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		<title>University of Arizona joins the @KUBoobs #Boobment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher C. Wuensch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter trends &#8212; social media trends in general &#8212; are difficult to ignore . Especially when they&#8217;re pointed in your face. Some are clever. Others are terrible. Then there&#8217;s the #Boobment &#8211; the latest craze to blend collegiate loyalty and skin, while teetering dangerously on the precipice of sexism and objectification. The #boobment began in [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Twitter trends &#8212; social media trends in general &#8212; are difficult to ignore . Especially when they&#8217;re pointed in your face.</p>
<p>Some are clever. Others are terrible.</p>
<div id="attachment_1238" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 266px"><a href="http://tucsoncitizen.com/bear-down-and-blog/2013/01/25/university-of-arizona-joins-the-kuboobs-boobment/ua-boobs/" rel="attachment wp-att-1238"><img class="size-full wp-image-1238" src="http://tucsoncitizen.com/bear-down-and-blog/files/2013/01/UA-Boobs.jpeg" alt="" width="256" height="256" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo Tweeted by @ZonaBoobs</p></div>
<p>Then there&#8217;s the <strong>#Boobment</strong> &#8211; the latest craze to blend collegiate loyalty and skin, while teetering dangerously on the precipice of sexism and objectification.</p>
<p>The #boobment began in mid-January at the <strong>University of Kansas</strong> when the Twitter handle <a href="https://twitter.com/KUboobs" target="_blank"><strong>@KUBoobs</strong></a> went as viral as the West Nile Virus. @KUBoobs is basically <em>as</em> the name advertises, offering the kind of amateur co-ed photos that force<strong><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/27021666484499752/" target="_blank"> Big Jay to cover Baby Jay&#8217;s eyes</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Says their bio:</strong></p>
<p><strong><em>&#8220;We support our <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23kubball&amp;src=hash"><s>#</s>kubball</a> team by tweeting ourselves in KU shirts and apparel. We dont promote nudity.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Naturally, other schools had to follow. And by &#8220;follow&#8221; we don&#8217;t mean join @KUBoobs&#8217; 32,000-plus (in nine days) fan base. Off-shoots have bounced onto the scene at virtually every major college &#8212; including the University of Arizona.</p>
<p><strong></strong>Queue<strong><a href="https://twitter.com/ZonaBoobs" target="_blank"> @ZonaBoobs</a>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>In the name of, let&#8217;s call it&#8230;journalism, here&#8217;s a breakdown of how the Pac-12 puts &#8216;em on the glass:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Since the sweaters first came up on Jan. 16, @ZonaBoobs has added 1,289 followers. That&#8217;s a disappointing number, in that, <a href="https://twitter.com/SunDevilBoobs" target="_blank"><strong>@SunDevilBoobs</strong></a> is sitting hairy at 1,838 presumably toothless followers.</li>
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<p>(Hey, it&#8217;s a post about breasts, proper decorum left the conversation after the third graph)</p>
<ul>
<li>Like their father&#8217;s before them, the @ZonaBoobs girls should be proud. @ZonaBoobs sits at No. 2 in the Pac-12 in total followers. In fact, @ZonaBoobs has about the same amount followers as <strong>California, Oregon State, Southern Cal, Stanford, Washington</strong> and <strong>Washington State</strong> combined.</li>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Washington State</strong> is the lone Pac-12 school keeping their clothes on and is not yet a member of the #boobment. <strong>Stanford&#8217;s</strong> lone entry is a blank, gray page that claims to be a photo of <strong>Manti Te&#8217;o's</strong> girlfriend&#8217;s boobs.</li>
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<li>The first result after running the terms <strong>&#8220;Washington State Boobs&#8221;</strong> into Twitter&#8217;s search engine yields the <strong>White House&#8217;s</strong> official Twitter page <strong></strong><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/whitehouse" target="_blank">@WhiteHouse</a>. </strong>That&#8217;s followed closely by the official accounts of<strong></strong><strong> Newt Gringrich (@NewtGingrich); Sean Hannity (@SeanHannity); </strong>Oregon State football coach <strong>Mike Riley (@Coach_Riley)</strong>; and <strong>Greta Van Susteren (@GretaWire).</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>I swear that&#8217;s true.</p>
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<ul>
<li>The potential for comical or tragic Twitter handles &#8212; depending on which side of <strong>Gloria Steinem</strong> you align yourself &#8212; is the greatest in the Pac-12. Names such as <strong>@CougarBoobs</strong> and <strong>@HuskyBoobs</strong> failed to make the cut. It should come as no surprise that someone on the Internet created <strong>@BeaverBoobs</strong>. The winner, however, might very well reside outside the Pac-12:<strong> @OleMissBoobs</strong>.</li>
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<ul>
<li>Even Steinem&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://instagram.com/p/U2kxlmt--P/" target="_blank">Smith College is on the action</a></strong>.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>If you&#8217;re a fan of the conference, you can follow the entire Pac-12 at <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Pac12Boobs" target="_blank">@Pac12Boobs</a> - </strong>think of it as a catchall, bra for the conference.</li>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Pac-12 Schools By Followers:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/SunDevilBoobs" target="_blank"><strong>@SunDevilBoobs</strong></a> 1,838</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/ZonaBoobs" target="_blank"><strong>@ZonaBoobs</strong></a> 1,289</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/ducksboobs" target="_blank"><strong>@DucksBoobs</strong></a> 1,107</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/UUBoobs" target="_blank"><strong>@UUBoobs</strong></a> 946</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/BruinBoobs" target="_blank"><strong>@BruinBoobs</strong></a> 640</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/TrojanBoobs" target="_blank"><strong>@TrojanBoobs</strong></a> 566</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/OStateBoobs" target="_blank"><strong>@OStateBoobs</strong></a> 470</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/uwboobies" target="_blank"><strong>@UWBoobies</strong></a> 241</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Cal_Boobs" target="_blank">@Cal_Boobs</a></strong> 116</p>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Stanfordboobs" target="_blank"><strong>@StanfordBoobs</strong></a> 3</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong>How about some good ole-fashioned Boob trash talk?</strong></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I KNOW we&#8217;re gonna beat @<a href="https://twitter.com/bruinboobs">bruinboobs</a> on the court tonight but can we beat em in the <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23booboffb4tipoff">#booboffb4tipoff</a> challenge?! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23zonaboobs">#zonaboobs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23boobment">#boobment</a></p>
<p>— Zona Boobs (@ZonaBoobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZonaBoobs/status/294504099670528001">January 24, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/uboobs">uboobs</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/bruinboobs">bruinboobs</a> should be a great battle of boobies! (and basketball)! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23boobment">#boobment</a></p>
<p>— Zona Boobs (@ZonaBoobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZonaBoobs/status/294471630539857920">January 24, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/zonaboobs">zonaboobs</a> *throws down gauntlet* Oh, it&#8217;s on!! May the best boobs win both the <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23booboffb4tipoff">#booboffb4tipoff</a> and the basketball game. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23boobment">#boobment</a></p>
<p>— UCLA Boobs (@BruinBoobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/BruinBoobs/status/294487331593920512">January 24, 2013</a></p>
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