Em of Em & Lo: Sex. Love. And Everything in Between. passes along a great vocabulary word

Oprah loves Kate Winslet’s real boobs. Winslet jokes that they race for sanctuary under her armpits when she lies on her back, but Oprah has a nicer way of putting it: they just part. As opposed to pointing toward the ceiling like the silicone variety. High-five for Kate’s golden globes!

She said it here.

I don’t know if it’s because so many people, men and women, learn about anatomy from Barbie dolls but I’m always surprised when people say they think breasts should continue to point up when you lie down.

They don’t.

In fact, as I recall from my own teenage years, even teenager’s breasts of any size at all rarely continue to point straight up when they lie down.

But here’s the thing. When they do that thing where they “race for sanctuary” under the armpits? That’s not “sagging” it’s by design. Which is why parting isn’t just a nicer way of putting it, it’s more apt.

Score one for Oprah.

The word of the day is “part.”