Settle something for me, gentle readers.
There were doubtful murmurs at work yesterday when I mentioned that there was something inherently sexual about a belly button.
“It’s just a dip in your tummy,” said one colleague.
“There’s nothing really sexy about it,” said another.
“It’s not like boobs, or a bum,” said a third.
“But it’s what’s left of your umbilical cord tied into a knot,” I pointed out. “There’s a link to the maternal womb there. And you’re born as the result of sex, so there’s a clear link there.”
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Colleague #2 recovered first.
“That’s all well and good, but that doesn’t really scream ‘sexy’ to me.”
My mental Rolodex started flipping at this point. How do I answer this without revealing too much? Do I mention that porn actors shave their midriffs so as to accentuate the smooth areas around their belly buttons? Maybe that I know more than one person from the sex blogging world that has admitted to masturbating themselves to sleep thinking of a belly button?
What about people who get a piercing there? I know lots of people who have – mainly cis women, but not only. Isn’t the point of that to show it off a little?
And what about models? Don’t they often show their midriff during their work?
“A belly button is the central point of a person’s body,” I settled on. “Lots of people use their midsection to be sexually attractive. Models do it and actors do it – we’ve all seen David Gandy topless…”
Some of my colleagues started looking into middle distance at this point.
“…and belly dancers do it as a part of their routine. Shakira shows hers all the time.”
“You’ve got a point there.”
“I’m still not convinced,” said Colleague #1. “Maybe it’s one of these things that I’m just not seeing.”
“Or maybe that’s just ILB,” said Colleaque #3.
Well? Is it just me, gentle readers?
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