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If a woman naturally had this type of body, she would more than likely have sought breast reduction due to back pain, limitations to her mobility, difficulty finding clothing, etc. No judgement if she did not do these things, but this is not a body type most women would desire to have. (My husband has tried to say but there are women who have implants to look like that! Yeah and they are also the type of person, just like this man, who need copious amounts of attention... it's not a cosmetic change you have to fit in or feel a little better about yourself, it's a change made to stand way, way out... and many of them probably come to regret it)
If a woman DID have breasts like this, this would be here own flesh, blood, and nerve containing body parts... she would be aware of herself and have sensation in them. Having a massive, fake frontal appendange while working with power tools seems like a blatant safety violation. Have you ever worn a halloween costume with an inflatable portion? You're not aware it's there, you keep bumping into things. Even if these aren't part of his own body, such that cutting or puncturing them won't hurt him, it seems like it would increase the chance of his clothing getting caught up in a machine.. and once that happens, any other number of things can go wrong. He could get drawn in up to an actual body part, wood could go flying and hit a student... it is simply not comparable to a woman with actual breasts, no matter how large they are.
I hope a more reputable outlet picks this story up soon. I hate that we are living in such bizarre times that lack of coverage in a mainstream publication doesn't mean it hasn't happened... it means the publication doesn't want the blowback for covering it, and there is no way to spin this in a way that doesn't make no-holds-barred support of trans things ridiculous.