History Main / PetitePride

* EmotionlessGirl Nozomi from ''LightNovel/{{Kanokon}}'' is rather proud of her flatness - often calling the more busty Chizuru's chest "flab".

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* Ryuujou from ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' prides herself of her distinctive silhouette, referencing how the real Ryuujou did not have an island on it, making her carrier deck completely flat. However, official 4-komas and ''especially'' fanart gives her ACupAngst.

* Patty Loveless (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 "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVmlbjJORmk That's the Kind of Mood I'm In]]".

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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 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.
* 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 90's.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 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.
** 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).
** 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.
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* Though she's not spoken about it much, 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.

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.

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".

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* There's a T-shirt that reads: "itty bitty titty committee".
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* There are also men who prefer smaller breasts visually.

* Former [[TenMinuteRetirement (maybe)]] porn star Brianna Love, chest-wise might as well have never hit puberty even while being ''pregnant,'' but like the above statement puts focus on something else.

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

* Chilli of Music/{{TLC}} has gone on record of saying she used to feel self-conscious about the size of her breasts, and it took a while to make peace with it. This was addressed in the video for "Unpretty". She plays a women whose boyfriends suggests implants. However, when she goes in to have the surgery, she sees a (disturbingly young) girl rather graphically having her implants removed, she runs out of the room. She's also jokingly said that TLC stood for "Titty-Less Crew".

* 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 TheGirlNextDoor 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.

* Creator/KeiraKnightley. She's been described as "Sunken Chest and No Booty". Specific examples from her films follow.
** While her makeup in ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' was designed to create the illusion of cleavage, she is proud of her small chest. Captain Jack couldn't resist taking a shot, though:
-->'''Sparrow:''' So unless you've got a rudder and a lot of sails hidden in that bodice-- ''(scans her briefly)'' -- unlikely...
** In the commentary for the [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl first]] ''Pirates'' movie, Keira gleefully comments on how impressive the costume/makeup artists made her cleavage look (fully accepting that she does not have boobs in real life.)
** Despite being flat as a board, posters for ''Film/KingArthur'' were doctored to make her look like a C-cup. Keira Knightley was unhappy with her posters being photoshopped to make her look bigger.
** In ''Domino'', a girl in her boarding school makes a snark about her adolescent boy physique, prompting a beatdown.
* An example that's very similar in nature to the "King Arthur" movie poster example cited above (very similar and arguably even more stupid), albeit unrelated to Keira Knightley, came with the IMAX release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the poster for which showing a [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/yummymuffins/harrypotterorder.jpg digitally enhanced version]] of [[EmmaWatson Emma Watson's]] still developing figure (she was sixteen at the time the movie was shot and while Ms Watson didn't turn out to be particularly well-endowed as an adult either, she still has developed notably since then).
* Charlotte Gainsbourg

** 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.[[note]]Though, with genes and lifestyle as strong factors, a flat chest in certain contexts could be a sign of the Female Triad Syndrome, which in some case could mean bodily fragility.[[/note]]

* There are also men who prefer smaller breasts visually. There are cut-downs among men to guys who feel this way, like "If I wanted to date a 10-year-old boy, I would!" but that just raises weirder questions about the speaker, actually.

** There are in fact women who feel quite beautiful with small breasts[[note]]not entirely flat chests[[/note]] (be it despite them, because of them, or the whole topic just being a total non-issue).

* Debra Messing. She was the butt of more than a few flat-chested jokes on ''WillAndGrace'', but has said that she doesn't subscribe to that standard of beauty, and is happy with what God gave her.

* Konata from ''Manga/LuckyStar'', though she will only talk about it if someone else broaches the topic (in the quote, Konata is referencing the flat-chested Mayumi from the dating-sim game, ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}''. Mayumi is proud of her "lack of endowment", but Rin and his friends like to make fun of her for it).
-->'''Konata:''' A flat chest is a status symbol! Extremely rare and valuable!\\
'''Tsukasa''': I guess I'm all right too.
* Umi Sonoda from ''Franchise/LoveLive'' actually voices her own opinion in ''Nico's School Idol Diary'' about bust size to similarly less endowed Nico and Rin that there is nothing wrong at all about being less developed.

* 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.
---> '''Chichigami:''' Large breasts may be fabulous, but tiny breasts, too, are wonderful!
* Chaika, one of the {{Catgirl}} aliens in ''LightNovel/CatPlanetCuties'', is very confident about her figure; particularly in comparison to fellow Catian [[ACupAngst Melvin.]]

* The eponymous ''Franchise/BlackRockShooter'' wears [[{{Stripperiffic}} a most noticeably showy outfit]], despite her very obvious lack of assets. It's a safe bet to say she doesn't suffer from any body image issues. In the manga version, it gets subverted. Instead of being proud, it becomes somewhat of a BerserkButton.
* Nagi from ''Manga/{{Kannagi}}'' seems to carry this attitude, especially during the BeachEpisode... only to be trumped by the appearance of a new TokenMiniMoe.
* 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.
* Ryoko and Ringo from ''LightNovel/OokamiSan''. Though they aren't quite proud of their distinct lack of assets, they aren't moping over it either.

* 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.
** A famous historical 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 dislike women having large breasts and would wear wraps under their garments to make them seem smaller.
** So did (and widely still do as evidenced by their media) the Japanese; 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.

* Though she's not spoken about it much, RooneyMara's nude scenes in ''TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo'' resulted in a lot of press about whether or not it was again fashionable for women to be modestly endowed.

** 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.[[note]]Though, with genes and ligestyle as strong factors, a flat chest in certain contexts could be a sign of the Female Triad Syndrome, which in some case could man bodily fragility.[[/note]]

** There are in fact women who feel quite beautiful with small breasts (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.

** A prime example from MarvelComics is [[ComicBook/{{Jubilee}} Jubilee]] of the ComicBook/XMen. [[ComicBook/AnyaCorazon Anya Corazon, AKA Spider-Girl]], also fits this trope.

** For extra hilarity, the video has [[OtakuSurrogate Kaguya]] quoting [[LuckyStar Konata's]] famous line [[FunnyBackgroundEvent in the background]] (see 0:52).
** Then [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx54v81AH2U&feature=related combine that song]] with the above mentioned ''LuckyStar'', for ensuing hilarity.