Cultural views on the navel Early Japanese poems feature many references to the female navel. In some, the word "navel" actually refers to an indentation or hole instead of the belly button. The shape of the umbilicus of a newborn baby would be discussed at length. If a baby's navel points downward, the parents would brace themselves for a weakling child who will bring them woe. The thunder god Raijin, with his terrifying drums, great horns, and long tusks, was said to have an insatiable appetite for young navels, and mothers had to nag their youngsters constantly to keep themselves well covered up. Due to
Navel of dislodging an object stuck in the throat, and is performed just above the navel. The public exposure of the male and female midriff and bare navel was considered taboo at times in the past in Western cultures, being considered immodest or indecent. Female navel exposure was banned in some jurisdictions but community perceptions have changed to this now being acceptable. The crop top is a shirt that often exposes the belly button when worn, and has become more common among younger-aged women. Exposure of the male navel has rarely been stigmatised and has become particularly popular in recent years