I’ve been yelled at for saying that I feel sorry for Melania Trump several times. But seriously, I’m a human being and I feel sympathy for her. No one should have to deal with that pile of orange garbage on any kind of daily basis. Donald Trump’s staffers issued a statement in Melania’s name following the “grab them by the p-ssy” Trump Tape debacle on Friday. No one really believed that Melania cared one way or the other, and there she was at last night’s debate, supporting her deplorable husband. But did Melania get the last laugh by making a visual reference to “p-ssy”?
Melania Trump‘s Sunday night debate look came with a hefty price tag — and a tongue-in-cheek name. Melania, who supported husband Donald Trump at the second Presidential debate in St. Louis from the audience, stood out in the $1,100 Gucci Pussy-bow silk crepe de chine shirt. The style was favored by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and was popular in the ’80s.
When asked about why Melania wore a “pussybow” blouse to the debate, CBS News reported: “Campaign spokeswoman says this was not intentional.” I think that’s probably true – would Melania even know that this is called a “pussybow”? I think she just wanted something conservative, with a high neck. Although the hot-pink shade is… not great. I also think it’s interesting that she wore pants. Perhaps that’s a sign that Melania is #WithHer. Pants = #WithHer.
Photos courtesy of Getty.
The trump ladies are protecting their pussies. Good for you ladies.
They have years of experience.
Please look up the meme photo evidence of this. Hilarious!! “Trump women stand like this” it’s first response in google.
Haha. Link for the lazy https://i.imgflip.com/1c0aos.jpg
Thank you for that! Hilarious!
Thank you so much for that link poiuy. That gave me my second cackle of the day.
Thanks! Now I know what a clutch purse is really for!
As funny as the pic is, I’m saddened for poor Tiffany, trying to get her fact to show between two in-laws. She’s the invisible family member, and they do it deliberately.
@Little Darling
Perfect!
Yep poor Tiffany is the hidden Trump, only to be shown when Daddy needs positive publicity, like “See here is the daughter I paid to abandon and she still likes me!” I commend Tiffany for dodging those disgusting lips and keeping a beautiful smile while doing it. I do believe TIFFANY IS MY FAVORITE TRUMP for that smooth move!!! I bet she learned that from her momma!
Trump’s at a rally in Beaver County, today.
You can’t make this shit up.
Duchess Kate must have met him, too…..
HAHAHAHAHAHA. So fitting!
Who knows if she really did or did not know but I think she looked great. The press slammed the First Lady when she wore shirts and bared her arms.
The bigger issue are the candidates and their rhetoric.
You thought she looked good? She looks like a hot pink 80’s throwback, and not in a good way.
With her nipples showing through…..’cause every potential FLOTUS should be showing her nipples. I recommend a thicker bra.
That’s what I saw….NIPPLES! hahaha. Get some nipple covers
I thought the color looked good on her. Didn’t really look at her close up or notice how her chest looked because I simply didn’t want to see the family that is there to support him.
I cannot stand Dumbf but I thought she looked good, if a bit too casual, but surely she didn’t know what the style was called. I could not imagine.
This deplorable never knew that is what those were called either. I’m with you Kaiser, I feel sorry for her. But I thought she looked nice.
No one should feel sorry for Melania. She sold her soul for money and she can just sit there and take it. Any women who doesn’t recognize trump for the d-bag he is within 5 seconds of meeting him can’t be too bright.
i think she knows exactly what he is and has been but wanted the cash and connections. fine. but i wont feel sorry for her for one second.
Well, I am torn on this one. I know she signed on for this. I have no doubt that she knows exactly what her husband is (that’s the main reason why she looks like a mummy with life sucked out of her) but i am not sue she signed for their life (i guess this should rather be called – an arragement) to be so public. It is one thing to know your husband treats you as meat but it is a different thing having the whole country discussing your husband’s menue and sexual habits. Also after her stolen speech ckearly she is hardly allowed to talk or do anything on her own. So again, it’s one thing to just be an accessory wife and dumb and quite another to have people around you treat you like the dumb mannequin. So yeah, I do frel a bit sorry for her because you do know she wasn’t consulted on any of this
Truth.
But…but…but… she was a fashion model. She met Donnie at Fashion Week. Wouldn’t she know fashion?
And the worst part is she was not wearing a bra. This is beyond me. That is was a low and disgusting of what she was wearing. Did Donald Trump tell her to wear that clothing?
Haha! Why do you think she was not wearing a bra??? Weird.
i never wear bra… it is not healthy.
also, i think that she got that from Gucci, since its a trendy piece but it turned into something funny.
It’s totally fine to have your own preferences on wearing a bra, but please don’t say things like ‘it’s not healthy’ unless you have some reliable scientific studies to refer me to.
Rachel, i do not know if i can post links, but here are few facts:
1-not wearing a bra will lead to increased collagen production and elasticity, which improves lift in a developing breast
2-Medically, physiologically, anatomically – breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity. On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra,” Professor Rouillon
3-tight bras cause congestion in the lymph nodes
4- Professor Mansel and Mr Cawthorn agree there is no evidence that wearing a bra brings any medical benefit.
You can get more info on Google and you can wear a bra, just take it off as soon as you get home. The alternative I use is a simple cotton sport bra only for summer. I do own bras, but only for naughty nights.
It is yet to be proven, but wearing a bra all the time can be contributing factor for breast cancer.
Your first two points are literally about breasts sagging from the use of bras, which isn’t ‘unhealthy’ – it’s personal choice about whether you want a lifted shape during your day to day life or don’t wear a bra for fear your breasts might be slightly saggier in the future due to everyday bra use. Your last point I’d agree with – but I don’t think women wear bras for ‘medical benefit’. Even if there’s no concrete medical benefit, that’s not the same as bras being ‘unhealthy’.
The issue with constricting the flow around the lymphatic system is a genuine problem if you have a poorly fitting bra, but if you get fitted for your bras professionally and ensure they continue to fit well, then you should be fine.
It hasn’t been proven that wearing a bra all the time causes breast cancer, and I highly doubt it ever will be. The only reason some people believe this is because of the higher incidence of breast cancer in the Western world, where bras are common, as opposed to developing countries where fewer women wear bras regularly. This is to ignore literally thousands of possible contributing factors that Western women experience which could lead to a higher chance of developing breast cancer – particularly those related to diet and hormonal contraception. And no, before anyone links lymphatic constriction with cancer – constricting cells, whilst not the best thing for them, doesn’t make them cancerous.
Source: my father is a breast cancer specialist who is also tired of hearing ‘bras are unhealthy!’ when the evidence for it is negligible at best. Feel free to continue your non-bra wearing routine, but please don’t try to make out that bras are dangerous to women’s health!
Thank you, Rachel, for debunking the BS and providing actual facts.
Omg, I so agree with Rachel. I’m a breast cancer surgeon – bras do NOT contribute to cancer risk. And only poorly fitting bras could cause lymphatic obstruction which is only an issue if you have damaged lymphatic system such as post axillary dissection.
Breasts are not muscles – you can’t work them by not wearing a bra for better tone.
“Breasts are not muscles – you can’t work them by not wearing a bra for better tone. ” LMAO! Even though I’m not a doctor, so much of what she posted doesn’t make sense.
“there is no evidence that wearing a bra brings any medical benefit.” I don’t think that’s why we buy them.
“It is yet to be proven, but wearing a bra all the time can be contributing factor for breast cancer.” Get back to me when you can prove it. Jeez.
I wear bras so I’m not hit in the face when I run down stairs.
Rachel thank you for all the information, i never said i was a doctor, i heard that when i was a teen and it made sense. even my gynecologist agrees, but i always like to hear facts and i am happy to hear from people who are knowledgeable.
i still will not wear them, BUT, it is great news for women with larger breasts. I am B cup anyway.
If she wasn’t then good for her.
It’s not “low and disgusting” not to wear a bra. For all we know, she was wearing an unlined one anyway, and it happened to be cold. Nipples are not evil.
Haha
I see men on the beach with bigger boobs than mine, so why would I have to put mine in boob jail??? It is a choice. I made mine when I was a teen. If someone has problem with my nipples, it is not really my problem.
“Nipples are not evil.”
omg 😂
Nipples are not evil, but for a potential First Lady…low brow and inappropriate.
Then it’s fitting everything about her husband’s campaign has been low brow and inappropriate. Her clothes are not the problem, he is.
You can see she wears a bra under her shirt
Who cares if she wasn’ t, big deal!
her boob job was showing. classy.
Meh who cares about her nips BUT it is odd considering it seems like something most republicans/conservatives wouldn’t agree with.
Also to the anti-bra-ers….we got national geographic when I was a child. Trust me, going braless clearly won’t prevent sagging!!!!
It looks like it’s going to be a perky debate.
Let’s hope Trump will NOT win, I see dark times ahead if he does.
I’m sorry, pussybow? Could someone explain that name to me? I’m completely lost.
It’s called that because it looks like the big bows people used to tie on their cats.
Amazing that cats would tolerate such bows. My cats would rip something like that up in an instant. (It’s impossible to keep even regular collars on both of them now.) Junior Cat would then proceed to eat it.
My cats do well with their collars and tags, surprisingly.
Actually, according to an article on Jezebel from 2013 that looked into the derivation of the name, pussybow has nothing to do with cats. It literally derived from the crude word and reflects a shirt worn by women to mimic menswear in the early days of corporate women.
It’s basically a woman’s tie.
http://jezebel.com/5987375/the-feminist-history-behind-the-pussy-bow-blouse
Thank you for the answers Little darling & Elizabeth.
i think she was trolled by her stylist. they probably picked it, convinced her to wear it and high fived each other as she walked out.
I agree.
Gosh, when somebody elsewhere showed the blouse in a catalog with that name on it, I thought that they had doctored the name…. Guess not!
It does look nice, though.
My guess is that in the privacy of the voting booth, Melania is voting for Hillary. She really doesn’t want to live in the White House or deal with the constant scrutiny. Donald must be even more hellish than usual to live with right now.
I saw the Gucci ad for this blouse on Facebook and, like you, thought someone had doctored the name!
I really don’t know why I should feel sorry for her.
Feel sorry for her? Why? She chose her life. And she can leave it at any time. She is well compensated to put up with his crap. Feel sorry for women who are in situations that they are forced into and have no options to leave
crtb: I have no pity for this kitchen mouse. She plays her role, looking pretty and being quiet and doing what’s she told. She chose to marry this disgusting pig, nobody had a gun to her head. You’re right, have pity for those women in situations they can’t get out of. For her, it’s SHOW ME THE MONEY.
Same. Maybe I can muster a bit for her having to endure him running for president, but even then it’s a – dare I say it? – yuuuuge stretch.
me neither.
no one forced her to marry that orange piece of excrement, and no one is forcing her to stay.
I don’t feel sorry for her either. She went into this marriage with a purpose. What she has to deal with in her life with the orange monster is her free choice.
Yes-explain this to me to please? She chose him, she wasn’t assigned him.
Because she had sex with that jack o’lantern full of wasps.
Imagine that on top of you and then tell me you don’t at least feel some small semblance of compassion for this woman.
But really, the sympathy ends there for me.
my mom and i were discussing it this weekend. my mom pointed out that “i don’t feel sorry for someone who has chosen their destiny. the truth is that she married him for his money. she sacrificed her dignity for marrying someone particularly disgusting for money. if by any chance she married him for his charm and personality – then i like her even less because it means she too is a horrible person” and i have to agree.
Mom knows her shit. #imwithmom
Honestly I feel sorry for anyone who knows exactly how much their soul costs. Melania sold hers for this hell.
I do not feel pity for Melania. It was her decision to marry Trump. It is her choice to stay in the marriage. Trump claims, “no one respects women more than I do.” Melania asserted that his denigrating comments towards women were “offensive” and “unacceptable” to her. Trump will surely respect his wife and cease/repent/sincerely apologize/ for his transgression. A complete paradigm shift is on the horizon, folks!
I would not hold my breath on it. Whom are we kidding?
She can’t leave. If she did, her money train would stop.
I think she looks nice but I can’t feel sorry for her, she chose to marry this creep and be his trophy wife, no one forced her. If anything I feel sorry for their child, with these two as parents he doesn’t stand a chance, I’ve read somewhere that Melania said she calls her son mini-Donald since he has already fired nannies and housekeepers…
I am Russian. I had now idea this bow was called a “pussybow” and I’ve lived in the US for years. Ewww:)) Some people have dirty minds.
I think the blouse looks great. Russians love bright colors like this one, they go well with our usually very pale looks. I am guessing it is similar in Eastern Europe.
Slovenia is not in Eastern Europe though.
I know it is a part of former Yugoslavia, the former Eastern block. Russians divide Europe into Eastern and Western. I saw someone pointing out before that it is actually Central Europe. But I never heard anyone using the term “Central Europe”, other than in purely geographical meaning.
Actually, Yugoslavia wasn’t in the Eastern Bloc, it was never part of the Warsaw Pact. In fact, Tito was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. So however you put it, Slovenia is not Eastern Europe.
Do I detect the need to distance from Russia? )) It is a common attitude in the former Communist states, though it still stings.
Wikipedia says “Yugoslavia (Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene: Jugoslavija; Serbian, Macedonian: Југославија) was a country in Southeast Europe” .
Slovenian is a Slavic language, Slovenian are Slavs. So inevitably they are close to Russia culturally and ethnically, even though they have strong desire to be associated with Western Europe exclusively these days.
Well, Yugoslavia did want to be distanced from the USSR ever since the Tito-Stalin split, and it wanted to show how it had a very different type of communsim.
Now, it depends which ex-Yu countries you’re talking about. Orthodox countries like Serbia and Montenegro tend to associate heavily with Russia, while Catholic countries like Croatia and Slovenia tend to associate with Western and Central Europe. And then in Bosna And Hercegovina it depends if you’re talking to the Serbs, the Croats or the Bosniaks ( who want to associate with Turkey).
I would say that a country like Slovenia is culturally closer to a country like Austria because it was part of the Habsburg Monarchy for so long, rather than Russia, even if it is Slavic. Proximity plays a bigger role than ethnic makeup.
And I don’t think you can divide Europe into just Western and Eastern. It’s more complex than that.
@Sasha That’s like saying Hungary is inevitably close to Finland because of their linguistic similarities, even though they have a strong desire to be associated with Central Europe instead of Northern. That’s not how things work. Even before the Tito-Stalin split that Locke mentioned Slovenia and Croatia had much stronger social, cultural and political ties with Austria, Hungary and Italy than Russia.
I absolutely don’t feel sorry for her. She lives the high life, she knew who she married, DT’s personae in public must be 2000 times worst in private and she chooses to stay because of her lifestyle. If she wanted to divorce she will lose kid, venture and all and maybe even be forced to drop Trump name.
Lately I have been getting an enormous chuckle out of the idea that he is a yuuuge, wimpy baby mama’s boy with Melania at home… imagine him as an adult baby fetishist! Diaper- wearing, bubba -slurping, binky -sucking, crib- dwelling, bonnet -wearer!!
Gross! Stop it!
Didn’t he say in an interview back in the 90’s that he gets angry when his meal is not ready when he comes home?
I’m sure that’s the maid’s problem. I doubt Ivana prepared his meals – she was too busy running his businesses.
It is funny to read all the “I don’t feel sorry for her” statements. Is it because people realize that maybe they should feel sorry for her but don’t because she is an “enemy”?
You know, it is Ok to admire gumption of the other side. )) I think Melania is a very strong woman, whatever her faults are. I like Ivanka too. I wish Ivanka ran instead of Donalad.
What do you mean she’s the enemy? Why would she be the enemy? If you mean as opposite parts, I’m European and not American so I have no reason to consider her “an enemy”. I am not someone who is going to vote in this election. The reason why I don’t feel sorry for her is because she was an adult when she met Trump, she knew what she was doing, she wanted safety, a rich husband and a luxurious life, fine by me if that is what she wanted but why should I feel sorry for her choices exactly? Why do we suddenly victimize her? Does she have gumption or is she a victim? You seem inconclusive…
Ivanka is also not qualified to hold office.
I agree!
I said an “enemy” because sometimes the US elections feel like a war. Two sides are fighting each other, tooth and nail. It is ” if you are not with us you are against us” kind of feeling.
Perhaps it is like that in the US, but I don’t feel sorry for entirely different reasons as I’ve stated in my above post.
I mean, it’s a two-party system so yeah, inevitably it will get contentious.
“It is ” if you are not with us you are against us” kind of feeling. ”
funny, those are THE EXACT WORDS Dubya used when he wanted to go to war in Iraq.
“funny, those are THE EXACT WORDS Dubya used when he wanted to go to war in Iraq. ”
My reference, though, comes not from the US, but from Russian history. From communist times. It is Lenin’s words – ” if you are not with us, you are against us” and Stalinists coined the term an “enemy of the people”.
The political polarization, which gets very personal, happening in the US is not healthy, I wish people could see what it looks like from the outside.
People automatically assume that if I say something against Hillary I am for Trump, and vice versa. Or if I criticize Democrats, I am a Republican etc.
Aside from her glaring lack of political experience, Ivanka “My father is a feminist who respects women” Trump isn’t someone I would ever trust to run this country,
I think most people on here have made it pretty clear why they don’t feel sorry for her.
not because she’s any kind of enemy (though she is a plagiarist) but because she CHOSE to marry this orange, ferret-wearing sh*tgibbon, and she CHOOSES to stay with him.
That’s what I don’t like about Hilary Clinton. She CHOSE to marry a person/pig as repugnant as Trump in all his horrible attitudes and behavior to women and she CHOOSES to stay with him.
BC is no where near as repugnant as Drumpf.
if you believe that to be so, you’re not paying attention.
and you can “not like” her all you want. but know that she IS the better, more experienced and suitably tempered candidate.
The reason I don’t feel sorry for her is because she knew what kind of man he was from the beginning. He hit on her when he was on a date with another woman. For me that would throw up the reg flags.
@Jasmin Attitudes like this boggle my brain. Bill Clinton had an affair, with a consenting woman (or women if you want to argue). There is a yuuuuge difference between an affair and sexual assault and that shouldn’t have to be explained. If a couple choose to stay together and work through their issues, that’s their business. The Kenneth Starr debacle, that cost us taxpayers $20 million, was unable to produce ANY evidence of sexual assault on Bill Clinton’s part. Not only that, one of the women had such unbelievable stories, he knew he could never use her testimony. I will not repeat the lies here, you can Google yourself.
You can hate Bill Clinton for whatever reason you like. But do not throw him in the same lot as that deplorable excuse for a human being.
I do feel sorry for her, but that’s because I don’t really believe in free will. If I was Melania, with her body, her brain, her culture, her experiences then … I’d have married Trump. My reaction to that idea is a giant: UURGGHH! So I feel sorry for her, even if she doesn’t feel sorry for herself.
However, I realise that most people do believe in free will and from that perspective, it makes complete sense not to feel sorry for her because she CHOSE her situation.
I’ve got nothing to say about Melania that hasn’t been said before. I don’t feel sorry for her – she knows what he is like, and honestly I’m sure they have an “agreement”. He gets to do whatever he wants with whoever he wants and she gets unlimited funds and just has to look good on his arm when needed. No love on either side. I do hate that she is no doubt raising another entitled brat though.
I was disappointed that Ivanka showed up. I really hoped that hearing her father agreed that she was a “piece of ass” would be enough for her to say “f**k it, the money just isn’t worth it”. Does he really have such a hold over her? Are the women in that family just so brainwashed that they are nothing but arm candy? I didn’t have much respect for her before, but now I have none.
I will eat all the shoes in my closet (40 pairs) if Ivanka didn’t grow up hearing slimy sexual comments about her body from daddy dearest. He says things about her hotness often enough in public why would you think he doesn’t do it in private?
She got plastic surgery over the years to look like the blonde bombshells her Dad finds hot and she is his favorite child meaning she is most like him. I continue to be surprised that people buy the B.S. Ivanka sells.
According to Washington Post reports, Ivanka’s husband was the ringleader in trying to get the “Clinton 4” women into the family box last night at the debate. Reports of Ivanka and her husband as the “sane” ones in the crowd are complete crap. They’re in the sewer with Guiliani, Mr. Breitbart and the rest of the nutters.
You think the pants are code? I think you’re giving this woman waaaaaay more credit than she deserves, but it’s a nice thought.
Honestly, I think she is one of the #NeverTrump people. She HATES all of this so much and could not have made herself more clear without provoking him. She doesn’t want him to be President, she doesn’t want to be First Lady, she can’t stand how he is coming across. I don’t think she would have ever been First Lady and I pray we never find out if that hunch is correct.
I agree. I think she hates the attention and being in the spotlight. I don’t think she wants her husband to be president and I don’t think she wants to be first lady. She is uncomfortable speaking in public. She hates the rallies. He treats her like a trained dog. Stand, heel, sit, keep quiet, don’t embarrass me, look pretty, don’t get fat, don’t get old.
Not that her outfit is really relevant in light of an election that could result in the demise of our country, but if we’re talking about it.. yeah I do think she looks nice. I liked the outfit and I love that color.
Her outfit sends an underlying message that she’s suffocating. SOS!
Washington Post reports that Ivanka’s husband was involved with arranging for the Clinton accusers to sit in the family box. Which means that Ivanka was very much involved. Everyone can quit acting like she is a saint because she is not. She has learned how to come off that way while hiding her true intentions/feelings unlike her Dad.
I hope her company goes under.
She looks like her husband in that first picture and like a wax figure in the second. Both creepy pics. She has to be numb, there is no other explanation for how she deals with Turdzilla on the daily
Someone inside the Trump camp must be trolling them, heh heh heh.
I don’t think she is intelligent enough to troll in this clever manner.
Came here to say the same thing and you beat me to it!
I do actually feel bad for Melania. I feel bad for any woman in her situation, even if they chose to be there. I feel bad because whether or not they choose to admit it to themselves, nobody comes out of such a marriage or a relationship completely unscathed. Even if they swear up and down the street that they’re perfectly fine, the toll it’s taken on them shows in the interactions they have with other people. I feel bad for anyone who thinks that appearances and money and superficial crap somehow takes a bigger importance than basic human decency and kindness. It’s usually because those kinds of people haven’t actually been shown decency and kindness a day in their lives. It doesn’t excuse the garbage they inflict on other people, but it does make me feel bad for her on some level.
Besides, I’m pretty sure she thought she’d get divorced from his crusty ass by now. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was his plan until he decided to run for office.
I don’t think Melania is a stepford wife who suffers silently. She made her feelings known to anyone with eyes. She was shown before the debate, and although it’s difficult for her to emote, she was clearly pissed. Post debate, she approached him, gave no eye contact, and coldly offered a cheek for him to peck. She is an autonomous person, and makes her decisions. She chooses this life.
She will never divorce DT. He has an iron clad pre-nup and she will walk away with nothing.
She has to be willing to give up her life style and she will never do that. I secretly wish that she will hand him divorce papers the weekend before the election. That would be divine!
Feel bad for her as well and think maybe Donald can be charming if he really wants to work someone. You know he worked Melania, he has said he had to work hard to get her. Don’t care if she married for money or not, bet Donald still hid a lot of his arseholery. Her body lanuage was very off last night, she was cooler and rarely smiled. She also barely gave Don a cheek when he tried to kiss her. Very bad body language, Think she is upset with all that has went on. Wouldn’t be surprised if she leaves him after all of this is over.
She’s looking at him in that one pic like ” why won’t you just die” Hahahaha
Her face. It’s as if a cat was melded into a mannequin. What in all that is holy happened?
Too much filler and botox. She does look quite odd, hard and plastic.
I do think bras are unhealthy, meaning they only have disadvantages for one’s health (weakened breast ligaments, restricted blood flow, lymph nodes, skin conditions from constantly being covered in cloth, smaller poop circumference suggesting an effect on our digestion, seriously!) These are facts meaning proven by studies, what Rachel said above are not facts they are her father’s and her opinion about the facts.
These could be negligible adverse health effects that a doctor wouldn’t recommend treatment for but to an individual woman it might be a good idea to take into account that wearing bras 24/7 may not be in our best interest.
Of course, we still have to exercise and go out in public without seeming indecent so by all means use your bra when you need it, just don’t think you need it all the time.
Also, it’s a good reminder to ask ourselves why we “need” bras when out in public, when technically we don’t actually need them. This is how our society is currently constructed and whether a woman needs a bra or not it would be nice for it to not be forced upon her.
My main point here is that there really is no reason for anyone to be “advocating” the use of a bra, or speaking out against the actual health effects of wearing them. If it offers social acceptance at the cost of a woman’s health, why would you promote that?
Even Tailor-made bras hurt me, and underwire has become torture. It would be nice if bras were made to support without having to make your breasts look like perfect globes. If less attention were paid to how it looks under a shirt and more attention directed to making them safe and comfortable then there wouldn’t be a problem with bras. Same thing goes for women’s shoes!
I doubted the poop thing (because WTF scientists, THAT’s what you chose to look at?) so I looked it up.
For anyone else who was curious: study does exist (it measured poop weight, not poop circumference). 7 volunteers (small sample size, so cannot provide strong proof, but it’s fine for an initial investigation) aged 11 – 41 (an eleven year old volunteered for this?) weighed their own poop (!!!) for the three weeks of the study. For the middle week, they wore “body compensatory bras” AKA push-up bras (on an 11 year old?). Whether they wore a normal bra or went bra-free on the 1st and 3rd wk wasn’t stated. Bra sizes of the volunteers ranged from 75A to 85C in Japanese sizing, so 34AA to 38B in US sizing. (If this had been conducted at a US university, I’d definitely be saying the range of sizes was too small, but it was in Japan so okay.) Average poop weight was lower during wk 2 than during wks 1 or 3.
Definitely interesting. Seems like a fairly decent exploratory study, apart from including an 11 year old. It’s not just the fact she’s barely pubescent (though that’s a problem) it’s the fact that I can’t imagine a random 11 year getting involved, so she had to be somehow connected to one of the researchers. In turn, that makes me wonder if all the volunteers were connected to the researchers, which is a big scientific no-no for something like this. If your participants know what result you’d prefer, it can subconsciously affect their results.
Before I’m burning my bra, I need the study repeated with more participants, who are not (no pre-teens!) and a larger range of body types. I’d also like a long-term study: it’s possible that the initial discomfort slows down the digestion for a short while but people adapt when they get used to the pressure. Most importantly, I’d like to see a comparison between push-up bras, normal bras and going bra-free.