I am childless, but that does mean I don’t have maternal instincts. I do. They were put to the test the other day when Sesame Street bowed to the pressure of some parents who do not want their small children to see Katy Perry in a sweetheart dress with a veil. When I typed in 
veil the first time, it came out as evil. And this seems a little evil. Much ado about a small breasted woman who was chasing Elmo. Sorry Katy about the small breasted remark.
Come on.
I would say the majority of toddlers and children have seen and touched a breast or two since birth. Showers with Mom, seeing Mom get dressed, being fed by Mom. You know, all that slutty stuff that moms do in front of their children. Sorry Moms about the crack about being slutty. I remember seeing my mother come out of a shower once. I was around three at the time (just so you don’t think it was yesterday). All I remember was thinking I didn’t want breasts. Got them anyway. Which leads me to this point.
There are more women on the planet than men right now. So, there are more breasts on the planet than men. And there are some men with bigger breasts than women. They can be found in the bakery aisle in most supermarkets. They are the ones with powdered sugar all over their fingers.
Breasts are here to stay.
Getting back to Katy and Elmo. I was appalled when I heard that the video was being pulled. Did these parents really watch it? I did twice and I saw a sweet, charming video. I saw in my mind’s eye little Molly, Sage Moonblood, Tyree and Jack jumping up and down like little dancing maniacs to the beat of the song. I did not see anything offensive.
When did breasts become a little dirty secret that women have to live with?
As a breast carrying woman, I am quite annoyed with all the parents who are sending a subliminal message that breasts are not to be seen because they are bad or dirty or evil weapons of mass destruction.
So sweet little Elmo is being thrown into the spotlight because he was being chased by a woman with a little cleavage. Katy, sorry again about the little crack.
And if they do redo the video (this was written on Saturday, 9/25) what sort of message are we sending out there?
And we wonder why our little girls grow up with body image issues.
And just to show that there is a double standard in this country – no one complained about Elmo being a tad naked in the video. Full frontal Elmo. Say that three times fast. 
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sure if I want to talk about bras. These annoying mammary mashers in the front and those “back fat” strappy devices can turn me from a nice, genteel woman into a close relative of Joan Crawford, only I am on a crack cocaine drip and sleep deprived. And these things have been around since about 2000 BC. Granted, they were a slightly different model – the “let it all hang out” brasserie would never work today. Too many men in the emergency room with whiplash and there goes our new health care plan.
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