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As much as men — and women — love breasts, their presence always seems to spark a debate whether the issue is seeing too much nipple while a woman is breastfeeding in public or questioning if decolletage is appropriate for a particular occasion.

The later is what has had the internet going nuts this past week after Susan Sarandon was shamed by Piers Morgan for the black bra-baring suit she wore during the SAG awards this past Saturday. While most people thought nothing of the actress’s perfectly tailored cream suit on the red carpet — except for the fact that she looked pretty damn good for 69 — it was the fact that Susan presented the Memorium tribute during the ceremony in that attire that got British journalist Piers Morgan’s balls in a bunch. He wrote on Twitter:

 

Unbothered is the best word to describe Susan’s reaction to the hoopla Piers created as he went on to call the star “tacky” and allege she was “deliberately flaunting your breasts on TV for publicity, during a tribute to dead stars.” The actress took to Twitter herself with the best Throwback Thursday pic we’ve seen in a while, letting the media personality know she had no time for any of the nonsense he was talking about.

But as women continue flooding Piers’ mentions with cleavage pictures in response to his attempt at shaming the well-respected star, I do have to wonder whether there are still times cleavage is and isn’t appropriate in these anything-goes-all-hail-the-freedom-of-expression times we’re living in.

While I might agree with Piers that Susan’s look was tacky, that’s coming from more of a why are you displaying a full black bra under a white suit jacket in 2016 fashion criticism versus feeling like it was an inappropriate look to read off names of actors we’ve lost. But it does take me back to Meagan Good’s revealing 2013 BET Awards gown with the plunging neckline that she wore to present the Best Gospel Award and makes me think is Sarandon’s look in the context of a memorial tribute as equally offensive?

Places of business and church — which includes wedding and funeral ceremonies — are generally places where I consider less (cleavage) as more (appropriate) but I’ve also seen more than my fair share of boobage at all of the above mentioned locations and the only people to bat an eye were intrigued male onlookers.

While I think Piers was out of pocket for his remarks about Susan — and was in reality far less offended by her attire than he pretended to be just to get the attention he accused her of seeking — I wouldn’t mind somebody laying out a few ground rules for cleavage in 2016 that have nothing to do with sexism and objectification, just simple respect. What do you think?

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