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Article: Mad about breast implants.
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- Igorota
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- September 1, 2002
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Raisins Prunes. Kagat ng lamok. Maliit na hinaharap.
These are just a few of the words and phrases meant to demean small-breasted or flat-chested Filipino women. Men, and occasionally women, can entertain themselves for hours just churning out a list of small-breasted women to make fun of. Flat isn't even a size. It's a joke. In a world where size does matter and bigger is better, breast size has evolved to symbolize a woman's sexual prowess, status, self-esteem and beauty. Breasts have been equated with a woman's self-worth. This is an idea that the media reinforces time and time again and which men have come to expect from their partners. Views and ...