tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712567757153096058.post1116963942803311693..comments2008-04-27T10:43:13.492-05:00Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115503014838870398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712567757153096058.post-82966835436164068942008-04-27T10:43:00.000-05:002008-04-27T10:43:00.000-05:00Thank you, April.<BR/><BR/>Midnigt Muse and Rolling Thunder have brought up an excellent point to. In many areas, it is acceptable for a man to be overweight, while it is not for a female. There is a greater stigma attached to female obesity as it relates to attractiveness than there is to male obesity and attractiveness. <BR/><BR/>Why is that?<BR/><BR/>Midnight Muse also brought "female curves." Not too long ago, I was watching one of those reality modeling-contest shows. Several of the female competitors were getting on another female competitor for being "plus-sized." I believe this woman might have been a size 8. Maybe a size 10. The ones doing the chastising were a size 0 to a size 2. When I looked at them compared to her, I found her to be more attractive. she was not overweight. Not obese. She had the curves of a woman and looked healthy compared to they "normal-sized" models who, regardless of their ages, had the straight lines and flat chest of girls who had not yet matured into women.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115503014838870398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712567757153096058.post-50814584106606460082008-04-26T19:17:00.000-05:002008-04-26T19:17:00.000-05:00This is a great post. Thanks for sharing.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06269294939547630941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712567757153096058.post-80635215901340597532008-04-18T20:07:00.000-05:002008-04-18T20:07:00.000-05:00*licks beer stains on shirt*<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry. Did you say something?Rllgthunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769491908895214174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2712567757153096058.post-79889410885673252952008-04-18T09:13:00.000-05:002008-04-18T09:13:00.000-05:00It is pathetic how weight-related prejudice IS allowed, and accepted, by so many otherwise seemingly polite people. I'm not thin, but I'm not largely overweight - walking is my excercise of choice because swimming has a narrow window of opportunity here in the friggn' cold Northwet (I prefer salt water to pools) so I have a solid look with female curves.<BR/><BR/>Yanno - like a human.<BR/><BR/>But what riles me the most when I hear someone remarking about someone else's size is the fact that the person making the remark is typically the exact same size, with beer stains on their shirt.Midnight Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09562807876184858761noreply@blogger.com