IN some ways, having big breasts can be a major – ahem – asset.
But Lindsey Pelas tells The Sun there are also drawbacks, including double standards on social media, shopping struggles, and the fact that "no one has sympathy for someone who’s a size zero with DDD t**s."
To be clear, Lindsey, 31, loves her body, and she has always liked her boobs.
But just as society has told her how desirable her ample assets are, it's also punished her for them.
"I was so elated to have big boobs when I was a kid because it was very clear to me how much they meant to people," the Louisiana-born stunner said.
"I could tell from a very young age that people freaked out about boobs and they liked them."
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But with the rise of social media, Lindsey has found that her body is often deemed inappropriate by platforms like TikTok, even when different bodies wearing similar things or doing similar activities get the OK.
"What’s really difficult is trying to tiptoe over internet guidelines when you have a body that’s seemingly against guidelines," she said.
"So I could wear the same swim style of shirt as another person, [but then] I can’t dance the same on TikTok, I can’t pose at the beach the same on TikTok.
"I’m really limited in posting on those platforms because the rules and enforcements are arbitrary, and that’s because they’re actually based on body type, not behavior or wardrobe."
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But even though it's discriminatory, she finds that a lot of people aren't concerned with the unfair practice.
"No one has sympathy for someone who’s a size zero with DDD t**s," she argued.
"They just don’t.
"No one’s really vying for me to have internet freedom, because some men are pissed they’re not dating me, and some women are pissed their boyfriends want to date me.
"And I’m just in this kerfuffle where I don’t know what to wear and what I can get away with. And I just really find it a shame.
"I don’t think women should [only] be allowed freedom if they’re safe enough for other people to tolerate. I don’t think that’s fair.
"I think women deserve freedom. The prettiest women, the ugliest women. Every woman deserves the same amount of freedom."
Outside of the digital world, Lindsey faces another challenge with having a bigger bust: finding clothes that fit well and look good.
"The only time [having big boobs has] been a burden is that it’s difficult to buy clothing that works, or clothing that isn’t me actively shielding my body type," she said.
"And I feel like sometimes society would like me to buy clothing that hides my body type for the comfort of other people.
"I actually like how I look. I like how I look naked. I don’t want to hide parts of the way I am.
"So the burden truly is finding clothes that fit, but it’s also trying to showcase my own character," she said.
A lot of this, though, comes down to having enough money to buy quality clothing, or even to get it tailored.
"I’ve always found it ridiculous to judge people for their appearance, because a lot of time we’re actually judging people for their money," she said.
"But treating people kindly because of the clothes they wear shouldn't only happen to people who have money."
In her interview with The Sun, Lindsey also hit back at the misconception that beautiful women are often mean.
"[In media], the blonde is the a**hole bully, the blonde with the big boobs. She's dating the popular guy," she said.
"Those stories are given to us repeatedly and they become our favorite shows and movies, and they really do impact us on a subconscious, deeper level.
"So when our brain is trying to figure people out, we have all that footage. 'Oh, blonde, big boobs, she goes in that category! Cause I've seen that time and time again.'"
"A lot of people would be surprised that a lot of the most famous glamour models on the internet and in the world are the nicest, most philanthropic, kind intelligent, community-changing, brave people that I've ever met," she added.
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"The glamour girls, the girls with the big boobs and big butts and bikinis … these are the people who are investing in their communities, they're trying to make a difference, and it's because they're so used to so much ridicule for being beautiful or having the bravery to wear what they wanted and not shield their beauty.
"It's just the polar opposite of what you would think, and there's certainly a correlation between the beauty on the inside and the beauty on the outside."
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