Bra Company Boss Wants His Male Employees To Understand What It’s Like To Live With Large Breasts
Sometimes, being a woman can be tough. Painfully nauseous periods, carrying and birthing children, bras that stab you in the back, bras in general… Oh, if only men would know what we go through. Well, now a bra company’s CEO is giving his male employees a taste of what it’s like to be a woman.
PrimaDonna CEO Ignace Van Doorselaere, makes his male employees wear fake boobs, so they’d experience what it’s like to be a woman. “There is only one way for a man to realize what an E-cup feels like, and that is having an E-cup,” he says. So, since the average E-cup weighs around 2.2-3.5 lbs (1-1.5kg) per breast, Doorselaere makes his employees wear weights hung around their necks. And when the fake breasts start to hurt their backs and necks, is when they understand how important good support is…
“Good support is important. Everybody at PrimaDonna knows that now,” Doorselaere says.
More info: primadonna.eu (h/t: good)
“There is only one way for a man to realize what an E-cup feels like” says CEO Ignace Van Doorselaere
By wearing it!
So he made his male employees wear these fake boobs to work
They weigh 2.2-3.5 lbs (1-1.5kg) per breast just like real E-cups
“It hurts your back”
And leaves painful red marks
Yes, there are some fun moments
But you have to walk a mile in women’s shoes to understand what it’s like
Doorselaere invites you to try it yourself, what do you say?
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Share on FacebookThis wasn't an attempt to make all men understand all aspects of all women. This was an attempt to teach the employees something about their client base. I will admit that knowledge and empathy are a step toward gender equality, but I don't think anyone believes these 10 employees are going to get us there. The "We understand women" message at the end was just some marketing guy's flame bait.
So THIS is why it's so hard to find the appropriate bra...! It's because they were made and administrated by those who naturally don't need them... (Okay, joke, I know it depends and varies from company to company, but just a tought...)
Hi Daria, make no mistake, at PrimaDonna 90% of our employees are women! Our CEO (the one you see talking in the movie) had this idea to let our (few) male colleagues understand what it is like to have a larger cup size. Every day we work hard on making our bras stronger, more comfortable and prettier, to be able to support women with a larger cup size in the best possible way. We are constantly innovating and looking for better designs and materials. We have real women with different sizes (also our own employees actually :-)) test our bras and give us feedback on comfort and fit before we decide they are ready to go in production. Our video is playful and does not intend to be scientific nor even realistic. We just wanted to make a statement. By letting men feel the weight (which is of course only one of the aspects causing discomfort), we wanted them to realize that good lingerie is very important. Your bra can do miracles for your body, your posture and your silhouette.
Load More Replies...I buy this company's bras and they are above and beyond the best on the market, this is clearly why as they take the time to understand what we need. Sadly they are £65 a pop minimum....sickening when lil boob girls can get a nice bra for a fiver.
Hi Sarah, so happy to read you like our lingerie! As far as the price is concerned, at PrimaDonna we try to create the most qualitative products at a strong price point. We develop our models 18 months in advance. This is needed to get the best qualitative fabrics, the best fit (we let real women test our bras and give feedback) and do all the necessary quality controls. Hope you stay a fan!
Load More Replies...I don' t find anything appalling in the fact that first and foremost it's an advertising campaign. It's perfect - cheap to make, funny, ingenious, viral, and pertaining to some important social issues, like men understanding women's point of view. Good job.
Maybe it can be bad in someways, but is a great idea for me. I would like that anyone who tell me "It must be nice to have a G cup (seventh)!" "What a beautiful breast you have, your boyfriend shold be happy!" wore one of these for a day, and really understand how I feel everyday. And, Kostas, trust me, a ball sack is better than the weight I carry :3
A G-cup? I'm so sorry. Would you ever consider getting reduction surgery? My friend was very happy with hers.
Load More Replies...It's a decent attempt at creating empathy but of course the physical discomfort is just one aspect. The guys didn't experience harassment
I hear you Hans. I think Simon is referring to sexual harassment towards the female gender, which Includes inappropriate comments about breasts. I do think that the company's goal wasn't to create overall empathy (which is very hard to do) but to create empathy specifically towards women with large breasts. I don't think it would be legal to sexually harass male employees to try to teach them empathy...
Load More Replies...What comes as a seemingly gender-friendly, probably even feminist attempt, in reality is simply a marketing campaign and should not be praised for making the world more equal. Would a manufacturer of sport trousers advertise the male trousers by making women wear testicle mockups in sport skirts? Certainly not. Why? Because it does not make any sense...as little as hanging weights on people to demonstrate that if they would be anatomically different than wearing different clothes, which they are not even provided with, would be advisable. Probably I also msised the irony, but still, this is simply a marketing campaign.
men would never think to give women testicle mockups - they already think we have penis envy
Load More Replies...Hi Jan, make no mistake, at PrimaDonna 90% of our employees are women! Our CEO (the one you see talking in the movie) had this idea to let our (few) male colleagues understand what it is like to have a larger cup size.
Load More Replies...I say try and find a bra in a G cup which also has a large brand size...then try to find one which is comfortable.
I think it's a great idea. Now let them feel what a mammogram feels like, getting squeezed. It hurts like hell.
I don't think that would be physically possible. Would you recommend prostate exams for women, just so we would know what men go through? I don't get the point of this. I've never had a mammogram, but people tell me it hurts and I believe them and empathize. There's no need to cause me pain.
Load More Replies...I think they should do this more and try more weight I carry 9lbs all day and all night
OK, but I think it would be a way better experiment to have them actually experience the shape of the breast throughout the day, and get familiar with problems we actually experience daily: Sweat under the breast, bras that ride up in the back (or in the front), bra cups that are insufficient and leave "muffin top" at the top, and bras that fit so badly that they pucker in unsightly areas. Not to mention uniboob, which is the single most irritating problem caused by sports bras.... Yeah, they need to experience all the joy just like we do.
I mean I appreciate it as a women for them to do this but. Some of these boob and bra facts are false. And we do not have boobs bouncing off
I highly doubt a testicle can weigh up to 3lbs each, nor do having them affect your posture, or cause you back, neck pain, in addition to a plethora of other issues aside from just sweating.
Load More Replies...Come talk to me after you've bled out of your d**k for 3 MONTHS straight.
Load More Replies...This wasn't an attempt to make all men understand all aspects of all women. This was an attempt to teach the employees something about their client base. I will admit that knowledge and empathy are a step toward gender equality, but I don't think anyone believes these 10 employees are going to get us there. The "We understand women" message at the end was just some marketing guy's flame bait.
So THIS is why it's so hard to find the appropriate bra...! It's because they were made and administrated by those who naturally don't need them... (Okay, joke, I know it depends and varies from company to company, but just a tought...)
Hi Daria, make no mistake, at PrimaDonna 90% of our employees are women! Our CEO (the one you see talking in the movie) had this idea to let our (few) male colleagues understand what it is like to have a larger cup size. Every day we work hard on making our bras stronger, more comfortable and prettier, to be able to support women with a larger cup size in the best possible way. We are constantly innovating and looking for better designs and materials. We have real women with different sizes (also our own employees actually :-)) test our bras and give us feedback on comfort and fit before we decide they are ready to go in production. Our video is playful and does not intend to be scientific nor even realistic. We just wanted to make a statement. By letting men feel the weight (which is of course only one of the aspects causing discomfort), we wanted them to realize that good lingerie is very important. Your bra can do miracles for your body, your posture and your silhouette.
Load More Replies...I buy this company's bras and they are above and beyond the best on the market, this is clearly why as they take the time to understand what we need. Sadly they are £65 a pop minimum....sickening when lil boob girls can get a nice bra for a fiver.
Hi Sarah, so happy to read you like our lingerie! As far as the price is concerned, at PrimaDonna we try to create the most qualitative products at a strong price point. We develop our models 18 months in advance. This is needed to get the best qualitative fabrics, the best fit (we let real women test our bras and give feedback) and do all the necessary quality controls. Hope you stay a fan!
Load More Replies...I don' t find anything appalling in the fact that first and foremost it's an advertising campaign. It's perfect - cheap to make, funny, ingenious, viral, and pertaining to some important social issues, like men understanding women's point of view. Good job.
Maybe it can be bad in someways, but is a great idea for me. I would like that anyone who tell me "It must be nice to have a G cup (seventh)!" "What a beautiful breast you have, your boyfriend shold be happy!" wore one of these for a day, and really understand how I feel everyday. And, Kostas, trust me, a ball sack is better than the weight I carry :3
A G-cup? I'm so sorry. Would you ever consider getting reduction surgery? My friend was very happy with hers.
Load More Replies...It's a decent attempt at creating empathy but of course the physical discomfort is just one aspect. The guys didn't experience harassment
I hear you Hans. I think Simon is referring to sexual harassment towards the female gender, which Includes inappropriate comments about breasts. I do think that the company's goal wasn't to create overall empathy (which is very hard to do) but to create empathy specifically towards women with large breasts. I don't think it would be legal to sexually harass male employees to try to teach them empathy...
Load More Replies...What comes as a seemingly gender-friendly, probably even feminist attempt, in reality is simply a marketing campaign and should not be praised for making the world more equal. Would a manufacturer of sport trousers advertise the male trousers by making women wear testicle mockups in sport skirts? Certainly not. Why? Because it does not make any sense...as little as hanging weights on people to demonstrate that if they would be anatomically different than wearing different clothes, which they are not even provided with, would be advisable. Probably I also msised the irony, but still, this is simply a marketing campaign.
men would never think to give women testicle mockups - they already think we have penis envy
Load More Replies...Hi Jan, make no mistake, at PrimaDonna 90% of our employees are women! Our CEO (the one you see talking in the movie) had this idea to let our (few) male colleagues understand what it is like to have a larger cup size.
Load More Replies...I say try and find a bra in a G cup which also has a large brand size...then try to find one which is comfortable.
I think it's a great idea. Now let them feel what a mammogram feels like, getting squeezed. It hurts like hell.
I don't think that would be physically possible. Would you recommend prostate exams for women, just so we would know what men go through? I don't get the point of this. I've never had a mammogram, but people tell me it hurts and I believe them and empathize. There's no need to cause me pain.
Load More Replies...I think they should do this more and try more weight I carry 9lbs all day and all night
OK, but I think it would be a way better experiment to have them actually experience the shape of the breast throughout the day, and get familiar with problems we actually experience daily: Sweat under the breast, bras that ride up in the back (or in the front), bra cups that are insufficient and leave "muffin top" at the top, and bras that fit so badly that they pucker in unsightly areas. Not to mention uniboob, which is the single most irritating problem caused by sports bras.... Yeah, they need to experience all the joy just like we do.
I mean I appreciate it as a women for them to do this but. Some of these boob and bra facts are false. And we do not have boobs bouncing off
I highly doubt a testicle can weigh up to 3lbs each, nor do having them affect your posture, or cause you back, neck pain, in addition to a plethora of other issues aside from just sweating.
Load More Replies...Come talk to me after you've bled out of your d**k for 3 MONTHS straight.
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