A_MacLaren

I know I'm ripping off another thread, but it's a good one and I thought I'd make my own.
When does a description of a woman become sexist? How do you describe a woman with big breasts? 'Voluptuos bosom' (if that's spelled right) sounds stupid. 'Big boobs' is coarse but accurate, and I'm kind of lost.
Any help?

Drzava

"She had Mt Everest and K2 on her chest and I wished at that very moment to be a mountain climber"

sorry I can't be more help, I guess you either will sound sappy or sexist

fairygirlfairies

*she was well endowed

*I thought she would tip over from the wieght of her chest

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NoWorries

This is one of my favorite descriptions I've written:

<snip>this was the first time he’d seen her illuminated. She couldn’t have been twenty one, she was average in weight, her dark blonde hair was trimmed neatly just below her ears, her eyes appeared to be a steel blue, but an ever present redness made that hard to determine. He couldn’t help but notice how nicely she filled out her sweater.

thamior

So there was a distinct difference in each breats ......

ok on topic you could say:
His attention was snatched away and he saw her full bosom.

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Wyndham

I'd think it would depend on the POV. If the story is from the POV of a sexist guy, then use a sexist description. If it's the POV of a shy, country boy, you might mention the size of her bosoms.

Of course, I'm assuming fiction here. If it's for a nonfiction piece, I'd have to wonder why you would get into that at all.

A_MacLaren

Ah, but that's the thing. It's third-person neutral. Ah well, I'll think of something.

Wyndham

Two things you might consider.

Is a detailed physical description absolutely necessary? The more I write (and read) the more I feel that physical descriptions get in the way.

If you feel it is important to the story, are there other ways to get it across that aren't so blatant? How does her blouse fit? Is the top button ready to pop off? Does her bikini top do the job, or does she look like my little ape friend here, ready to fall out if she bends over?

In many cases that type of description gives a more vivid picture than a simple value judgement by the writer as to what counts as large breasts.

Serenade

You could describe her breast as...ample.

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Drzava

....if he was still stuck on that part 10 months later.

FrankBlissett

Garrison Keillor has some interesting descriptions of feminine anatomy - especially in his "Guy Noir" sketches from Prairie Home Companion.

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voicesinmyhead

People who like to be delicate will usually go with the "figure" thing, as in "a short blonde-haired girl with an incredible figure" or "with a compact, but curvaceous figure". That sort of thing. Although, I do have to ask why you are focusing on this in a third person narrative. Why does the reader care?

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A_MacLaren

The reader doesn't. This thread is two years old. I never finished the story. It no longer exists. I can't remember why the size of her boobs was important, but I was seventeen at the time (which might give you a clue).

KyleColorado

I think Kurt Vonnegut described the attractiveness of a woman in a very classy manner (although it was in reference to her overall beauty, not just focusing on her breasts):

"She was a dull person, but a sensational invitation to make babies. Men looked at her and wanted to fill her up with babies right away."

voicesinmyhead

Ah. Sorry for helping to dig up an old, dead post. I'm afraid I don't really read time-stamps. My apologies

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