Brassieres For Males



"I encourage Everyone to show their support by wearing a Sports Bra, and encouraging the uncovered men to wear them as well."

- Chris, on 10 September 2013.

Brassieres For Males is a ridiculous Facebook "community" page created in part by Chris on 23 August 2013. Chris shared the page on 10 September 2013, at which point its existence became known by his fans. The page is dedicated to encouraging men to wear sports bras. It is likely, given the language and syntax of many of the posts, that Chris had assistance in running the page from unknown figures. Most of the content was Chris whining about how men should wear women's clothing, so that he wouldn't feel offended (read: so he would feel more comfortable with crossdressing himself). Chris seemed to forget about the site soon after sharing it, waiting a year before revisiting it, and then only sporadically.

About the Page
The original "About" page (sadly not screencapped in time) focused on Chris himself and his adamant opinions about men going topless. The original tagline was, "This is a page to support making it legally required for men of all ages to wear (sports) bras to cover their topless chests." Soon after its discovery, however, the "About" page was sanitized to mask Chris's egotism and imperiousness. Hints of the original tone remained in some of the site comments and images.

Photo Albums
Within a few days of its discovery, a series of photo galleries had been established on the site. They were provided largely without comment, and it's unclear what message Chris was trying to send with them, especially after the editing of the original "About" page.

Sample Male Chests/Breasts
On 23 August 2013, the page started by posting a gallery of photos of male breasts and chests:

Covered Sample Chests
Another gallery showed ridiculous photos (most likely done using MS Paint) of men wearing bras.

My own breasts
Chris was kind enough to give us a gallery of his bosoms.

On this last photo, Chris commented, "Taken YEARS ago, for a Theoretical Ex Girlfriend; Trolls got their hands on it, and yet this was (without my own permission or consent) shown on MTV's Failosophy."

Chests in the printed media
These photos are apparently meant to show the prevalence of offensive male torsos in modern Western society (although there's also an image of a woman, so who knows). Chris scribbled out identifying information for the magazines and also made sure to censor the groins of the male swimsuit models.

Administrator Comments
For several days after its discovery, the page administrator(s) made a number of comments clarifying the site's intent. Chris's presence was usually easy to detect based on syntax and the general dickishness of the comments. Much troll mockery was deleted.

Sports bras are good
One user asked a question:

Family Guy Video
The "Sideboob Hour" scene from Family Guy was shared:

Sports Bros
The page admin referenced terms used in an episode of Seinfeld.

Encouraging
One user asked:

In response to another question, the anonymous administrator said:

And:

Magic Mike
This post was clearly made by Chris. He provides photographic evidence that he has taken to vandalizing store merchandise, an eerie foreshadowing of a later crusade.

Support Wearing Bras!
The page admin then complained about other men feeling uncomfortable wearing bras:

Two users asked some questions, one on 13 September and another three days later:

When someone pointed out that diet and exercise would make male bras unnecessary, the admin responded:

Feminine Style Bras
The page admin then shared some links:

Gynecomastia
and:

Bra Sizing
One user posted on the same day:

Another user posted this six days later:

A Shoutout
The page admin shared a video:

Bullying, Autism, and Mocking
To counter the rash of trolling, the page admin posted the following:

One user responded:

The admin replied:

Another user posted:

The admin responded:

Yet another concerned citizen asked:

Admin:

Another user protested:

Admin:

And furthermore:

Chris remembers the site exists
After a long period of dormancy, the site saw new content in the second half of 2014 regarding Chris's new gender identity. These new posts, unlike the previous ones, were definitely written by Chris himself and were typically self-centered.

Chris comes out
When someone replied, "Tranny Pride!," Chris issued confirmation:

Another observer named Robert Stoner expressed some confusion:

This prompted the secret white knight administrator of the page to jump in and begin a dialogue:

Stoner:

Admin:

Stoner:

Admin:

Stoner:

Admin:

Kenneth had to say:

The administrator replied:

Ken:

Admin:

Chris goes to a pride festival
A month later, Chris cross-posted from his personal page, with added relevant information:

Now you have to wear skirts too
A month after that, Chris felt compelled to return to the site to post a long musing in which he contemplated other fashion accessories for men:

When a commenter complained that he didn't want to wear leggings, Chris replied:

A request
Despite the new attention Chris was paying to the site, he seemed somewhat distant from it.

Don't free the nipple
By the end of 2014, Chris's personal page no longer provided a link to Brassieres For Males. Yet in the Spring of 2015, he returned again, and reaffirmed his commitment to male modesty. He cross-posted this note on his personal Facebook page.

Male Lingerie
On 5 May 2015, Chris shared a link to an article called "Male Lingerie Is A Thing Now And It's Kind of Amazing."

Topless Tuesday
On 12 May 2015, Chris uploaded an image celebrating Topless Tuesday for his page's followers. The post was deleted within 15 minutes. Eat up, ladies.

Equality: For Women Only
Chris shared a post on his personal Facebook page trying to demonstrate that his breasts were those of a woman, and therefore, according to Facebook standards, should be censored.

Since his shared post was, in fact, quickly deleted, this one quickly disappeared too.

Nudity Reports
On 12 July 2015, Chris added without comment two essentially identical photos pertaining to Facebook's response to reports that his naked manboobs violated community standards. It's not clear what point he was trying to make.