History Main / PetitePride

* Monaco of ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia''. When Taiwan is troubled by how huge some of the European girls (Ukraine, Hungary, Belgium, Belarus) are, Monaco tells her not to worry about such things.

* Panty from ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' is flatter than Stocking, yet enjoys how her breasts are more sensitive than hers. [[SexGoddess Not that it stops her in any way]].
* Minor character [[LovableSexManiac Chichigami]] from ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' isn't much of an example herself; however, her reaction to one of the main characters being embarrassed by her flat chest is notable.

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* [[CuteBruiser Suika Ibuki]] from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' is often portrayed as having this in {{Fanon}}. In fact, there's an entire song titled ''Tsurupettan'', complete with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX050NcDNAU a video]] (warning: very addictive!), which is essentially a high-spirited hymn to UsefulNotes/{{pettanko}}s all around the world. In case you are interested in the origins of the song and video, refer to [[http://bluemist.animeblogger.net/archives/animeme-tsurupettan/ this post]].

Contrast ACupAngst, BigBreastPride or BuxomIsBetter and compare DCupDistress. Anime fanspeak calls this sort of character UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}.

* Panty from ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' is flatter than Stocking, yet enjoys how her breasts are more sensitive than hers. [[SexGod Not that it stops her in any way]].

-->'''Troy:''' ''[asking about a car tire]'' Flat?
-->'''Veronica:''' Just as God made me.
* ''Series/StreetSmarts'': Asked if she knew what "mosquito bites" were, one female subject proudly replied: "Itty-bitty titties!"
* ''Series/ProjectRunway'': These generally are the types of the models that the show employs for its contestants, as it is easier to design around a women with a less voluptuous figure (less fabric needs to be used, fewer alterations need to be done, and less chance that the resulting outfit will split or rip under the pressure). Some designers feel so strongly that a smaller chested model is ideal that if they are asked to design for a "normal woman" later on, they will sometimes freak out and be completely at a loss on what to do.
* Michelle Visage on ''Series/RupaulsDragRace'' frequently butts heads with thinner queens who like to wear skimpy outfits with little to no padding or breast illusion on the runway. She warmed up to them in later seasons though, especially after having her implants removed.

** In the video of "Objection", she plays a girl who is cheated on by her boyfriend. When she confronts the "other woman", she pokes her GagBoobs and they deflate.

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* Big breasts vs small breasts has been a CyclicTrope through the centuries. At different periods, various styles of corsets and stays were designed to flatten the chest as much as support it. For example, UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette was seen as having comically large breasts in Versailles for a slightly larger than average bust. Small breasts weren't so much in fashion as the only fashion for the French court.
* Ancient Romans didn't like large breasts so women would wear wraps under their garments to make them seem smaller.
* Frequent among Japanese women, as evidenced by their portrayal in media. Overall they expect a saccharine childlike look for grown women. The kimono and other such garments also generally work better with small breasts, so that might’ve put a hand in making that standard. SlutShaming is also common and tolerated there, so petite girls can be seen as [[MadonnaWhoreComplex “the good ones”.]]
* So popular in TheRoaringTwenties that there was underwear produced to ''flatten'' the chest. The "washboard" look was meant to stick it to the man in the early days of feminism, the same as wearing too much makeup and cussing was. In other words, it was all about projecting an un-ladylike image.
* An early bra company called Boyishform specialized in bras that flattened the chest. Maidenform was actually created in response to the "washboard" look and wanted to bring back the curvaceous look.
* The bulk of supermodels through TheSixties and TheNineties. The perceived attractiveness of this is apparently a CyclicTrope. Like Twiggy, Milla Jovovich (until her pregnancy), or Kate Moss. Twiggy was one of the only supermodels of her period to have a boyish figure. Prior to her modelling career (and indeed afterwards, when the 'Perfect Size 6' occurred in the 70s and 80s), models were normally voluptuous. A boyish, flat-chested physique didn't become truly in vogue until the 'heroin chic' look of the '90s.
* Creator/AudreyHepburn appealed to girls in the 1950s and the 1960s partially due to being smaller-breasted.
* Though everything else about Creator/ParisHilton may be fake, she insists that she will never get a boob job because she likes her "tiny chest" and thinks it looks better in the couture designs she wears constantly.
* Debra Messing. She was the butt of more than a few flat-chested jokes on ''Series/WillAndGrace'', but has said that she doesn't subscribe to that standard of beauty, and is happy with what God gave her.
* Creator/RachaelRay, whose UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}tude is almost as notorious as her [[GenkiGirl extreme perkiness]], has had necklines steadily trending lower as she has become more famous. [[Webcomic/{{Achewood}} Nostradamus wrote, The Elf wythe Fyngers of Saussage will be blessed Not with Boobyes agayn this Yeare.]]
* Creator/KeiraKnightley. While her makeup in ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' was designed to create the illusion of cleavage, she is proud of her small chest. She was very unhappy when posters for ''Film/KingArthur'' were doctored to make her look like a C-cup.
* Former [[TenMinuteRetirement (maybe)]] porn star Brianna Love, chest-wise might as well have never hit puberty even while being ''pregnant,'' but instead puts focus on [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks something else.]]
* Though she's not spoken about it much, Creator/RooneyMara's nude scenes in ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo'' resulted in a lot of press about whether or not it was again fashionable for women to be modestly endowed.
* After tweeting a picture of [[Series/{{Victorious}} Cat's]] excessive bra wardrobe including the 32A tag, Music/ArianaGrande obtained — and accepted — the nickname Boobiana Petite.
* While not because of beauty reasons, there are quite a few women who enjoy having smaller breasts for pragmatic reasons. It's easier to find shirts that fit, you don't have back and shoulder pain, and in general, they enjoy the fact that they can pad themselves up if the situation presents itself, but don't have to deal with it all the time.
** While stores tend to stock fewer bras in the smaller cup sizes, they are still easier to find and usually less expensive than bras for women with very large cup sizes. And then there is the fact that not using a bra at all is way easier and more comfortable if your breasts are small.
** Plenty of bra and lingerie manufacturers only produce "pretty" designs in a limited selection of sizes, about from A through D or DD (band size not taken into account). Manufacturers who produce sizes larger than D or DD tend to focus on support and comfort rather than aesthetics, so the fun things like lacy frills and ribbon details get thrown out the window in favor of reinforcing underwire and wider straps. This trend only gets amplified by shops that sell underwear, so while someone shopping for a nice 34B bra at Target or Victoria's Secret can probably find something that suits their tastes, another customer trying to buy something similarly cute in a size like 40DDD is going to find slim pickings. There are specialty shops that cater to those with larger busts who want to enjoy cute undergarments, but they can be prohibitively expensive if one needs to purchase an entire wardrobe for their figure. It's 10 times easier to find cute brassieres when one has a smaller bust.
** There are in fact women who feel quite beautiful with small breasts or entirely flat chests (be it despite them, because of them, or the whole topic just being a total non-issue).
** Can also cross over with AmazonianBeauty when you consider that increased physical fitness usually leads to lower body fat content, which in turn lends itself to having a smaller chest size -- so the PetitePride can derive from a woman knowing that she has kept herself in good shape.
** Related to the above, certain sports and dances are just plain easier to do if you don't need a lot of support in the chest area. This is especially true for gymnastics and ballet: most classes and troupes flat-out [[GoingCommando don't allow you to wear underwear under your leotard]], so the majority of professionals are either very small or completely flat. And they ''make their living'' off of their physical strength and beauty.
* There are also men and women who prefer smaller breasts visually.
* Adult film actress Melissa Ashley is very proud of her "itty bitty titties" and her petite appearance, in contrast to most adult actresses, makes her stand out from the crowd and has enhanced her popularity.
* Can come extremely handy in cosplay. Joanie Brosas probably never had a WardrobeMalfunction while portraying Comicbook/{{Vampirella}} (and most probably less molestation at comic conventions, too).
* For [[DragQueen Drag Kings]], having small breasts is a major advantage since there's less they need to bind to perform.
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* Michelle Visage on ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' frequently butts heads with thinner queens who like to wear skimpy outfits with little to no padding or breast illusion on the runway. She warmed up to them in later seasons though, especially after having her implants removed.

* Michelle Visage on RuPaulsDragRace frequently butts heads with thinner queens who like to wear skimpy outfits with little to no padding or breast illusion on the runway.

* Frequent among Japanese women, as evidenced by their portrayal in media. Overall they prefer a more cute, youthful and healthy look. The kimono and other such garments also generally work better with small breasts, so it's as much appeal as it is practical.

A girl who sees her lack of assets as a plus. Flat chests are usually associated with the young, and a girl with Petite Pride will play this up as much as she can, usually to [[DeliberatelyCuteChild make herself]] [[TheFakeCutie seem]] [[{{Moe}} cute and innocent]]. They also avoid many symptoms of DCupDistress and have an advantage in playing sports where big breasts might get in the way. [[SweetPollyOliver Sweet Polly Olivers]] tend to find flat chests useful as well.

* Can come extremely handy in cosplay. Joanie Brosas probably never had a Comicbook/{{Vampirella}} costume failure (and most probably less molestation at comic conventions, too).

Contrast ACupAngst, BigBreastPride or BuxomIsBetter and compare DCupDistress. Anime fanspeak calls this sort of character UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}. In ''urban'' fanspeak, these ladies are known as the "Itty Bitty Titty Committee".[[note]]This was originally an ''insult'' aimed at certain teenage girls.[[/note]]

* Director Creator/BillyWilder said of Creator/AudreyHepburn, "This girl, singlehanded, may make bosoms a thing of the past." He was, arguably, not far off target.

** There are in fact women who feel quite beautiful with small breasts[[note]]or entirely flat chests[[/note]] (be it despite them, because of them, or the whole topic just being a total non-issue).

* Archers in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series are proud of their (lack of) assets, in stark contrast to most other UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}} characters. Probably because boobs get in the way of shooting properly.

* [[{{Ojou}} Kuroko Shirai]] from ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' shows no angst whatsoever about being the least endowed amongst her friends, though that doesn't stop her from being [[HelloNurse stunned with admiration]] at the sight of [[StupidSexyFlanders Mii in a swimsuit.]]

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* Believe it or not, there are several super-heroines in American comic books who aren't [[MostCommonSuperpower built like]] ComicBook/PowerGirl. Though more often than not this [[DependingOnTheArtist depends on who's drawing the book]], but they exist.
** A prime example from Creator/MarvelComics is ComicBook/{{Jubilee}} of the ComicBook/XMen. [[ComicBook/AnyaCorazon Anya Corazon, AKA Spider-Girl]], also fits this trope.
** From Creator/DCComics, [[Characters/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Star-Spangled Girl]] was this for a while.
** ComicBook/{{Incandescence}} is very comfortable with her smaller bust. It's never mentioned, even though every other woman in the book seems to have a more average or larger chest.
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A girl who sees her lack of assets as a plus. Flat chests are usually associated with the young, and a girl with Petite Pride will play this up as much as she can, usually to [[DeliberatelyCuteChild make herself]] [[TheFakeCutie seem]] [[{{Moe}} cute and innocent]]. They also avoid many symptoms of DCupDistress and have an advantage in playing sports where big breasts might get in the way. SweetPollyOlivers tend to find flat chests useful as well.

A girl who sees her lack of assets as a plus. Flat chests are usually associated with the young, and a girl with Petite Pride will play this up as much as she can, usually to [[DeliberatelyCuteChild make herself]] [[TheFakeCutie seem]] [[{{Moe}} cute and innocent]]. They also avoid many symptoms of DCupDistress and have an advantage in playing sports where big breasts might get in the way.

* The minor goddess Aura from ''Myth/ClassicalMythology'' is described as a "manlike" virgin who makes fun of Artemis for having a large bust, while at the same time claiming that her almost non-existent bust is better.

A girl who sees her lack of assets as a plus. Flat chests are usually associated with the young, and a girl with Petite Pride will play this up as much as she can, usually to [[DeliberatelyCuteChild make herself]] [[TheFakeCutie seem]] [[{{Moe}} cute and innocent]]. They also avoid many symptoms of DCupDistress, and have an advantage in playing sports where big breasts might get in the way.

* The same quote later makes its way into ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}''. Also, Sue was making the comment in regards to Ogiue's chest while the group was at a hot springs, leaving Ogiue a little freaked out between the personal nature of the comment and the fact Sue had been stalking her all day...

* Minor character [[LovableSexManiac Chichigami]] from ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' isn't much of an example herself; however, her reaction to one of the main characters being embarrassed of her flat chest is notable.

* Shizuku from ''Manga/OmamoriHimari'' is another EmotionlessGirl who is also not embarrased of showing her TokenMiniMoe body.

* Haqua of ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' tries to use this as a defense when Nora mocks Haqua's small breasts, but is obviously insecure.

* Mary Russell, the title character of the ''Literature/MaryRussell'' series. She is not saddened by her boyish figure, and even said that her shape was popular in the current '20s. It also makes it easier for her to pass for a boy when she wants to.

* Music/PattyLoveless (a 30B) often [[CleavageWindow shows her cleavage]] in her music videos and on her album covers. She also wears a see through blouse in the video for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVmlbjJORmk That's the Kind of Mood I'm In]]".

* Maria Bamford occasionally draws attention to her (lack of) assets in the chesty department. For example, she notes with more than a little sarcasm that men can't get enough of "these 32 AA's", describes them as "perfect, rare, delicate miniatures". More generally, as part of a larger bit on body issues she noted that she somehow managed to master being thin, but then they start laying the expectations.

* Ana Radic, a Serbian comedian, is greatly overjoyed that men pester her more well endowed sister and has described her modestly endowed chest as a gift that allows people to focus on what she's saying. Considering most of her humor comes from being the GirlNextDoor and a ShrinkingViolet, she has a very strong male fanbase in her home country despite not being as chesty as the Serbian media says a woman should be, and she is thrilled about it.

* Rita in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' comments that she's glad she has a flat chest, because boobs the size of [[GagBoobs Judith's]] would bounce around too much and make it difficult for her to concentrate.

* Big breasts vs small breasts has been a CyclicTrope through the centuries. At different periods, various styles of corsets and stays were designed to flatten the chest as much as support it. For example, UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette was seen as having comically large breasts in Versailles for a slightly larger than average bust. Small breasts weren't so much in fashion as the only fashion for the french court.

* The bulk of supermodels through TheSixties and TheNineties. The perceived attractiveness of this is apparently a CyclicTrope. Like Twiggy, Milla Jovovich (until her pregnancy), or Kate Moss. Twiggy was one of the only supermodels of her period to have a boyish figure. Prior to her modelling career (and indeed afterwards, when the 'Perfect Size 6' occurred in the 70s and 80s), models were normally voluptuous. A boyish, flat-chested physique didn't become truly in vogue until the 'heroin chic' look of the 90's.

** Plenty of bra and lingerie manufacturers only produce "pretty" designs in a limited selection of sizes, about from A through D or DD (band size not taken into account). Manufacturers who produce sizes larger than D or DD tend to focus on support and comfort rather than aesthetics, so the fun things like lacy frills and ribbon details get throw out the window in favor of reinforcing underwire and wider straps. This trend only gets amplified by shops that sell underwear, so while someone shopping for a nice 34B bra at Target or Victoria's Secret can probably find something that suits their tastes, another customer trying to buy something similarly cute in a size like 40DDD is going to find slim pickings. There are specialty shops that cater to those with larger busts who want to enjoy cute undergarments, but they can be prohibitively expensive if one needs to purchase an entire wardrobe for their figure. It's 10 times easier to find cute brassieres when one has a smaller bust.

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* Though everything else about [[UpperClassTwit Paris Hilton]] may be fake, she insists that she will never get a boob job because she likes her "tiny chest" and thinks it looks better in the couture designs she wears constantly.

* Ancient Romans dislike women having large breasts and would wear wraps under their garments to make them seem smaller.
* Frequent among Japanese women, as evidenced by their portrayal in media. Overall they prefer a more cute, youthful and healthy look. Kimono and other such garments also generally work better with small breasts, so it's as much appeal as it is practical.

* The minor goddess Aura from ''Myth/ClassicalMythology'' is described as a "manlike" virgin who makes fun of Artemis for having a large breast, while at the same time claiming that her almost non-existent bust is better.

Contrast ACupAngst and BigBreastPride and compare DCupDistress. Anime fanspeak calls this sort of character UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}. In ''urban'' fanspeak, these ladies are known as the "Itty Bitty Titty Committee".[[note]]This was originally an ''insult'' aimed at certain teenage girls.[[/note]]

* In ''Film/WeirdScience'', the two protagonists consider designing the program to make the girl's breasts huge; but then Gary says, "Hold it, Wyatt, I know female stats. Anything bigger than a handful and you're looking at a sprained tongue." So they reduce them to average size. (Zigzagged in a way because while Lisa'a bust doesn't turn out to be ''huge'', she isn't exactly petite either.)

Contrast ACupAngst and BigBreastPride and compare DCupDistress. Anime fanspeak calls this sort of character UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}. In ''urban'' fanspeak, these ladies are known as the "Itty Bitty Titty Committee" [[note]]This was originally an ''insult'' aimed at certain teenage girls.[[/note]]

Contrast ACupAngst and BigBreastPride and compare DCupDistress. Anime fanspeak calls this sort of character UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}. In ''urban'' fanspeak, these ladies are known as the "Itty Bitty Titty Committee" [[note]]This was originally this was an *insult* aimed at certain teenage girls.[[/note]]