# Why are there no large breasted women in television commercials? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 3, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787 "2003-05-03T03:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/61 "2003-05-05T17:39:57Z")
In addition to **Heart On My Sleeve** ’s examples: Cell phone commercials all kinds of Cosmetics - Revlon, Maybelline Hair care (shampoo, coloring, etc.) Car commercials (esp. sporty cars) Perfumes Gap - features many different body types in many of their ads Basically, many products geared to men or otherwise to women based on appearance and making themselves look better. The exceptions I have noticed are the cell phone and Radio Shack ones, and the Ragu commercials. I haven’t seen the Clorox one, but there is also a Pine Sol commercial with a large breasted woman (although she is larger all together, so I don’t know if that counts.) Aunt Jemima:P ---
**Author:** ![jellen92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@jellen92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellen92)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/62 "2003-05-05T19:18:37Z")
Why aren’t there any men with larger bulges in their pants on TV? I feel that as a woman, I should be exposed to well-endowed men on commercials as well. I have actually resisted buying certain products (think… Dell) for lack of a larger penis on the sponsor. Seriously, why would I want to buy a product when some freak with a Napoleon complex is trying to sell it to me? No Can Do. ---
**Author:** ![Tommyturtle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tommyturtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommyturtle)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/63 "2003-05-05T20:09:08Z")
You mean **jellen92** I gave up pot for nothing to be in a Dell commercial? I guess desexing chiickens moves up a notch as my back up career. ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/64 "2003-05-05T20:50:14Z")
Thought of a few more: Coke and Pepsi, and probably other soft drinks Doritos When I opened this thread the first time I really thought it was going to be satirical. I can’t imagine not noticing all the breasts in commercials, but I guess it does depend somewhat on what you are watching (who the target audience is.) ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Simple\_Dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/65 "2003-05-05T20:58:55Z")
Guess it all depends on the definition of large breasted… ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/66 "2003-05-05T21:31:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Velma \* > \*\*Thought of a few more: > > Coke and Pepsi, and probably other soft drinks > Doritos\*\* Along those lines, I’m thinking Britney Spears’ Pepsi ads (I mean she ain’t _small_ chested) and, um, the Doritos 3D ad(s) that took place in a laundromat. And let’s not forget the Levis commercial where the girl cut her jeans into shorts using a train. Granted, she was more leggy than busty, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/67 "2003-05-06T09:28:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \* > \*\*At first I thought Michael Ellis meant to write “to focus _on_ Jennifer Love Hewitt’s big bouncing breasts” but then I considered that focusing her breasts would probably involve prolonged manipulation of the knobs, so now I like his idea better. > > “Sorry, Love, your right boob’s still a little fuzzy. Let me try and fine tune it for you.” > > I also don’t wanna grow up, and as this post indicates, there’s not much chance of it happening anyway. \*\* Actually. I _was_ distracted when I wrote it. Can’t think how that happened. 🆒 Then again, I _really_ like your idea. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/68 "2003-05-07T09:28:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lizard \* > \*\*I was stating that large breasts in thin-to-medium build women were rare, and that is why they appear unnatural. Chances are if you see such a woman, you assume her breasts are fake, and the odds favor that position. Therefore, assuming large breasts on a thin woman are fake (i.e., unnatural) is not unreasonable. \*\* I’m small boned, and though I’m about 15 pounds over my “real” size right now (doesn’t sound like a lot, but being small boned, it’s A LOT), even at my goal size, they do NOT go away. I don’t know what bodyfat percentage I’d have to get down to to get rid of them, but I’ve been a size 6 and still had every ounce of my 32" triple D’s. What you say about (paraphrasing) most big breasted women being fatter must be something bra manufacturers think too, because I’ll be damned if I can find a bra that is actually a triple D and less than 38 inches around the bodice. ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Simple\_Dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/69 "2003-05-07T12:14:14Z")
**CanvasShoes** Just try finding a 34FF (or G depending on the maker) anywhere with out paying an arm and a leg… ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/70 "2003-05-07T13:51:10Z")
[Catherine Zeta Jones](http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/54/039_39834.jpg) is the TV spokesmodel for some cellphone company. Is she big-breasted enough to qualify? Barry ---
**Author:** ![timber1169](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@timber1169](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timber1169)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/71 "2012-09-04T21:41:03Z")
I am a female with a 36f size chest. I wanted to respond to this post because some of what I read was just crazy. To the one that quoted the study, stated big chested women are supposed to be immoral, not competent, not ambitious, stupid, and not modest because our breasts are to big…give me a break. Also to the ones that say big breasts are only on plus size women, well there is more of us out there with natural big breasts that are not plus size. I am 5’9 and I weigh 150 lbs and I have natural big breasts. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/72 "2012-09-04T21:47:54Z")
Welcome to the SDMB. Zombie boobs! Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![smokey78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/73 "2012-09-04T22:10:14Z")
I recall seeing a Singapore commercial of various men oogling a woman in a low-cut dress as she travels around town (mall, store, etc.) Shocking? The woman was no more than an A-cup. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/74 "2012-09-05T01:47:43Z")
> [@Simple\_Dreamer](#): > > I agree 100% with you **MeanOldLady** … and show that she has a brain that works too! Just cause a girl has big boobs doesn’t mean she’s dumb and a slut. It does in the movie industry. Jennifer Connelly and Christina Ricci had to buy their standing as Serious Actresses literally with pounds of flesh. Having breast reductions, in the strange calculus of Hollywood executives, proved their dedication to Art. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/75 "2012-09-05T01:52:06Z")
[2012 Playtex ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1jCKuwDRcw) Flat-chested they ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/76 "2012-09-05T02:07:14Z")
> [@timber1169](#): > > Also to the ones that say big breasts are only on plus size women, well there is more of us out there with natural big breasts that are not plus size. I am 5’9 and I weigh 150 lbs and I have natural big breasts. Uhmmm … do you have any plans for the weekend? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/77 "2012-09-05T02:11:42Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Besides, if the talent agency is contacted and asked to provide an actress to portray a housewife using Ivory Snow, the talent agency isn’t going to send a Pam Anderson type. No, they’d just send Marilyn Chambers instead. 😃 [http://www.ebay.com/itm/MARILYN-CHAMBERS-UNOPENED-Ivory-Snow-Soap-Box-32-oz-2-Pound-Giant-Size-/300766083035](http://www.ebay.com/itm/MARILYN-CHAMBERS-UNOPENED-Ivory-Snow-Soap-Box-32-oz-2-Pound-Giant-Size-/300766083035) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/78 "2012-09-05T02:13:14Z")
> [@Crystal\_Task](#): > > Its a bit pathetic you even think about that shit while you watch commercials, don’t you have anything better to do than stare at the breasts of women on TV? You say this as though it were a bad thing… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/79 "2012-09-05T02:22:26Z")
> [@Davebear](#): > > Well, I work for a small company of about 200 people, and there are at least four women, there, that fit your description. So, it may not be as rare as you think. I once had a Russian girlfriend (a hot redhead with freckles and green eyes) who was quite thin (but **not** skinny) and nevertheless had lovely big breasts. She never wore a bra, which made her even more enticing. On a more serious note, it appalls me that beautiful women like Jennifer Connelly and Christina Ricci would feel the need to subject themselves to any form of surgical mutilation. Whether a woman has lovely big breasts or pert little ones, natural is beautiful. Be proud of what you’ve got and flaunt it as best you’re able! ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787/80 "2012-09-05T09:16:01Z")
> [@smokey78](#): > > I recall seeing a Singapore commercial of various men oogling a woman in a low-cut dress as she travels around town (mall, store, etc.) Shocking? The woman was no more than an A-cup. Bigger than the local aver… I’m not going to say it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-large-breasted-women-in-television-commercials/172787.md?page=5)