Comments on: Translation! http://www.mama-is.com/translation/ old comic archives... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:05:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: rayner garner http://www.mama-is.com/translation/comment-page-1/#comment-4630 rayner garner Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:46:57 +0000 http://www.mama-is.com/?p=1166#comment-4630 In a lot of societies, mainly African, Balinese and Australian Aborigine, breasts are not an object of sexual desire but are quite simply for an infants nourishment. Men behave appropriately. In the West we use the sight of bare breasts in order to sell goods. The rarity of bare breasts is an essential aspect of a capitalistic society. The male must not be exposed to this sight if we are going to maintain our economy based on frustration. This obviously needs to be changed for all our sakes. But first there does need to be some understanding. Without that there is little possibility of change. This is not to say that we should go along with the prevailing ethic of suppression etc., For instance it is only those cultures which do not have the need to frustrate the male, because they are essentially sharing and caring cultures, where you find female nudity acceptable. Scandinavian cultures are a sharing and caring culture through taxation of upper incomes. Aboriginal cultures are also sharing and caring cultures that is why there is no problem with exposing of female breasts. How to change this is quite a problem I believe. Nursing mothers have all my sympathy. But I don't think that we will change how this is viewed with a direct assault. I think that humor is an ideal way to help deal with this. Surely examinations for lactation assistants do not have to be so fiercely treated. It sounds much more like sitting for a law degree. Who ever set these conditions? In a lot of societies, mainly African, Balinese and Australian Aborigine, breasts are not an object of sexual desire but are quite simply for an infants nourishment. Men behave appropriately.

In the West we use the sight of bare breasts in order to sell goods. The rarity of bare breasts is an essential aspect of a capitalistic society. The male must not be exposed to this sight if we are going to maintain our economy based on frustration.

This obviously needs to be changed for all our sakes. But first there does need to be some understanding. Without that there is little possibility of change. This is not to say that we should go along with the prevailing ethic of suppression etc.,

For instance it is only those cultures which do not have the need to frustrate the male, because they are essentially sharing and caring cultures, where you find female nudity acceptable.

Scandinavian cultures are a sharing and caring culture through taxation of upper incomes. Aboriginal cultures are also sharing and caring cultures that is why there is no problem with exposing of female breasts.

How to change this is quite a problem I believe. Nursing mothers have all my sympathy. But I don’t think that we will change how this is viewed with a direct assault.

I think that humor is an ideal way to help deal with this. Surely examinations for lactation assistants do not have to be so fiercely treated. It sounds much more like sitting for a law degree. Who ever set these conditions?

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