History Main / BuxomBeautyStandard

** In ''Literature/TheTruth'', after describing how various aspects of Sacharissa's face would have been considered attractive in different eras, the LemonyNarrator adds that her conservative fashion sense does little to hide the fact that she also has "a well-crafted supply of other features that never go out of fashion at all and are perfectly at home in any century."

* ''Film/GirlsLoveMagic'': Maggie admiringly says Jamie has "such big boobs" when they first move toward having sex and asks for her to go topless.

** The ''Literature/SongOfSongs'' commenrs on the beloved's breasts a few times - "How beautiful and pleasant you are, O loved one, with all your delights! Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters." (Songs 7:6-7) being one instance.

* Averted in Classical Rome; large breasts were seen as comedic or as a sign of old age. Small breats were seen as the ideal because they were associated with youthful beauty.

* May have been played straight in prehistory. Breast milk is, in the age before any major medical advancement, the panacea of the ancient world. It is filled with nutrients, minerals, and antibodies that ensures a significant increase in survival as long as you continue to drink it. A study suggests that early humans, while not understanding why it was so beneficial, would have fed not only their own children but other couples' children for as long as possible. For those that don't know, milk is expensive to make biologically speaking but that issue is rectified by increasing storage instead of production. This in turn makes breasts bigger in the process.

* ''Manga/{{Airmaster}}'' [[SchoolgirlLesbians Nakanotani Mina]]. Unfortunately, it's much to her dismay as it's the main reason why she gets hit on so much. Ironically despite being the most attractive female in the series Mina and her breasts are mainly played for [[GagBoobs satire]] and the source of many awkward situations.

* ''Manga/DontToyWithMeMissNagatoro'': A rather hilarious scene has Nagatoro's friends commenting that there's no way Senpai can compete with the Art Club's President (who painted a self-portrait ''nude'', showing off her large chest and rear). Gamo-chan teasingly states that while there's a "market for slender girls", when it comes to winning a popularity contest, size is power. At which point, she, Yoshi, and Sakura are intentionally [[Gainaxing bouncing their large chests]] to help illustrate the point, much to [{ACupAngst poor Nagatoro's irritation]].

* A running gag in [[https://www.youtube.com/user/AmiesRoses/videos LouLou's]] "How To [[MarySue Sue]]" series involves giving the titular [[ParodySue Sues]] unrealistically huge breasts and the narrator is under the impression that normal boobs [[ACupAngst shouldn't be that small]].

* Chapter three of the manga series ''Asklepios'', has the protagonists trying to convince a village girl to let them remove a tumor on her ovaries that resulted in a huge increase in bust size, but at the same time is [[BlessedWithSuck killing her]]. She initially refused because she thought her love interest liked big breasts but eventually accepts the surgery when said love interest says he cares about ''her'' and not her bust. After the surgery is over, he even says she looks better flat-chested.

** From the ''Literature/BookOfProverbs'', in speaking about a man's wife: "Let her breasts always satisfy you, and be intoxicated with her love."* Alicia, one of a series of {{Alpha Bitch}}es in ''Literature/TheClique'' series. She has huge breasts for her age, sufficiently large that it's a plot point. The boys at her school love her and shower her with affection. The other girls, including her GirlPosse, make fun of how absurd she looks at thirteen with such big breasts. Later we find out [[{{Squick}} they're implants]].

* Alicia, one of a series of {{Alpha Bitch}}es in ''Literature/TheClique'' series. She has huge breasts for her age, sufficiently large that it's a plot point. The boys at her school love her and shower her with affection. The other girls, including her GirlPosse, make fun of how absurd she looks at thirteen with such big breasts. Later we find out [[{{Squick}} they're implants]].

* In ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'' gods are mortals who have died and come BackFromTheDead. One of the perks of this resurrection is that their appearance is a combination of their idea of physical perfection and how they see themselves. Common traits are being taller than normal humans, in prime physical condition and, for goddesses, having a huge rack.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** In ''Literature/TheTruth'', after describing how various aspects of Sacharissa's face would have been considered attractive in different eras, the LemonyNarrator adds that her conservative fashion sense does little to hide the fact that she also has "a well-crafted supply of other features that never go out of fashion at all and are perfectly at home in any century."
** In ''Literature/{{Thud}}'', Tawnee, who is convinced something is wrong with her because men never ask her out, when in fact it's obvious to almost any man that she's way out of his league, has a litany of reasons for this that includes "my bosom is too large". Angua and Salacia explain to her that this is not actually a problem in the way she thinks.
** In ''Literature/{{Snuff}}'' when Lady Sybil tells Sam that one of the Gordon daughters who are seeking husbands is self-conscious about her bosom, Sam makes a valiant attempt at keeping a straight face as he suggests that finding a husband may not be as difficult as she believes. When he actually meets her he thinks "Men would be queuing up to fight over you. Why has nobody told you?"
* ''Literature/LoyalEnemies'': While Shelena is not exactly suffering from ACupAngst, she often remarks on how some of the women the party meets have bigger breasts and how those must be considered more attractive. [[{{Weredragon}} Gloom]] certainly seems to think so. When Shelena steals a set of clothes from the BigBad, she smugly asserts that the shirt is uncomfortably tight, meaning her assets are bigger -- and thus, better.
* ''Literature/RingForJeeves'': "Bill, as I remember it, was always more of a lad for the buxom, voluptuous type."
* In the ''Literature/SongOfSongs'' from Literature/TheBible, the Beloved comments on the Shulamite's ample breasts using some interesting descriptions. The Shulamite herself says that her breasts are like towers, which follows her brothers talking about having a sister that has no breasts and wondering what to do when she is spoken for in marriage.
* From the ''Literature/BookOfProverbs'', in speaking about a man's wife, "let her breasts always satisfy you, and be intoxicated with her love."
* ''Literature/SantaOlivia'': Pilar is mentioned more than once as having a large bust, which gets her lots of attention and she generally enjoys flaunting it (though not always, as her pervy uncle was also attracted by this).
* ''Literature/TheReluctantKing'': Jorian is highly admiring of Yargali, as she has huge breasts described as melon-sized.
* ''Literature/RhythmOfWar'' (fourth book of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive''): Veil spots one of Adolin's old girlfriends, Dakhnah, and wonders if they should set Kaladin up with her. There are two big reasons why.
-->'''Veil:''' Those aren't real, are they? She pads, right?\\
'''Adolin:''' ''[shakes head]''\\
'''Veil:''' Seriously? Stormfather. To get mine that big I'd have to eat six chulls. How do they feel?\\
'''Adolin:''' You're making assumptions.\\
'''Veil:''' Come on.\\
'''Adolin:''' This is not a topic for gentlemen to discuss.

* DiscussedTrope in ''Film/FiveStarFinal'', when Taylor the secretary is appalled that the newspaper has hired reporter Kitty Carmody for her looks.
--> "They fired Julia Murphy because she was flat-chested. Now they're gonna put this girl on because she's--" (makes "big breasts" gesture with hands)

* One arc on ''Series/ThirtyRock'' featured Jack Donaghy's romance with nurse Elisa, played by the patron saint of Buxom Is Better, Creator/SalmaHayek. Liz's take?
-->'''Liz''': If I had knockers like that, I'd be thanking God too.

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': Bernadette is considered cute and attractive, and she's fairly well-endowed. Acknowledged in the show.
-->'''Howard's Mom''': ''(regarding a custom made vest)'' She has a tricky figure, she's short and ''stacked'' like me!
* KoreanDrama ''Series/TheCityHunter'':
--> '''Yoon-sung''': ''(denying interest in a girl)'' And more importantly, you’re a B-cup, aren’t you? I don’t ever see anyone under a C-cup as a woman.
* ''Series/GreatNews'': Among the reasons Carol lists for Greg being attracted to Katie (her own daughter!) is "she has Nana's yabbos."
* When Kevin from the American ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' tries to figure out who is hotter, Karen or Pam, he specifically notes that Pam has bigger breasts.

* ''Series/TheMagicians2016'': Margo comments on Alice's large breasts being her "assets" which she shouldn't hide under her modest outfit.
* ''Series/{{MADtv}}'': Parodied in a ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' spoof where the ghosts are all distracted by Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt's breasts.
* This is one of [[JustForFun/TropesExaminedByTheMythbusters the many tropes examined]] (and confirmed) by ''Series/{{MythBusters}}'': working as a barista, Kari earns 30-40% more tips ''from both genders'' when she wore extra-large fake breasts, as compared with her normal bust and when she bound them.
* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': Tahani notes that her bosom is large more than once approvingly.
* The makeover reality TV series ''The Swan'' usually had each contestant getting some form of breast augmentation.
* Samantha in ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' wants to get enlargement surgery. She is told during the pre-op examination she has breast cancer.
* ''Series/JustShootMe'': Maya consistently gets a lot of compliments or envious comments about her large breasts. She's largely annoyed by this, as it's often from creeps such as Finch or mixed with mockery.

* So thinks the speaker in Creator/RobertBrowning poem, "A Tocatta of Galuppi's", when imagining all the great things in Venice.

* Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} Moore has bragged about how much [[GagBoobs woman]] she was on ''Monday Night Raw''. To be fair, she only did this during the then common Wrestling/{{WW|E}}F "Bikini Contests". Really, this was still a fairly new concept in pro wrestling; she and Wrestling/LunaVachon being some of the first really "stacked" wrestlers on national television and both of them were {{heel}}s, at first anyway.

* Shows up in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'', in which TokenMiniMoe Maria laments her [[ACupAngst undersized chest]] and is in awe of [[HotWitch Sypha's]] large breasts. When Sypha herself expresses annoyance, claiming that [[DCupDistress "They only get in the way"]], Maria gets mad:

* The pilot of [=JakuBuOh=] in ''Second VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'', Jun Kanan, is pretty much obsessed with voluptuous figures, but especially one that belongs to Kusuha Mizuha, to the point of pointing out her 'assets' is her spoken reasons why she wants Kusuha to join them. To hammer things down, Kanan also explicitly said that she had no interest in those with flat chests... this is within the earshot of poor [[ACupAngst Ibis Douglas]].

* Varric begins telling the story of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' by portraying Hawke's sister Bethany as incredibly well-endowed. Soon Cassandra calls bullshit (mostly because of what the Hawkes do in the narration, rather than the size of their chests) and when he begins again, her bust is back to its regular size. (Hilariously, if Hawke is female, ''her'' assets remain the same size throughout.) It's probably a nod to Varric's canonical status as an UnreliableNarrator, but it does paint him as a bit of a CovertPervert.
* One of the fetishes that can be appealed to in ''VideoGame/HunieCamStudio'' is the 'Huge Tits' fetish. Nikki, Candace, and Marlena all appeal to this fetish (although it should be noted that Candace's tits came through plastic surgery). On the other hand, though, 'Flat Chest' is ''also'' a fetish.
* ''VideoGame/ShiningResonance'' treats Sonia's breast size as [[GagBoobs a running gag]], since even her armor can't hide the fact that she's stacked. One skit has Marion deciding to drink more milk after being told by Sonia that she drinks lots of it[[note]]Sonia failed to notice Marion was staring at her boobs, so she assumed Marion was asking about her strength[[/note]]. In a separate skit, Primula says she intends to have boobs like Sonia's when she's older, so she can get back at Rapple for making fun of [[ACupAngst her "pancakes"]].
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' treats Emma Millstein's breasts as a [[GagBoobs running gag]] due to how massive her size is. Enough that Alisa, whose breast size is slightly below Emma's but, ends up getting jealous at how big Emma's is. [[CovertPervert Enough that]] [[TheHero Rean]] ends up staring at them while the two of them were studying in one of Emma's bonding events.
* ''VideoGame/OmegaLabyrinthLife'' turns this into a key gameplay mechanic: separate from the levels gained via XP, characters with larger breast sizes have better stats and special abilities due to all the "Omega Power" stored in their chest. Though some characters inherently start with larger breasts than the others, everyone can eventually achieve a Z cup with enough grinding or special items.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Dofus}}'', out of the three original Goddesses, [[ArcherArchetype Cra]] is the one considered so beautiful that any non-Cra who sees her falls head over heels in love for her, and out of the three [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/wakfu/images/5/5f/Deusa_cra.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20190525204304 she has the largest bust]], complimented by a green dress showing off both her cleavage and her sideboobs.

* In ''Oppai Sensou ~Kyonyuu vs. Hinnyuu~'' (literally: Breast Wars ~Big Breasts vs. Tiny Breasts~), the struggle between large-breasted women and flat-chested women to determine which is superior has escalated to full-on war. Women are literally murdering each other in an attempt to prove this trope is true (or [[PetitePride untrue]]).

* ''VisualNovel/TheFruitOfGrisaia'': Amane is rather well endowed, which mostly played for [[GagBoobs laughs]], but protagonist Yuuji, by self-admission, likes breasts bigger, and since Amane is aware of that kind of tendency in man, she is not afraid to take advantage of it. In fact, Amane deliberately dresses in skimpy outfits, not only to show off her "assets" more but because she noticed, that the elderly male shopkeepers tend to shower her with freebies.

* Dr. [[GenderBlenderName Edward]] Bunnigus of ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' is a [[DesignerBabies gene-tweaked]] test-tube baby, as her parents were mentally stunted and therefore not permitted to produce naturally. The "model" of her gene-tweaking was the "Exotic Dancer" package, hence her massive mammaries and her name ('''"ED"'''ward). She's used her considerable assets as a stripper and pole dancer to pay her way through medical school, and in one case [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2011-01-22 "weaponized" her body during a strip search]].
* Didi of ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' is this trope in perfection. Her breasts are incredibly large and she inspires lust in everyone she meets. However, this ''also'' slips into BlessedWithSuck territory, as she's never had a partner last more than 2 minutes at sex as a result - with one poor guy lasting [[JizzedInMyPants -39 Seconds]].

* In ''Webcomic/GirlsWithSlingshots'', Jamie is extremely well-endowed and quite proud of the attention this brings her. Though she is still surprised when she has to bundle up for the winter, and suddenly everything at her favorite bar is twice as expensive as she's used to.

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' this is the belief of Zeetha with regards to herself, who is notably busty but apparently enjoys [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120425#.VvWDZuKLTIU enhancing it]]...
--> '''Zeetha:''' ''[trying on armour]'' Does this make my chest look too big?\\
'''Agatha:''' No.\\
'''Zeetha:''' ''Drat.''
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Ashley [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2063 "sabotages"]] Elliot's transformation into a girl. She enjoys [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2064 the]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2065 result]], though.
* In ''Webcomic/DangerouslyChloe'', Abby asks Chloe if boys would like her if she had big boobs. "[[http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/some_hot_cocoa Aww sweetie... Yes. Yes they would.]]"

'''Chris''': ...Two 'D's and an 'F'?

* ''Literature/ASongofIceAndFire'': While at a wedding reception as the bedding gets underway, Catelyn Stark remembers from her own bedding that Lord Willam Dustin, upon seeing her bare breasts, joked to Eddard that they were enough to make him wish he'd never been weaned.

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* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''. Kurumu Kurono (pictured) repeatedly invokes this trope as her major selling point in her quest for coming up on top of Tsukune's UnwantedHarem. As a Succubus, DistractedByTheSexy is her specialty.

* This is an actual plot point in ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'', and it is generally accepted that larger breasts are a sign of greater beauty: three of the five girls all try or actually do use magic to enhance their breast size, leader Will [[ACupAngst angsts about her small bust]], and Irma tries no less than twice to artificially enlarge her [[MostCommonSuperpower already sizable]] breasts using magic. Let's not even get started on the near-constant BreastExpansion fetishism that is seen throughout the series, but needless to say it's omnipresent. The TV show seems to go even further. Even the transformation sequences feature [[{{Fanservice}} visible, onscreen]] BreastExpansion every episode, the characters talk about it directly the very first episode, it's referenced or directly addressed several times, and the show actually made headlines in the UK for being so outright ''blatant'' about it. Basically, in ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'', if you're flat-chested you're [[{{Pun}} flat out of luck]].\\\ It could also count as a subversion, since Irma's attempts to use her SexierAlterEgo end up causing trouble and nearly exposing the Guardians when they backfire. When Irma did get the guy she was trying to tempt, he went too fast and far in what is implied to have been an attempted case of AutoErotica; she panicked and [[BalefulPolymorph turned him into a frog]]. Will herself has the longest relationship of any of the girls with her boyfriend Matt, they're practically the OfficialCouple. Considering the comics try to present the main characters as role models for readers, they may be trying to say that [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped any guy that is only interested in a girl for her appearance isn't the best choice for a boyfriend]].

* This is an actual plot point in ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'', and it is generally accepted that larger breasts are a sign of greater beauty: three of the five girls all try or actually do use magic to enhance their breast size, leader Will [[ACupAngst angsts about her small bust]], and Irma tries no less than twice to artificially enlarge her [[MostCommonSuperpower already sizable]] breasts using magic. Let's not even get started on the near-constant BreastExpansion fetishism that is seen throughout the series, but needless to say it's omnipresent. The TV show seems to go even further. Even the transformation sequences feature [[{{Fanservice}} visible, onscreen]] BreastExpansion every episode, the characters talk about it directly the very first episode, it's referenced or directly addressed several times, and the show actually made headlines in the UK for being so outright ''blatant'' about it. Basically, in ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'', if you're flat-chested you're [[{{Pun}} flat out of luck]].\\\
** It could also count as a subversion, since Irma's attempts to use her SexierAlterEgo end up causing trouble and nearly exposing the Guardians when they backfire. When Irma did get the guy she was trying to tempt, he went too fast and far in what is implied to have been an attempted case of AutoErotica; she panicked and [[BalefulPolymorph turned him into a frog]]. Will herself has the longest relationship of any of the girls with her boyfriend Matt, they're practically the OfficialCouple. Considering the comics try to present the main characters as role models for readers, they may be trying to say that [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped any guy that is only interested in a girl for her appearance isn't the best choice for a boyfriend]].

It could also count as a subversion, since Irma's attempts to use her SexierAlterEgo end up causing trouble and nearly exposing the Guardians when they backfire. When Irma did get the guy she was trying to tempt, he went too fast and far in what is implied to have been an attempted case of AutoErotica; she panicked and [[BalefulPolymorph turned him into a frog]]. Will herself has the longest relationship of any of the girls with her boyfriend Matt, they're practically the OfficialCouple. Considering the comics try to present the main characters as role models for readers, they may be trying to say that [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped any guy that is only interested in a girl for her appearance isn't the best choice for a boyfriend]].