Why Do Women Have Breasts?

[Gatekeeper]

Stop laughing! I'm serious here. (Well, sort of.)

Think about it for a second. The milk glands/ducts do *not* need the fatty tissues that compose female breasts to do their job, which is to provide nourishment to newborns (and a boost to their immune systems).

So what evolutionary trait drove the development of irrelevant tissues, and why? Females of other Earthly persuasions don't seem to have any problems procreating w/o breasts (but do have the prerequisite milk glands/ducts).

And, no, I'm not drunk.

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[MrFun]

Re: Why Do Women Have Breasts?

Originally posted by Gatekeeper

And, no, I'm not drunk.

Gatekeeper

Yes, you are drunk.

cheers

[Urban Ranger]

Females of all higher mammals have breasts (even cows do ). It's just that for apes, they don't have breasts all year around - only humans do. But then, IIRC, humans are the only primates that have sex all year around.

[MRT144]

for men to oggle!

[Gatekeeper]

Re: Re: Why Do Women Have Breasts?

Originally posted by MrFun
Yes, you are drunk.

cheers

No, no. If I were, I'd have to follow 'Poly tradition that dicates the inclusion of rambling sentences, wrongly-spelled words, and other non-sensical stuff.

See, this is the sort of stuff I post when I have nothing better to do on an early Sunday morning (3:01 a.m. CST USA).

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[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Females of all higher mammals have breasts (even cows do ). It's just that for apes, they don't have breasts all year around - only humans do. But then, IIRC, humans are the only primates that have sex all year around.

Hey, good point. Sex year-round for us. Well, most of us.

[Dis]

because breasts would look silly on men?

[DanielXY]

Usually in the animal-world the butt is used as the part of the female to atract males. But all those animals walk on 4 feet. While the Butt still has relevance in the Human World it doesnt stick out that much, since Humans walk in standing pos. . Ergo some other thing with the requirment to be very visible in standing pos. had to be invented to atract males...
This is why there are breasts

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by MRT144
for men to oggle!

Typical teen response! You won't be so flippant when you grow your own pair ... oh, wait, you're a male. Scratch that! (Hopefully.)

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by Dissident
because breasts would look silly on men?

Heh. I agree, and yet, year in and year out, there are more males choosing to turn into females than females turning male. The female form is nature's "standard" blueprint; the male form is the "aberration," so to speak. Necessary, yes, but an aberration nevertheless.

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[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by DanielXY
Usually in the animal-world the butt is used as the part of the female to atract males. But all those animals walk on 4 feet. While the Butt still has relevance in the Human World it doesnt stick out that much, since Humans walk in standing pos. . Ergo some other thing with the requirment to be very visible in standing pos. had to be invented to atract males...
This is why there are breasts

Hey, not bad ... **LOL**

[MRT144]

Originally posted by Gatekeeper


Typical teen response! You won't be so flippant when you grow your own pair ... oh, wait, you're a male. Scratch that! (Hopefully.)

id get breasts if someone payed me

[Dis]

here's another reason

the shape is probably easier for infants to find and grasp onto with their mouths.



watch, I'll get banned for that.

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by MRT144
id get breasts if someone payed me

Ha! You'd best be careful what you say when on 'Poly in regards to stuff like that. I wouldn't be surprised if someone attempts to take up a collection for you, MRT, and then you'd have to go through with your promise!

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[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by Dissident
here's another reason

the shape is probably easier for infants to find and grasp onto with their mouths.



watch, I'll get banned for that.

Aww, I bet Ming's heart will melt when he sees the beautiful picture of motherhood that you posted, Dissident. But then you'd still have to hop rah's heart melts, too.

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