Guy who enjoys wearing bras here

[ccutoff]

Originally Posted by susan314

Huh...and all this time, I thought that the notion that bras are for women comes from the fact that bras were created to cover and support breasts.

Originally Posted by susan314

Oh, I know men can get breast cancer. And guys can also develop Gynecomastia. (I've had to help men get preauth for breast reduction surgery before.)

I just got a chuckle out of the idea that society is at fault for the presumption that bras are for women. Bras were invented for people to cover and support breasts. The majority of the time, the people who need that to be done are women. (And, of course, back when bras were invented, the idea of a man having/developing breasts would have been substantially less well known.)

Women generally wear bras out of necessity - the same purpose for which bras were invented. If a guy (or a woman who doesn't necessarily "need" one) wants to wear a bra for "fun," I don't really care one way or the other.

Well, yeah, bras were designed and made for women. But men can wear them if they choose, there is no laws or rules or anything against it. Therefore, they are not only for women.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by ccutoff

Well, yeah, bras were designed and made for women. But men can wear them if they choose, there is no laws or rules or anything against it. Therefore, they are not only for women.

There are no laws against women wearing a jockstrap and cup, either, but you couldn't pay me enough to do it.

[susan314]

Originally Posted by ccutoff

Well, yeah, bras were designed and made for women. But men can wear them if they choose, there is no laws or rules or anything against it. Therefore, they are not only for women.

I never said that they were only for women. I did say that they were created to serve a specific purpose (supporting/covering breasts) and that society isn't making up some cumbersome rule whereby people would generally find it strange that someone who didn't need a bra for its intended purpose would wear one anyhow.

That said, I would also find it unusual if:

A woman wore a jockstrap and a cup.
A man wore a jockstrap and a cup regularly in situations outside what said jock and cup were designed for.
A person (male or female) wore a welders mask when not welding.
A person wore a bicycle helmet when not biking.

You get the idea. Is it possible that a person would simply enjoy wearing a bicycle helmet and therefore choose to wear it even when not necessary for its intended purpose? Sure. Would most people find it a bit unusual? I suspect so. Are there laws against wearing a bicycle helmet while not biking? Not that I'm aware of. Does that make it any less unusual? No.

I could not care less if you wear bras or not. I do not think that wearing bras makes you "gay." To tell you the truth, my opinion is that you wear bras b/c its something that you're not "supposed" to do. Somewhere in your subconcious you enjoy the fact that you're doing something unconventional that many people would find shocking. Does this bother me? No. Plenty of people do things to purposely be unconventional (ex - tattoos and body piercings, before they became so common. Dying hair purple, green, or any other color of the rainbow. Dressing goth.). Which doesn't bother me in the slightest - if we all looked/dressed/acted alike, it would get boring real fast. But, I do think that the "forbidden" or "unconventional" aspect of it is more the reason why you wear them vs. any "comfort" factor. (I've been wearing bras for 20+ years and know from firsthand experience that they aren't "comfortable.") Does it really matter to me exactly why you choose to wear them? No.

[ccutoff]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I can understand a fat guy with bigger boobs than me wearing a sports bra or the good old dependable Playtex 18 Hour bra for comfort's sake. A lot of them probably do. That's a lot different than going to Victoria's Secret and getting a pink lacy concoction. As some of the better endowed women on here have mentioned, Vicky's isn't exactly the best for larger sizes. Someone with a male back with backfat on it would have issues getting one to fit.

Our OP here JUST LIKES WEARING BRAS.

The reason I go with VS is because I feel that if I am going to be doing this, might as well go with the best. I don't know if VS are the best, but their line is the most heavily marketed, and they do look nice on their models, so their advertising gets to me that they are the best. I couldn't go with another brand because it would just feel cheaper and would appeal to me less.

Originally Posted by susan314

I never said that they were only for women. I did say that they were created to serve a specific purpose (supporting/covering breasts) and that society isn't making up some cumbersome rule whereby people would generally find it strange that someone who didn't need a bra for its intended purpose would wear one anyhow.

That said, I would also find it unusual if:

A woman wore a jockstrap and a cup.
A man wore a jockstrap and a cup regularly in situations outside what said jock and cup were designed for.
A person (male or female) wore a welders mask when not welding.
A person wore a bicycle helmet when not biking.

You get the idea. Is it possible that a person would simply enjoy wearing a bicycle helmet and therefore choose to wear it even when not necessary for its intended purpose? Sure. Would most people find it a bit unusual? I suspect so. Are there laws against wearing a bicycle helmet while not biking? Not that I'm aware of. Does that make it any less unusual? No.

I could not care less if you wear bras or not. I do not think that wearing bras makes you "gay." To tell you the truth, my opinion is that you wear bras b/c its something that you're not "supposed" to do. Somewhere in your subconcious you enjoy the fact that you're doing something unconventional that many people would find shocking. Does this bother me? No. Plenty of people do things to purposely be unconventional (ex - tattoos and body piercings, before they became so common. Dying hair purple, green, or any other color of the rainbow. Dressing goth.). Which doesn't bother me in the slightest - if we all looked/dressed/acted alike, it would get boring real fast. But, I do think that the "forbidden" or "unconventional" aspect of it is more the reason why you wear them vs. any "comfort" factor. (I've been wearing bras for 20+ years and know from firsthand experience that they aren't "comfortable.") Does it really matter to me exactly why you choose to wear them? No.

You hit the nail on the head here susan. I think the fact that wearing a bra is "out there" and that I am not supposed to plays a huge role in why I enjoy wearing bras. If this was normal in men, I am sure that wearing a bra would be less enjoyable and fun for me. The whole rebellious factor is a reason why I enjoy wearing bras. I do think bras are comfortable though and I do feel weird when I am not wearing one.