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5 Responses to “Titsling!”

1. 1 FashionablyEvil
   Aug 15th, 2007 at 10:28 am

   Underwires vs. surgery…hmmm…

   I think I’ll take things poking me in the ribs over invasive surgery.

2. 2 Mnemosyne
   Aug 15th, 2007 at 10:57 am

   I was pretty amazed by all of the people at Feministe who actually bought the hype that having wires strung from your ribcage is less invasive than having a silicone pouch pushed into your breast. Yes, apparently having bone screws put into your chest is, like, totally noninvasive!

   Sheesh.

3. 3 Zuzu
   Aug 15th, 2007 at 11:09 am

   And wouldn’t the cables be visible? There are an awful lot of women who have so little fat on their chests that you can clearly see their implants; imagine, if you will, being able to see the cables.

   Then, of course, there’s the question of whether the cables will slice into the pectorals.

4. 4 lauredhel
   Aug 15th, 2007 at 8:05 pm

   I was amazed at that too, Mnemosyne. And as far as I can see there would be no way to make this device invisible, let alone impalpable; it goes between the breast glandular tissue and the skin, and while it might be obscured on someone with a lot of bodyfat, it would be bound to show if/when you’re a bit smaller. Along with the pain and function issues and complications that will result, if they ever get past the piggy-rib-bra stage and start installing these into humans.

   Then there was the assumption that male aesthetic surgeons are interested in improving women’s _comfort_ when devising rib-slung perkomatics for teenagers.

   (Thanks for the link, zuzu!)

5. 5 kcb
   Aug 16th, 2007 at 7:18 pm

   If this thing fits and feels like the average external bra, it’s gonna be a nightmare.

   When do you suppose they’ll make an internal beer-gut girdle for dudes?
   My guess is never.

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