Here here! Thank you Lizardlady! I also wear a 34B bra (when I'm not avoiding bras like the plague!) and I find it bizarre when women in my life have made comments either about my breasts (or theirs of same size) that we have "no boobs" are "flat-chested" or "look like a boy." Eh, of course we do have breasts, they are breasts, no better or worse than anyone else's. Who decided that anything less than a C cup is not actually a breast??? I don't get it. One of my friends is very thin and wears a very padded B cup because she says she needs to look like she "has something"...she's in her 60s by the way.
I tried padded bras when I was ~ 15. After a few months I thought to myself, "Why am I doing this? My breasts are my breasts." and that was the last time I ever wore a padded bra.
I honestly think part of this is cultural. The U.S. seems to be the least accepting culture of breasts that are not C cup or larger. I've lived in several countries. In other places, people honestly don't care. Though I also want to point out that I've never received anything but compliments on my breasts from men I have dated. It seems to be women doing a number on themselves. Though I realize there could be men making negative comments and I don't happen to date men like that.
Sidenote. I hate the following words: boobs, boobies, tits, and titties. (My mother says "diddies" sometimes and that's even worse hahaha)
Some of the funny words like "knockers" are good and make me smile but those four words I listed make me cringe.
I can't really explain it! Haha. Maybe we need a thread for 'favorite words for breasts.' I once had a teacher with larger breasts who referred to her bra as her "over the shoulder boulder holder." I laughed so hard when she said that. It's marvelous!
Just my thoughts. If someone loves a padded bra or likes to say "tits" or "boobs" then fair play to them! Each to their own!