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"Men don't say 'breast'" (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by JayJLeas@lemmy.world to c/ftm@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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My gender therapist told me this in response to something I said referencing my chest. It was a while ago but it's stuck with me. I'm wondering what you all think of this comment? The comment felt disqualifying, like I was less male for calling my chest a "breast", or I would be seen as less male because of it, but I can be pretty sensitive so I might be overthinking and she might be right that men don't talk like that.

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[–] pohart@programming.dev 2 points 21 hours ago

Cis man here. You're of course allowed to say breast and to talk about your chest as breasts, but it will be jarring to almost any other man. It's even avoided in places it used to be used.

When I was a kid in the eighties and early nineties the front pocket on a men's shirt was pretty exclusively called a breast pocket, we giggled about it but knew that's what it was, now I get funny looks if I forget it's a front shirt pocket.