Let me preface this by saying I am a man, and smoked a little too much, so I’m sitting here thinking… what is or was the original purpose of a bra? Weight support? Vanity? Covering the nips so people’s eyes met your eyes and you can have a normal conversation? Like what’s it all about?

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    Advantages of bras: Look nice (if you’re into that look, which many people are) Keep your nipples from chafing Support/containment for larger boobs Keep prudish people from being mad at your nipples Can be worn without a shirt for sports if they cover enough real estate When breastfeeding, help catch/absorb leaks

    Disadvantages of bras: Uncomfortable if not fitted right Sweaty as fuck on hot days Expensive Many have to be hand washed if they are fancy

    I would say I wear bras about 30-50% of the time and it’s usually for either support/chafing prevention or looks. The rest of the time I can’t be bothered. I’m also lucky to not have super large breasts. I know women who do may find a good fitted bra to be more comfortable than no bra.

    When I was breastfeeding I wore them all the time though because it is super awkward to leak through your shirt in public.

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        4 months ago

        I think she wrote the pros and cons as a vertically stacked list, but formatting forces it into a paragraph, unless you add a double space at the end of the line.

        So this:

        Advantages of bras: Look nice (if you’re into that look, which many people are) Keep your nipples from chafing Support/containment for larger boobs Keep prudish people from being mad at your nipples Can be worn without a shirt for sports if they cover enough real estate When breastfeeding, help catch/absorb leaks

        Becomes this:

        Advantages of bras:
        Look nice (if you’re into that look, which many people are)
        Keep your nipples from chafing
        Support/containment for larger boobs
        Keep prudish people from being mad at your nipples
        Can be worn without a shirt for sports if they cover enough real estate
        When breastfeeding, help catch/absorb leaks

        Or, with the addition of bullet points:

        Advantages of bras:

        • Look nice (if you’re into that look, which many people are)
        • Keep your nipples from chafing
        • Support/containment for larger boobs
        • Keep prudish people from being mad at your nipples
        • Can be worn without a shirt for sports if they cover enough real estate
        • When breastfeeding, help catch/absorb leaks
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          Aw damn thanks for fixing that! Yes I wrote it as a list and yes I forgot the double space. Still haven’t figured out bullet points in lemmy

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            4 months ago

            No problem at all - and bullets are just a star and a space, then your text and then the two spaces at the end, and then repeat :-)