Oh, ha ha! As if I wasn't called "The black Dolly Partin" in high school! Get real!
Actually, this is one aspect of this forum that completely floored me when I first joined. I had no idea in the world that some men would find a woman's interest in their penis to be offensive. When we got into the discussions, I understood it better, but BEING a woman, a living through objectification my whole life. it still sits oddly with me.
I guess I am encouraged that you (jonb) didn't automatically know that most of the men I've met, worked with, attended classes with, gotten my cars fixed from, have viewed me as a pair of tits. In my 30's I finally decided to just go with it, since I really didn't have a choice anyway and I wasn't about to get reduction surgery just so assholes would leave me alone. The more I've treid to learn about men and how their minds work, the more I've been able to accept that the attention is usually not ill intended. And hey- if a guy doesn't like fat chicks, I can just move on to the next!
I am hopeful that your generation will do better than mine, but we are a generation apart. You must remember, I worked at the Post Office in the '80s with older men who were still resentful that women were allowed to be there! And they felt perfectly fine gawking at our breasts openly, saying lewd things to make us feel uncomfortable, even groping. When I'd complain to a supervisor they'd say cute little things like "boys will be boys", even though these "boys" were in their 50's+.
Anyone 40 or older should be well aware of how much has changed in societal views in the last 20 years. If not, then there are plenty of very small towns across the US that still operate on those principles today!
Sorry, off on a tangent. No, today I don't want to be "a pair of tits" unless I choose to be. Ulimately, I want people (men and women) to consider my words to be as important as everyone else's- I don't want to be given less credibility just because I have big boobs, or more. However, I am a realist and I can't help but belly-laugh at the notion! I don't think we're there yet.