of any women’s breasts, whether they were celebrities or women I knew personally. It just wasn’t something I ever thought about or noticed. Then I started getting into online discussions about entertainment, and it seemed to come up all the time – people were always judging women and women’s appearance by breast size. I remember thinking it was odd that so many people noticed. It’s still not the first thing I notice, but now I am more aware, and will think, “That woman is really emphasizing her breasts,” or “You need large breasts to wear that dress.” There was a line on The Amazing Race this week that was discussed here that may have been a reference to a contestant’s breast size, and I remember vaguely wondering whether her breasts were actually small. Although I had watched the show, it’s not something that would have registered with me.
Not really… If I do notice, it is more in an overall “Wow, look how pretty she looks!”, or something like that.
I do know that other women do look at mine because they have told me. Shrugs
And yea, sometimes I do dress not thinking of the men, but thinking of the women who will be present, could be present.
Yes. I am forever comparing myself to other women. It’s a bad habit . I don’t stare, though.
I notice if someone is wearing exceptionally revealing top in an inappropriate or mundane location as it communicates something about the attention they seek. Low-cut sequined tank top w push-up bra at Walmart on a Monday morning? Get oudda here with that mess. Regularly workaday boobs of any size: nah, just body parts. Beach or club cleavage: nah, it’s everywhere in those locales. I only pause to consider the figures of women I find attractive overall, and boobs are pretty low on my list of eye-catching attributes.
I do, and I’ve noticed women checking out mine when I wear something low-cut. I think women are more oogly than the fellas because they haven’t been conditioned as much not to stare. I don’t think they realize how obvious a quick stare can be.
Well, my eye is drawn to that area if it’s exposed, but I don’t, like, “check them out” in a sexual way. My brother’s girlfriend is really well-endowed and often wears low-cut shirts, and I often feel like I must be talking to her chest and not her face, but…they’re just so there, you know? I can’t help it! There’s nothing sexual about it – boobs do nothing for me; I’m more of an ass person. 
If the woman is showing very obvious “HAVE A GANDER AT THESE!!!” type of cleavage, I get a twinge of annoyance. I try not to grimmace though.
It’s the same as dealing with somebody with a constant loud laugh. Geez. Have some class.
I’m more interested in what someone’s wearing. I might think, “wow, she looks awesome in that!” or, “ugh, what a hot mess!” but I don’t check out chick’s boobs.
Do you examine guy’s butts?
Both of these, and it can also apply to other body parts. I may look at the butt of someone who’s like a sofa on legs (male or female) thinking “oh. My. God :eek:” and look at the legs of Cyd Charisse thinking “small wonder Dad would run from the other end of the house if we yelled ‘Cyd on the telly! Charisse, not Campeador!’”.
I guess I look, but I look at a lot of things. Shiny white teeth, or those braces you can hardly see. A stray hair. Bit of dandruff on the shoulder. Nice belt. That thing looks uncomfortable. Why on earth would you wear shoes that you apparently can’t walk in? All of these go for men and women.
If the same pics above were of her looking at dandruff nobody would even have taken an interest in the picture, but she would probably still have looked. Of course you look. You look at things you notice, and those boobs are pretty noticeable.
Every few years I have an attack of “I should stop dressing like a lumberjack” and pay attention to how women my age are presenting themselves. That includes noticing how low cut their clothes are.
If we’re keeping track I agree with the folks who think that in the linked photos Loren is aghast at impending disaster, or at least shocked rather than “hey, wouldja lookit those!”
