Why oh why did I have to be born post-Twiggy mania? Prior to the the 60s, an excrutiatingly skinny woman was not a sex symbol. I mean, have you seen the way Olive Oyl was portrayed in the Popeye cartoons, all lanky and clumsy? Sure, Popeye and Bluto chased her, but come on, they were SAILORS! They'd been on a ship for God knows how long with nothing but other men. Of course they chased her, she was the best thing they'd seen in way too long!
Seriously though, I was born in the wrong era. Had I been born long ago enough, I would have been the epitome of drop dead gorgeous. A sexy, femme fatale of a diva. Well, I still am, but alas, only to myself!!! I was thinking today of how perfect my body would be (thigh dimples and all, dammit), if I would have been born 1 or 2 centuries ago. Men would have worshipped at my ankle-length hem. I don't think it's fair that I got the short end of the stick. I demand that we as a culture go back to idolizing curvy, full-figured women! Wouldn't it be amazing if today's supermodels couldn't walk the runway or be accepted for print ads unless they were at least a size 12? Now that would be fabulous!
Maybe I should start a petition.
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I'd sign it! No matter what weight I lose, I'll never be super thin... I've got curves and that's the way it is. Would be nice to see more of them when it comes to magazines, etc.
LOL
I wouldn't care WHO or what SIZE the models were...I've never understood society's obsession with them anyhow. I don't "get it" I guess. Now, as for who's sexy and who's not....full figured women have been making a HUGE comeback in the last decade I think!!! Regardless of size, it needs to be about what you bring to the table anyhow...and I don't mean dinner table. :) I am a girl that can't get big, it's just genetics, but I have never felt the "swarming obsession" with the idea that I'm ideal in size...except by...guess who? Women. :) The men take all things we have to offer, girl, so put it out there, dimples and all!
Oh, hon, I am with you! All hail the curve!
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Helen xx
I'm sure you are not the only one who appreciates your curves. Men really do like women of all shapes and sizes.
If I complain to my husband that I can't wear a certain pair of pants because they give me muffin top he says, "The top is the best part of the muffin."
I see that Beautiful Curvy Women are making a comeback, and it's about time. I made a post about embracing your curves and confidence, you can check it out on my blog.
Also, I just started an Underwear Store for Curvy Women, you can check that out here: http://vertigounderwear.ecrater.com
All of us Curvy Girls are Beautiful!
Great Post.
-Angela
This is truly not an issue of ERA but of CULTURE. Before Twiggy and presently in almost every culture but American curvy woman are revered.
Always have been and always will be. Real woman really do have curves... the model is the fantasy!
As real as it is these days I'm sure folks are reexamining their views and values.
Hasani
I think about this all the time....
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