Chinese breast massage

[Ji.ngleberr.ies]

Hard to know what to make of this article, but here you go: http://inventorspot.com/articles/chinas_first_licensed_male_breast_masseur_puts_squeeze_customers

 

[Hank Hill]

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I think it's a very immature take on a guy who is trying to be very professional and has high regards for what he does. Unfortunate.

 

[common sence]

Chinese breast massage

I think it's a very immature take on a guy who is trying to be very professional and has high regards for what he does. Unfortunate.

I agree. My husband and I both took a CE class on breast massage & lymphatic drainage of the breast. He'd already been having some (established) female clients coming to him with fibroids and pain, claiming that "it's been checked out and it's not cancer, but it HURTS! You help everything else-- can you help these too?" With this class (which was actually MY idea to attend), it helps the credibility even more. Oddly enough, we've had several ladies tell him they feel more comfortable having him do the work than me, for whatever reason. I think in that regard it is actually "reverse prejudice" (you know how some MT's are always complaining how people seem to be prejudiced against male MT's). These ladies actually feel more comfortable with Hubby b/c he IS a male (I don't know if it's because he was already their MT or if they would have felt that way if they'd come to us specifically for the breast massage sessions). I'm not sure I understand that, but I know nothing "funny" is going on so I don't really care. No, we don't advertise this, lol!

Though I do not quite "get" why the article says that he won't train females to do the work because he is worried that they'll go open their own clinics. What would prevent another man from doing the same thing?

 

[Umair]

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:iagree:

Some organizations love to sensationalize everything, especially the tabloid press.

 

[Chylers Mom]

Chinese breast massage

Oddly enough, we've had several ladies tell him they feel more comfortable having him do the work than me, for whatever reason. I think in that regard it is actually "reverse prejudice" (you know how some MT's are always complaining how people seem to be prejudiced against male MT's). These ladies actually feel more comfortable with Hubby b/c he IS a male (I don't know if it's because he was already their MT or if they would have felt that way if they'd come to us specifically for the breast massage sessions). I'm not sure I understand that, but I know nothing "funny" is going on so I don't really care.

Part of it could be that they feel they're being compared with you and by you. Society encourages women to be petty and vain about appearances, so they probably feel a subconscious threat at your hands. It's odd, and it's petty, but there it is. The best thing we can do is to live by example to discourage this behavior.

As for "reverse prejudice", I encourage people to drop the "reverse" part. It seems to tell people that it isn't a big deal, and it's often played off for laughs. Prejudice and racism are prejudice and racism, no matter the target of such behavior. The problem is, if those clients are discriminating against you, there isn't a whole lot you can do about it because the client's comfort comes first. I'm glad that you have an objective outlook on it. And I'm glad that you and your husband are practicing this form of massage. There's nothing sexual about it, especially when you're quite literally working pressure out of your client's chest so they can breathe easier. There are also pectoral muscles under the breasts! Men get their pecs worked all the time; are we just supposed to ignore ours? :irked:

 

[Just a girl]

Chinese breast massage

Oddly enough, we've had several ladies tell him they feel more comfortable having him do the work than me, for whatever reason. I think in that regard it is actually "reverse prejudice" (you know how some MT's are always complaining how people seem to be prejudiced against male MT's). These ladies actually feel more comfortable with Hubby b/c he IS a male (I don't know if it's because he was already their MT or if they would have felt that way if they'd come to us specifically for the breast massage sessions). I'm not sure I understand that, but I know nothing "funny" is going on so I don't really care.

Part of it could be that they feel they're being compared with you and by you. Society encourages women to be petty and vain about appearances, so they probably feel a subconscious threat at your hands. It's odd, and it's petty, but there it is. The best thing we can do is to live by example to discourage this behavior.

As for "reverse prejudice", I encourage people to drop the "reverse" part. It seems to tell people that it isn't a big deal, and it's often played off for laughs. Prejudice and racism are prejudice and racism, no matter the target of such behavior. The problem is, if those clients are discriminating against you, there isn't a whole lot you can do about it because the client's comfort comes first. I'm glad that you have an objective outlook on it. And I'm glad that you and your husband are practicing this form of massage. There's nothing sexual about it, especially when you're quite literally working pressure out of your client's chest so they can breathe easier. There are also pectoral muscles under the breasts! Men get their pecs worked all the time; are we just supposed to ignore ours? :irked:

Well, I get what you're saying, here. Hadn't thought about the "comparison" part. I don't think like that, at all! I don't wear makeup and am not... uh... "well endowed" at all. Having nursed 9 babies, I know the importance of the female breast (mens' need attention too, although that is even more rarely addressed as such-- yeah, we "work the pecs", but how many of us actually do "breast lymphatic drainage massage" on a man?). I do have a passion for teaching women how to maintain their breast health and I am still trying to figure out HOW to get that going.

And FWIW, I am also not one to harp on "racism", "prejudice", or "reverse whatevers". Clients are people, and they have the fundamental right to choose whom they see, just as they have the fundamental right to choose whom they befriend, what they eat, and whether or not they like cats or dogs or gerbils or fish for pets. If I take it "personally" that they chose him over me, or me over him, then *I* am the one with the problem, not them. So, I shouldn't have used that term at all, for it is really not "my way of thinking". I think that's why I put it into quotation marks, but I guess it didn't come across that way anyway. Sorry about that.

 

[Renee P]

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And FWIW, I am also not one to harp on "racism", "prejudice", or "reverse whatevers". Clients are people, and they have the fundamental right to choose whom they see, just as they have the fundamental right to choose whom they befriend, what they eat, and whether or not they like cats or dogs or gerbils or fish for pets. If I take it "personally" that they chose him over me, or me over him, then *I* am the one with the problem, not them. So, I shouldn't have used that term at all, for it is really not "my way of thinking". I think that's why I put it into quotation marks, but I guess it didn't come across that way anyway. Sorry about that.

Not a problem! Some things are just more difficult to convey online. And good luck with your endeavor! It really is important, so I hope you can get the message out.