Talk:Breast

Doesn't the mother's breast express love for her baby, when she cuddles it? --Ed Poor 19:04, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

• Of course. At the moment this article seems to me to be a little bit on the prurient side... Dpbsmith 19:13, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

I can't consider myself qualified to write on the maternal aspects, perhaps somebody who is could add some appropriate remarks? --Jeremiah4-22 19:25, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

Usage

I notice that in the first ordinary dictionary I checked, the primary meaning is a single mammary gland and the secondary meaning is the upper chest, whereas in a 1981 medical dictionary, it is exactly the other way around... Dpbsmith 19:13, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

Article scope

How about taking out everything unrelated to lactation and putting it in a new article about public mores or Nudity. --Ed Poor 20:14, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

Good idea. That way, it can all be deleted at once. --BobD 20:31, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

No strong objection. Dpbsmith 20:52, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

Moving this here for discussion

This section makes me uncomfortable. The fact-to-surmise ratio is low, and it seems to be dwelling on the sexual aspects of breasts with just a bit too much enthusiasm. Dpbsmith 20:40, 16 April 2007 (EDT)

Evolution of the Breast

The disproportionately large size of human breasts, compared to those of most other mammals, has given rise to a supposition that they some function in addition to nourishing young, such as providing a social or sexual signal.

Evolutionists have suggested that the development of large breasts originally came about by men selecting mates whose breasts were slightly swollen to indicate their fertility; consequently large-breasted women were disproportionately popular as sexual partners, and their genes for large-breastedness were thus favoured for transmission to future generations.^{[Citation Needed]} Today, many women undergo cosmetic surgery enhancing their breast size (and their imagined sex appeal) to unnatural levels.