There was a post a while back entitled “How do you feel when guys check out your boobs?” by Joanna Douglas on Yahoo’s “Shine” website.
As Ms. Douglas tells it:
“Last night at an event honoring Michael Douglas, his father Kirk was caught gazing upon Catherine Zeta-Jones’ breasts. She has a lovely décolletage and bountiful cleavage, but an older man checking out his daughter-in-law’s rack? Kinda creepy.”
And for full dramatic effect, the post was accompanied by a picture of Kirk Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones posed in front of the sponsor’s banner (probably just one of many dozens of photos they had to pose for in order to keep all the media members who were present happy).
And (as you might expect when two people are asked to pose together), they face each other. Have you ever posed with someone and turned your back to them for the picture?
“…
it’s highly doubtful that he … would be ogling anyone, let alone a family member
…”
As it turns out, she is wearing a very low cut dress (at least half of her boobs are uncovered and hanging out for all to see). And she’s obviously wearing quite high heels, as she is several inches taller than he is in the photo (whereas in stocking feet, he’s a tad taller than she is). As a result, his face is about at boob-level.
But it’s highly doubtful that he (being 92 years old and still suffering residual effects from a major stroke in 1996) would be ogling anyone, let alone a family member. More likely it’s a great effort physically for him (being clearly frail) even just to stand for the extended photo shots.
That’s what I see in his eyes … fatigue. It’s certainly not lust. Hell, I’m not so sure he can even see her cleavage (despite her best efforts to display it).
So it would make more sense to take Catherine Zeta-Jones to task here for “flashing her own father-in-law … kinda creepy!”
But even if he did
catch a glimpse, so what?
It’s not that it’s any big secret that men are likely to look at uncovered female flesh if it’s young and reasonably attractive.
Even Ms. Douglas admits as much:
“The ‘my-eyes-are-up-here’ phenomenon is one that has probably existed since the beginning of time and will never go away. Men see boobs and they can’t help but look. Whether we wear a turtleneck or a low-cut top with a push-up bra, guys like checking out our boobs.”
And therefore women who go out into public “showing it” forfeit their right to complain when “it” gets looked at.
After all, what exactly did she expect? That the elder Mr. Douglas should look up at the ceiling?? Or perhaps he should look down at the floor?? Or maybe wear a blindfold and walk around with a white cane??
Get real, lady!
Hey, here’s a novel idea for her … if women don’t want men looking at their boobs, then don’t walk around half-naked with your boobs thrust into our faces! See how easily that problem can be solved?
When women sometimes grumble about how men don’t take them seriously, it’s nonsense like this that is partly the reason.
End of rant.
Stay tuned,
-Mack Doppler
