I'd just like to add that while I do prefer proper capitalization, grammar, and all that, mignuna's writing is very readable and easy to understand.

I think lack of capitalization and all that is only a problem when the tone or vocabulary someone uses is... well... awful, like the typical internet message board stuff:
omg i went to back to skool yesterday and it was totaly like deja vu all the people were like "omg, its u"!!!!!! so then wsent and hung out at diary qeen and had ice creem it was awsome

There are several bloggers here, like mignuna or kingbee, who don't write with a lot of formalized capitalization and all that, but still write excellent articles and responses, which are clear, coherent, and downright engaging >8).

I don't think it's fair to criticise over things like that as long as the the writing is clear.

Also, Karma, I'd like to point out that you used the wrong "capitol" in your comment, the one you used means like a state capitol >8P.

Also, Karma, I'd like to point out that you used the wrong "capitol" in your comment, the one you used means like a state capitol >8P

Actually, my spell and grammar changed a lot of stuff that I wrote wrong (or right, depending on how you look at it).  Like it had "asstrick" in there.  People take things too seriously...or maybe they take themselves too seriously, I'm not sure....  If anyone take me seriously, then they need to reread what I really write.  (like things like: "personal boob choice").  I guess maybe I have been online too much......

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble- but pretty people have more opportunities than ugly people. It's just the way it is. Can an ugly musician ever make it big in todays world?

actually, i beg to differ, karma. i think that's an awful blanket statement to make. 'ugly' people are only ugly inside. and i would hardly call a lot of today's musicians attractive. it's all relative, i guess. i think it's about the music. i might see the world differently than you.

I'd just like to add that while I do prefer proper capitalization, grammar, and all that, mignuna's writing is very readable and easy to understand.

thankyou so much lord shitzu

You're not putting potentially dangerous chemicals INTO your body -- there are many horror stories about plastic surgery -- there aren't that many about makeup hair dye or body waxing -- NOTE I said that MANY - not there weren't any at all.

an excellent point, trina, thanks

I prefer em smaller and perky myself. I want something that'll be saying "Elloooo!!" to me in the morning

good on you, m_post !

There is so much to pity and, counter-intuitively, so very little to look at.

thanks, marco. i love clever men !!!

Great post, mig. Your stuff always makes me think

thankyou, texas wahine

altering natural healthy breasts for any reason--but especially for the sake of vanity and/or catering to another's preference--may be legal, but is senseless to the point of criminality. ive tried my best to discourage my female friends from pursuing it (not always successfully, dammit).

i'm glad you agree, kingbee. knew we could count on you !

Big natural ones are my style....fake bad....natural good!

alright, cigars !

Rather breast augmentation is a symptom of a society which finds it easier to value things which we perceive with our eyes than our minds. It is just an accepted form of self mutilation.

suz, thanks for this most insightful comment

i wouldnt think all the extra exposure to radiation is a plus.

i apologise, kingbee. it seems there was some joke we weren't a party to there.

Obviously that's just me, but as far as fake breasts go, I just see no appeal whatsoever, especially the incredibly excessive basketball variety

well said, lord shitzu. i'm glad you guys all agree !

thanks so much,

vanesa/mig XX

Karma - it seems that you are the only one that has had a problem with "interpretation". There is nothing in this post that exceeds two sentences, point by point, one logically following the other. This i have noticed time and again in Mig's writing. Always, unless taking artistic license in fiction, short and succinct paragraphs that contain single, whole ideas. Sound writing. Capital letters might be your best friend but most of us have proceeded beyond remedial grammar. Same goes for the numbers, letters or asterisks for lists. It is always the singularity of the idea in a sentence that determines a list, not particularly the identifiers.Your argument about screening was acceptable in that it addressed points within the argument which you thought you read. Your emphasis, however, did not correspond to the emphasis of Mig's article. This is nothing but purile nit picking about issues that simply do. not. exist. Marco

btw, thanks marco. those uni degrees of yours really come in handy sometimes, huh ? *smooch*

vanessa XXXXX

and i would hardly call a lot of today's musicians attractive.

Although you have to admit, on the male side of things, country is far uglier than rock.

As for the women: I won't even glance at a woman that has to purge after accidentally downing a sip of non-diet soda.

peace, sister, and sorry. please come disagree with me again sometime

hehe....you called Joseph (hope I remembered your name right) a sister.  Don't you have a blog about that?

what makes you fuckin think it has anything to do with men. you as a woman should know that 99% of the time women compete with other women.

I for one am not much of a boob man myself in terms of pure attraction, preferring more intimate parts of the anatomy, but I can certainly appreciate a nice pair of breasts. To me, however, nice usually means no bigger than a C cup. Anything above that is way too big for my tastes, and A or B is just perfect in terms of balance and aesthetics.

I agree. Just enough to execute a proper pearl necklace is all that's really needed.

i apologise, messy buu. i was a bit of a turd there. this post got very upsetting and i was trying to quell the damage. i only made it worse. don't feel like it was you. i handle controversy very badly. so badly in fact, that i'm running off for a few weeks to sit on my ass and write nothing. your comments were very insighful, i'm sorry i removed them. i am just too passive for my own good. i need to shut up and go find my voice again.

That's all right. Thank you for the clarification!

hehe....you called Joseph (hope I remembered your name right) a sister.  Don't you have a blog about that?

Joseph's right. I'm a male. I apologize for changing my name again, but I figured that it was better not to have my real name associate with the stupid comments I occasionally make or the comment that's not meant to be taken literally lest somebody I know ever does a search on my name.

Fake Bad. natural GOOD!!!

Fake Bad. natural GOOD!!!

Big Good. Medium Good. Little Good. Natural Good. If you make the choice rationally, and not from sheer total insecurity, Fake OK.
Evil twisted men that love all sorts of breasts like I do, Politicaly Incorrect but Happy!!!!

alas... look at the articles/threads that i've been missing out on...

I'm 3 weeks late chiming in on this one. and i lack the time to address it completely.

I have a friend that used to say "make-up is the first lie that a woman tells you" how true.

I don't see the difference between wearing makeup and having breast enhancement surgery. or wearing colored contacts. or any number of the other things that both men and women do to 'enhance' their appearance. we're all trying to put our best foot forward in this world, right? I'm not trying to say that one position is right, and the other one is wrong. This is one of those situations where right and wrong is dependent on the individual making the choice.

Karma Girl made a pretty good point when she said:

"pretty people have more opportunities than ugly people. It's just the way it is. Can an ugly musician ever make it big in todays world?"

Karma... two words "Mick Jagger"

Mig, I know you and i tend to agree usually, but on this occasion i'll have to disagree... this one is up to the woman. I've never seen you before, but based on your writing, your thoughts, your 'aura' if you will, i get the feeling that you are above average in the looks dept. I might be stepping out onto a limb here, but i'll also bet that you have no idea what it's like to be really ugly... have you ever been looked down upon by the masses (not just a few... the masses) for being lesser, lower, poorer, uglier, or dumber? I think not. Perhaps you know what it's like to be a geek, and perhaps that has made you the resilient woman that you are today, but then, not everyone has developed the coping skills that you have.

I know what it's like to be the outcast, the loser, the geek, the ugly kid, the kid that everyone accuses of being gay, the dork, the nerd, etc etc ad infinitum... and while i would never get fake boobs to make myself feel better, it has taken a long time to get over that.

so basically what i'm saying is, until you've been down that road, until you've explored the different pathways and trains of thought that lead women to get boob jobs (OTHER than the ones you listed, cause trust me, there are more)... i don't think you should assume that you know what it's all about.

you posed the question for the 'boob loving males of the world', while only women can explain why they make that choice.

i'm gonna shut up now, cause i'm startin' (o.k., started a long time ago) to sound like an ass hole. sorry about that...

but you're still my bud... so don't hate me.

(BIG LAUGH)

Men don't care what size your boobs are as long as you've got them!!!

alas... look at the articles/threads that i've been missing out on

you're here now

I'm 3 weeks late chiming in on this one. and i lack the time to address it completely.

better late than never, hononymous !

we're all trying to put our best foot forward in this world, right? I'm not trying to say that one position is right, and the other one is wrong. This is one of those situations where right and wrong is dependent on the individual making the choice.

true, but i still do feel a difference between making the most of what one has and being brainwashed into unnecessary surgery.

Mig, I know you and i tend to agree usually, but on this occasion i'll have to disagree

that's ok, hononymous. it's allowed !

I might be stepping out onto a limb here, but i'll also bet that you have no idea what it's like to be really ugly... have you ever been looked down upon by the masses (not just a few... the masses) for being lesser, lower, poorer, uglier, or dumber? I think not

well, i'd have to say that large fake breasts can't help if one is, as you say, 'really ugly', but i actually had a very hard time with 'the masses' throughout most of my school years. i am very, very pale, and this is unusual for australia. i also lived in a 'surfy' area and often got teased at school. i never really fitted in and remember my school years as a misery. as for being lesser, lower, dumber, poorer ... yes, i've been all of those things at some time or another and much worse.

Perhaps you know what it's like to be a geek, and perhaps that has made you the resilient woman that you are today, but then, not everyone has developed the coping skills that you have

well, i don't think surgical alteration is a way to develop 'coping skills'. and i don't really see that having small breasts is anything to 'cope' with anyway. having said that, i don't view myself as a resilient woman. quite the oppposite, actually. i feel anger and pain over these and other issues with alarming regularity !.

I know what it's like to be the outcast, the loser, the geek, the ugly kid, the kid that everyone accuses of being gay, the dork, the nerd, etc etc ad infinitum... and while i would never get fake boobs to make myself feel better, it has taken a long time to get over that.

i'm glad to know that you wouldn't consider surgery. i really don't think it changes much in terms of self-love.

so basically what i'm saying is, until you've been down that road, until you've explored the different pathways and trains of thought that lead women to get boob jobs (OTHER than the ones you listed, cause trust me, there are more)... i don't think you should assume that you know what it's all about.

we will have to agree to disagree here, honoymous. as a woman, i feel that self-love is an internal issue. or it should be, anyway.

you posed the question for the 'boob loving males of the world', while only women can explain why they make that choice

i don't think any woman would get bigger breasts if men didn't like them. sorry !.

i'm gonna shut up now, cause i'm startin' (o.k., started a long time ago) to sound like an ass hole. sorry about that...

nah, it's fine . you didn't sound like as asshole. i really don't mind debate.

but you're still my bud... so don't hate me

oh, i wouldn't hate you for speaking your mind in a polite way as you have done . that's always welcome .

Men don't care what size your boobs are as long as you've got them!!!

hehe crusaders, boobs are boobs !


vanessa/mig XX

wow, this was written by the angriest dykiest person ever!

For me it's simple... I want to subconsciously reconnect to the first true experience of love, being breast fed - and as for the size, well, when you're a kid even a small breast would appear large, hence the connection to large breasts. It's not as sexual as it is sensual. As for the fake element, you act as if natural breasts were somehow morally superior. I ask this to the women, "if you are attracted to a man, even partly because of his wealth, do you really care if he earned it or inherited it?" Just my thoughts....