Boobs: A tongue in cheek social history of our obsession with breasts

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For most of her life, unconcernedly flat-chested author and academic Dr Lisa Portolan had never really thought about her breasts, or boobs in general. But then she met Amanda Goff – aka former escort Samantha X – fellow author, journalist and owner of a huge pair of breasts./n A friendship formed, then a working relationship … and as the two women embarked on business dealings together, the monolithic power of mammary glands became glaringly apparent. All too often, men would ogle Amanda’s chest in meetings, text her romantic/perverse messages, and try to get into her pants./n The same men would focus their attention on Lisa’s face, send her professional emails, and otherwise ignore her. Lisa was left pondering whether she should have her breasts augmented in order to become more visible

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