Let me preface this by saying I am a man, and smoked a little too much, so I’m sitting here thinking… what is or was the original purpose of a bra? Weight support? Vanity? Covering the nips so people’s eyes met your eyes and you can have a normal conversation? Like what’s it all about?

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    I completely do not understand and completely respect all statements beside the nipple rubbing thing.

    We have no comparison to who’s nipples are more sensitive, but raw nipples are the worst. Especially when sweat and exertion are the worst.

    IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, nipples are just sensitive matter who you are. Weight distribution and jiggle control is something I can’t relate to though

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      I’m a fellow man, but I assume the primary difference between our nipples and theirs is not sensitivity so much as it is that theirs will swing around and rub against things a lot more.

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      We have no comparison to who’s nipples are more sensitive

      trans person here. girl nipples are way way way more sensitive. its not even a contest

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          I don’t have any sources or anything, but I’ve seen this anecdotally mentioned a lot by trans women. I do know that estrogen thins out your skin and I wonder if it’s related to that. Though, with all the stuff estrogen does, sensitivity might just be related to estrogen itself and not the byproduct of some other change.

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      Weight distribution and jiggle control is something I can’t relate to though

      It’s not hard. Put on a really heavy backpack and leave the straps super loose, and go try to move around, maybe a few athletic moves that involve changing speed or direction. Compare to a tight backpack with a waistband and shoulder straps properly strapped to your body, and try to move around again. The straps help control the extra motion so that you’re in better control.

      Or run around in shoes 5 sizes too big. Or go for a run with your arms loose and intentionally left limp, swinging around like pendulums.

      The whole world has a million examples of why providing bracing and support makes for more efficient and comfortable movement.

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      Asks for women’s opinion in the purpose of bras. Ignores major parts of the women’s answers. Bruh

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      Weight distribution and jiggle control is something I can’t relate to though

      Well, you can try a little experiment in the privacy of your home. Take two water balloons about the size of softballs and tape them to your chest. Spend the whole day wearing them around the house.

      It’ll quickly become something you can relate to 😀

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        I used to do that with a 40 pound weight vest for strength training. I didn’t do it very long because it was awful