# Women and cleavage **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 28, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892 "2014-06-28T22:16:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Rune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892/261 "2014-07-10T17:52:00Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Everybody stares. Even princes and princesses. This was in the news a year or so ago. That dude got so busted. > [http://stupidest.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/banquet-ogling.jpg](http://stupidest.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/banquet-ogling.jpg) That was actually a sketch from a Danish show. He didn’t really stare at her royal bosom. The clip was merely edited to make it appear that way. ---
**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892/262 "2014-07-12T19:42:47Z")
> [@DingoelGringo](#): > > My ex was double D and wore them as much out in the air as possible and always said “what is the matter with that guy staring at me like that. What would he think if I stared at his balls?” Well, when I pad my codpiece and go out and about, I find that EVERYONE stares, not just the women. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892/263 "2014-07-12T20:00:50Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > [https://www.jcrew.com/mens\_category/shortsswim.jsp](https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/shortsswim.jsp) I found 6" Dockers khaki cargo shorts yesterday at Goodwill. 7 bucks! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892/264 "2014-07-13T03:18:06Z")
> [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](#): > > I found 6" Dockers khaki cargo shorts yesterday at Goodwill. 7 bucks! Wouldn’t do me any good:( Damned eight inches. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892/265 "2014-07-14T14:12:26Z")
> [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](#): > > Well, when I pad my codpiece and go out and about, I find that EVERYONE stares, not just the women. 😃 Maybe they think you’re weird? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![amyvjacobs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@amyvjacobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amyvjacobs)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892/266 "2014-07-14T14:26:44Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > - Sometimes a top isn’t cleavage-y “by default”, meaning when you put it on and most of the time, it doesn’t show cleavage. But by moving around over the course of the day, they can shift around or pull/get pulled in ways that then mean more is on display than intended. This also results in feeling awkward and self-conscious and constantly adjusting through the day, so someone calling attention to it makes it worse. > > - For bustier women, \* many\* shirts will be more revealing than they were intended to be. Misses clothing still is cut with a B cup as the standard, even though the average breast size in the USA is 34DD (and trying to discount that by talking about how fat Americans have gotten completely misses the point - it’s still a _fact_ that most women have breasts significantly larger than our clothing is cut for). > > - Connected to the previous point, it’s completely possible for busty women to have two main options (depending on what’s on the racks at any point in time): Shirts that aren’t revealing for smaller busted women but do reveal bit for them, or high-necked styles that often make your chest look very matronly or (ironically) make your boobs look even _larger_ because of the vast expanse of fabric going across them. > > - (A bit of a tangent away from cleavage specifically, but still about “appropriate” clothing: Often the “problem” is literally _having_ larger breasts. The fact you have two lumps protruding means some people will find your clothing inappropriate/unprofessional, even if there is no hint of cleavage). > > - One of my musings: Women tend to be shorter than men, on average. When we get dressed, we look in the mirror to check everything out, which means at our height. But something that doesn’t show anything at, say, 5’3" might be more revealing when someone 6’ is looking down. > > - There is a difference between _appreciating \* and staring. I am not bothered by a guy who glances (even slightly lingering) or even does a quick double-take walking by. I AM bothered by staring, movements specifically to keep my chest in your line of sight longer, blatant evaluation (elevator eyes, ugh) or saying anything._ > > - My manager at my last (corporate!) job did these things to me and many others. Ugh. PREACH! I tell this to everyone. Not all of us intend on showing cleavage. Throughout the day, “my twins” tend to have a life of their own (they’re 38 D) I don’t intend on showing them off, but sometimes, during numerous activities in the dat, they just peek out. I have no issue if a guy glances at them, but staring is another issue. Ever heard of self-control? :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-cleavage/691892.md?page=13)