Study Says Breast Size Affects Image at Work

[genderbender]

An article appeared a couple of days ago distributed by Cox News Service that reads as follows:

from the Cox News Service

ATLANTA - Size does matter. A researcher at the University of Central Florida in Orlando has found that women with breasts much small or larger than a C-cup are viewed by men as less professional.

In the UCF study, men watched a video of a woman giving a speech on how to choose a career. The same woman gave the same speech to different groups of men, each time wearing the same outfit. The only difference was that her breast size was changed for each presentation. Women, on the other hand, were not at all influenced by breast size.

"Overall, the men viewed the woman fairly positively, but there was a significant drop in approval when she was an A- or D-cup," said the study's author, Stacey Tantleff-Dunn, UCF assistant professor of psychology who has studied body image. "The message is, they might see you slightly less favorably, but not your work. I don't think that should mean you should get a breast reduction or dress differently. But awareness can help you deal with some biased views."

"We've become such a visual culture," Tantleff-Dunn said. Studies have shown that women vying for top management spots have a better chance of making it if they don't look too feminine...

One women's rights group called the findings depressing.

"We do have a long way to go still," said Cindia Cameron, an organizing director for 9 to 5, National Association of Workin Women in Atlanta. "If this (study's findings) are true about bust size, imagine if you have a Southern accent or you're from Asia or India, or your skin color's different. We're still dealing with huge biases."

I wonder what the ladies of the board think about the article. Does your breast size affect how you're treated at work. We'll assume for this conversation that men of the board generally believe more is better but how do women feel about this subject, especially elsewhere in your life?

 

[bluntforcemama]

Even if you don't have, you can still flaunt it. I've heard SEVERAL times that more than a mouthful is a waste. Believe me, I know how to use my body to get what I want. *Evil Grin*

 

[genderbender]

Licking his lips

 

[coralrose]

"Study Says Breast Size Affects Image at Work"

Coming from a proud and perky A-cup, who is also a highly successful professional, this is a bunch of hooey.

Or maybe all my success is because I never WEAR a bra...

 

[SungHi]

brains

So funny. Of course that is what men make their judgements on. How can they help it? Remember, they aren't born with a penis and a brain?

But as a twist, and as an asian bartender (I am not a bartender in asia, I am asian and work as a bartender ok?) and a 34b with what my roomie calls 'white girl's titties' (meaning I think that they aren't so totally perky and pointy as some asian girls? hey ask her, I'm not sure she's even on planet earth most a the time) I all the time overhear guys at the bar saying what 'big hooters' I have. Now ya see? 34b is no way big right? But it's the asian thing and it confuses their penis' (obviously no brains there to be confused) into thinking I am 'big' just because I am not 'tiny'.

So what does this have to do with the scientific test going on here? No idea. Sorry. The guys never really give me their opinion of my professionalism. Just 'goddamn it Sunny, I said Miller Lite! ain't you got a brain in your head?' Then I look in my jeans and not seeing a penis, I think, yeah I must have a brain in my head.

 

[bluntforcemama]

Well... I'm a small 34B... believe me, I have no trouble getting ahead in the work place.

 

[CelestialBody]

 

[Dillinger]

Penis dimension is worrying me.
I can't hardly sleep at night
'Cause of penis dimension

Do you worry?
Do you worry a lot?

No!

Do you worry?
Do you worry and moan ...
That the size of your cock is not monstrous enough?

It's your penis dimension!
Penis dimension!

Wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah

Hiya friends. Now just be honest about it. Did you ever consider the possibliity that
your penis, and in the case of many dignified ladies, that the size of the titties
themselves might provide elements of subconscious tension? Weird, twisted
anxieties that could force a human being to have to become a politician. A
policeman. A jesuit monk. A rock and roll guitar player. A wino. You name it. Or in
the case of the ladies, the ones that can't afford a silicone beef-up, may become
writers of hot books.


"Manuel, the gardener, placed his burning phallus in her quivering quim."


Yes, or they become Carmelite nuns.


"Gonzo, the lead guitar player, placed his mutated member in her slithering slit." Ha
ha ha!


Ooh, or racehorse jockeys. There is no reason why you, or your loved one should
suffer. Things are bad enough, without the size of your organ adding even more
misery to the troubles of the world.


Right on, right on!


Now, if your a lady and you've got munchkin tits, you can console yourself with this
age-old line from primary school:


Anything over a mouthful, is wasted.


Yes! and isn't it the truth? And if you're a guy, one night you're at a party and
you're trying to be cool, I mean, you aren't even wearing any underwear your being
so cool, and somebody hits on you one night, and looks you up and down and he
says uh,


Eight inches or less?

 

[DarlingBri]

Dillinger...

...are you doing a *lot* of this drug, or just mixing it?

 

[bluntforcemama]

Eight Inches is HUGE! My goodness! Like I said, my bf barely covers 5 inches....

 

[Cheyenne]

40C here. But I was smaller when younger and thinner. No difference in career based on breast size, I'd say. At least not that I've noticed.

And Dillinger, if your last icon was scary looking, this one is terrifying. *shudder*

 

[Dillinger]

Terrifying in a good way? *grin*

 

[Mistress]

36C padding and underwire included! =b

Damn Dill...why cant you live near by?

 

[Cheyenne]

Terrifying in a good way? *grin*

Nope, I really mean terrifying. As in "eeeeeccck."
If you're trying to catch newbies, you'll scare them off with this one. Just MHO.

 

[Mistress]

The icon sort of turns me on...

 

[Dillinger]

36C padding and underwire included! =b

Damn Dill...why cant you live near by?

This is why they invented airplanes... *weg*

 

[Mistress]

And when are you booking the flight?

 

[bluntforcemama]

Dill

Did you check your mail recently?

 

[SpecialK]

Well, my breasts are bigger than a C cup, but I also work in a job where my customers can legitimately say "Nice bust!" The uniform shirt is still hideous.

Oh, and, not to get off track here, but Dillinger's new icon is proof that the Incredible Hulk has the smaller penis. (If you've read the other thread, you know what I'm talking about.)

K

 

[Bob Peale]

"Overall, the men viewed the woman fairly positively, but there was a significant drop in approval when she was an A- or D-cup," said the study's author, Stacey Tantleff-Dunn, UCF assistant professor of psychology who has studied body image. "The message is, they might see you slightly less favorably, but not your work. I don't think that should mean you should get a breast reduction or dress differently. But awareness can help you deal with some biased views."

I wonder if there is a similar correlation for very athletic looking men?

[Edited by Bob Peale on 03-27-2001 at 04:27 AM]

 

[Countess DeWinter]

How discouraging...I wear a DD. Guess I'll have to find something other than office work!

I've only heard small busted girls saying "more than a mouthful is wasted." NEVER heard a guy saying it

 

[Cheyenne]

I've only heard small busted girls saying "more than a mouthful is wasted." NEVER heard a guy saying it

Not true. I don't have time to do the research this morning, but on various old threads about breast size here there have been comments from the males about "more than a mouthful is wasted."

Not all flat-chested women are jealous of those of us who have breasts. I'd give up my breasts if I could get them to take the rest of the fat with them when they left.

 

[coralrose]

Itty bitty titties here... and I am truly not jealous of big breasts at all. I can sleep on my stomach, run without two sports bras, and have no back pain (this is all in response to my friend's complaints; she is 38DD).

I've never said that more than a mouthful is wasted, because my whole body is sweetness and it would actually be a waste to not take advantage of the entire buffet... lol.

 

[Juspar Emvan]

The "More than a mouthful" comment is a female equivalent to "It's not what you've got, it's how you use it that counts".

Give me c plus for preference anyday. By the same token I'd love to have Myst and her b's to play with for a few hours (*weg* days?) I don't believe that more than a mouthful is a waste, but it doesn't mean that one mouthful can't be savoured.

As far as professional respect for women being effected (not based) on their breast size, I expect this is a reality. But it can be overcome by proving things. I have worked with women of all sizes who I have had huge respect for, not to mention the opposite.

 

[genderbender]

I wonder if there is a similar correlation for very athletic looking men?

The question tickles me too. Perhaps the study could compare waist size to see if the bigger the paunch, the less well received the man would be. Or, how about the height of the man...over 6'4'' and under 5'6", would men be perceived as less professional? No doubt this study focuses on a hot button issue, at least in our culture which seems to have a breast fetish.

On the "more than a mouthful" question, I'd always been a lover of large breasts until I got involved with a couple of small breasted women of style and substance. Suddenly size mattered far less and I developed an appreciation for my lover's personality as well as other features of her anatomy. Oh, the fun of being able to enjoy the whole person and not just various and sundry parts.