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How to Go Braless

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Unladylike Media

Feminism, Gender, Media Analysis, Body Politics, Patriarchy, Intersectionality, Society & Culture, Cultural Commentary, Beauty Standards, Internet Culture, Womens Rights

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Almost as soon as pandemic lockdowns started, homebound breasts everywhere began forgoing their bras. But how is going braless still unconventional enough to inspire viral media coverage amid a public health crisis? Breast expert Jenny Burbage joins us to bust some bra myths, and author Chidera Eggerue explains why saggy boobs matter.

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0:00.0

You know what your boobs are for break? You know, let your boobs be on vacation. It's fine.

0:08.0

Yeah, I guess they're going through the pandemic too. Exactly!

0:11.0

You got looked down and tie your boobs. You are doing amazing girls. I'm proud of you.

0:15.0

You're doing great girls. Yeah! You're hanging them.

0:18.0

Yeah, literally hanging them.

0:21.0

Ha ha!

0:40.0

Caroline, in the very early days of pandemic lockdowns,

0:45.0

do you remember all the jokes about like at least I don't have to wear a bra for a mom

0:51.0

fellow? Well, yes, that feels a million years ago, but yes, I do.

0:56.0

Well, I still remember one night. I was at home, of course, scrolling through Twitter,

1:02.0

lollying at the jokes, but then a headline from the Daily Mail sent me through the roof.

1:12.0

It read, not wearing a bra during lockdown could leave you with saggy breasts, experts warn.

1:19.0

Ha ha ha! Grow a stale e mail, but also I mean they are trash.

1:24.0

They are, but the Daily Mail wasn't the only outlet spouting those kinds of stories like,

1:32.0

I just could not believe that during a global pandemic, quote unquote, experts were quote unquote warning us

1:43.0

that we should keep our bras on, lest we emerge from lockdown with saggy tits like it just, it truly blew my mind so much that as you know,

1:55.0

I asked if we could do an episode about bralessness just to figure out how the fuck we even got here.

2:01.0

And as liberated as we allegedly are these days, like you would think that bralessness would be less of a big deal.

2:09.0

But as today's first guest, Chidera Igeru knows very well.

2:14.0

It definitely still attracts a lot of looks.

2:17.0

When I first stopped wearing a bra, the first thing I noticed was how much people would notice your nails,

2:23.0

and it's funny because you can see the moment you can just see it in their face when they notice it,

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