I'm reading Rex Parker's write-up of today's NYT crossword:
35D: Annual breast cancer awareness observance (NO BRA DAY) — I did not know this was a thing, or still a thing. Seems like an impractical option for many women. According to wikipedia, "The day is controversial as some see it as sexualizing and exploiting women's bodies while at the same time belittling a serious disease." I misread the clue as [Annual breast cancer awareness month] and, having the "NO-," wrote in NOVEMBER (which fits ... it's wrong, but it fits). Breast Cancer Awareness Month is actually right now, October, and NO BRA DAY is next week (October 13).
I'd never heard of "No Bra Day" — I don't think — until I did today's NYT crossword. A search of the NYT archive shows it's only ever been used in the crossword. This annual "observance" — ahem — has never been spoken of in an actual article or column. It's not like Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is talked up all the time.
I'd say it’s ridiculous to have a day where women are urged to invite people to focus on their undefended — unshielded, unsupported — breasts. Making breasts more gawkable does not create awareness of cancer. It creates awareness of breasts, especially healthy, good-looking breasts. But we don't want a special event for that, because it seems to legitimate staring. If the idea is to increase awareness of the comfort of not wearing a bra, it fails. The best bralessness happens when you believe no one notices, whether your belief is true or false.
Anyway, too bad the NYT made the clue 35D and not 34D or 36D. 35D almost sounds like a bra size.
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It’s fall again, and there’s a nip in the air!
34D- heh.
Making breasts more gawkable does not create awareness of cancer. It creates awareness of breasts ...
I wasn't aware that the world's precious reserves of breast awareness were getting depleted.
I'd never heard of "No Bra Day" — I don't think — until I did today's NYT crossword. A search of the NYT archive shows it's only ever been used in the crossword. This annual "observance" — ahem — has never been spoken of in an actual article or column
NYT and the leftie cabal are great at just making shit up and acting like you’re out of touch if you've never heard of it. See: Campus Gaza protests. One day after Hamas used the US Treasury money to hire the DC PR firm and POUFF! Pro-Palestinian campus protests are de rigeur at the Ivys as if they always were…and since shit flows downhill the same protests end up at Emerson a year or two later…
It is kinda funny watching all of the harem girls getting jerked around by Chad and Tyrone.
Women overwhelmingly support these things.
But you better not say anything about how dumb they are or tell them to calm down.
I confess, I closely observe every 35D breast I see.
Can I participate if I claim I’m a woman?
Adds calendar reminder for October 13th.
Sometimes 34D/35D is the bra size…
Too many frickin holidays and commemorative days, weeks, and months. Let's just choose one month and make it Political Pressure Group Month. Force the NFL players to wear 8 different ribbons.
Breasts or peace, which one to comment on? Now all the guys are going to come here and I’m going to be stuck with Inga on the peace thread.
LIfts and Separates day.
It's also Indigenous People's Day. Is there a connection?
"every 35D breast"
There's no 35. Only even numbers.
"Breasts or peace, which one to comment on? Now all the guys are going to come here and I’m going to be stuck with Inga on the peace thread."
Yeah, come on breast train
Hey, yes it's the breast train
Ooh-ah, ee-ah, ooh-ah
Come on the breast train...
"Breasts or peace, which one to comment on? Now all the guys are going to come here and I’m going to be stuck with Inga on the peace thread."
We get the tits, you get the ass.
36A probably would not have had as much impact
or interest
"The best bralessness happens when you believe no one notices, whether your belief is true or false."
Wait, what? I thought the reason women wear bras was to make their tits more gawkable. "Lifts and separates", right? So, you mean the best bralessness is when you aren't wearing one, but the guys think you are?
If breasts are more gawkable, doesn't that incentivize men to uplift and support the preservation of such precious and desirable appurtenances.
And also by stimulating the male gaze, that also helps to prevent prostrate cancer.
A win-win
"Wait, what? I thought the reason women wear bras was to make their tits more gawkable. "Lifts and separates", right? So, you mean the best bralessness is when you aren't wearing one, but the guys think you are?"
I think the best experience FOR THE WOMAN is to be able to go without a bra but not have it be noticed — not be self-conscious about it at all. It's done for comfort and simplicity not to cause staring or closer inspection — especially at work or when out and about getting things done when you're around strangers.
I remember "Bra Burning" way back when. Haven't hear of "No Bra Day."
Wasn't thee a "Seinfeld" episode were women started going braless, and men started crashing cars?
Ooops. No. It was Sue-Ellen Mishki, and she ware a bra without a top:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlvuLF6UlMQ
"NO BRA DAY is next week (October 13)."
Planet Fitness parking lot gonna have more gawkers tan usual.
> There's no 35. Only even numbers
That's odd.
I guess at basically means that half of the breasted world has poor fitting bras?
"Rex Parker" is a bona fide beta-male who pouts every time an answer in the puzzle is "trump" or "musk", or has anything to do with Harry Potter (since of course the world's biggest TERF, J. K. Rowling, is only endangering transfolk by wanting to keep men out of women's locker rooms, showers, shelters and prisons).
I'll celebrate breast cancer month when women start celebrating prostrate cancer month.
John Henry
But I WON'T wear a ribbon.
H/t Kramer
John Henry
There’s a couple of brands what offer odd sizes, implying a superior fit…
Just because chivalry is dead doesn't mean you can't be chivalrous, John Henry
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