Overweight women = freak show? Explain please. Sorry, this probably didn't sound at all how I meant it. My point was that the whole premise of the show revolves around them being overweight. I guess the term freak show came to mind not because I think they are freaks, but because I feel like they are being exploited (as in a freak show) due to their physical appearance. As an overweight individual, it irks me that this is the focus.
I agree, Cacoffer, that includes my husband. He was never attracted to women who are on the thinner side. When we met and I was a size 10, it was smaller than his other relationships, by choice. He is well built and was always into fitness. I have met a lot of guys who are athletic and attracted to curvier women.
verona - You also have to account for size inflation over those 20 years, though. While everyone balks at "bridal" sizing, it's the true sizing that's been around since the 40's - 50's.
cacoffer - what she was saying is that the industry is tapping into one of two audience pools - people that watch the show because the subjects are attractive, and people that watch the show because they think that there is going to be a train-wreck.What we were trying to say is that the premise of this show makes a mockery of larger women
I think 8 or 10 is closer to average right now.It just bugs me, shows that are based on looks, however thinly veiled it is. Because you automatically get lumped into these categories and that's all you are. It's pretty similar to the caste system of the medieval ages, only it's easier to move to a different looks caste.
Wasn't Marilyn Monroe a dress size 12 and pant size 8? I read that it's the equivalent of an 8-10 today. Many women strived to look like her because she was the ideal back then. When I was in Australia, I was on the cusp in terms of being plus sized. The standards these days and sad and insane.
I meant that is is not seen as thin (a size 6) like it used to be 20 years ago...now if you are a six, you aren't seen as thin, just average.Oh - gotcha
It would be better if it was a mixture of body types.Yes! If you are trying to make the point that "love is for everyone" regardless of size, appearance, etc., then why don't they choose a range of shapes and sizes?
East - I went into American Eagle to buy jeans a few years back and couldn't fit into my regular size. I knew that I hadn't gained weight or grown in any way, but I had to get the next size up. It was upsetting. The clothing industry is brutal.
stella- because then there would be the issue of the guy always picking the thin pretty blonde...trust me, it would still be a problem...and then the bigger girls would complain they are not being picked because of their weight etc...a clusterfuck_ waiting to happen.
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I completely agree Verona, I'm so sick of sizing being so different. One store, I'm a large, another I'm a small, some shirts I'm an x-small, others I'm a medium.It makes internet shopping so damn hard.
My FI also is not into smaller women. He has giant celebrity crushes on Christina Hendricks (Joan from Mad Men) and Whitney from ANTM. I used to be a size 16 and am now an 8/10 and he would be sad if I lost any more weight. Also...does anyone else find Luke hot? Just me, then?
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I don't think that would work because not everyone is attracted to the same thing. If the thin woman wins, it would be sizist and if a plus size woman wins, they are making a point. It is a novel idea to think that is possible but men are visual, if they are attracted to something, they go for it. If you have a big range and half is not what they are attracted to, that is just reality.
Verona - Men have it lucky. When DH needs new pants, he can just grab them off a shelf. When I need new clothes, I have to wrestle with a variety of sizes in the dressing room. It's so annoying!
gg- welcome to my world! I was at jcrew last week and couldn't fit into a pair of shorts that were my normal size...I couldn't do them up...and last year i had to go a size down in pants from the ver same store...wtf!?
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See, what they need to do is to find a guy that actually likes larger women, but then throw a couple of thin blondes into the mix. Then we could watch them get rejected and all feel better about ourselves. :P
ggmae, right! FI orders his pants online -- if I did that it would be a disaster. I have to make sure they fit my hips properly, there isn't too big of a gap in the waist, etc. etc. It's exhausting.
I can't wait until I have that problem complaining about VS undies. I haven't shopped at VS in such a long time. That's probably first on my list when I go to buy new clothes. I feel like it's a "skinny store."
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