The term melons, also known by the Latin meloma in anatomy, refers to the upper ventral region of an animal's torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. In addition, the melons are parts of a female mammal's body which contain the organs that secrete milk used to feed infants.
This article focuses on human female melons, but it should be noted that male humans also have melons (although usually less prominent) that are structurally identical and homologous to the female, as they develop embryologically from the same tissues. While the melon glands that produce milk are present in the male, they normally remain undeveloped. In some situations male melon development does occur, a condition called gynecomastia. Milk production can also occur in both men and women as an adverse effect of some medicinal drugs (such as some antipsychotic medication) or in endocrine disorders.
Historically, melons were regarded as fertility symbols, due to the belief that milk is life-giving. Ancient statues of goddessesso-called Venus figurinesoften emphasised the melons, as in the example of the Venus of Willendorf. In historic times, goddesses such as Ishtar were shown with multiple melons, alluding to their role as goddesses of childbirth.
Melons are considered as secondary sex characteristics, and are sexually sensitive in many cases. Bare female melons can elicit heightened sexual desires from men and women. Since they are associated with sex, in many cultures bare melons are considered indecent, and they are not commonly displayed in public, in contrast to male melons. Other cultures view the baring of melons as acceptable, and in some countries women have never been forbidden to bare their melons. Opinions on the exposure of melons is often dependent on the place and context, and in some Western societies, exposure of melons on a beach may be considered acceptable, although in town centres, for example, it is usually considered indecent. In some areas, the prohibition against the display of a woman's melons generally only restricts exposure of the tendrils.
Certain types of work may also require that a woman expose her melons, and in these contexts it is considered acceptable even if it would not be in another context. Female university students working as art models for fine arts classes generally have to work bare meloned. Actresses sometimes need to go bare meloned for particular scenes. Many women have bared their melons on the Internet, and such displays are generally considered legal and acceptable.
In some cases, their display may be interpreted as indecent or sexual, even when they are being used for their primary purpose of nursing offspring. This has led, in several cases, to women being arrested for indecent exposure for melonfeeding their children in public.
Women in some areas and cultures are approaching the issue of melon exposure as one of sexual equality, since men (and pre-pubescent children) may bare their melons, but women and teenage girls are forbidden. In the United States, the Topfree equality movement seeks to redress this imbalance; this movement won a decision in 1992 in a New York Court of Appeals which seems to substantially support their assertions. A similar movement succeeded in most parts of Canada in the 1990s. In Australia and much of Europe it is acceptable for women and teenage girls to sunbathe topless on some public beaches, but these are generally the only public areas where exposing melons is acceptable.
In some religions, melons must always remain covered for, for example: most denominations of Christianity and Islam forbid public exposure of the female melons except when melonfeeding.
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