Grr. Argh.
A HUGE pet peeve of mine is...
when people point out that Marilyn Monroe would be "huge" by today's standards. What the fuck are they talking about? Have they looked at a picture of Marilyn Monroe? That is better proof than their statistics. Marilyn Monroe just never looked fat. She had the figure of Halle Berry I think. Yes I agree beauty standards have changed, but I don't think Marilyn Monroe is the best example of this. She looks skinnier than J. Lo to me. Maybe Mae West or something (would be a better example for beauty standards changing). I don't even care.
This all started because I read an article in the nytimes about beauty standards. I thought the article was going to be a scientific study of how a heavier look was "in." But no, the author based her suspicions that a heavier figure was becoming more popular on the following. One, she saw an exhibit of Victorian paintings and 2 and 3...
"Coincidental with this museum visit was the premiere of a network sitcom, "Less Than Perfect," with a mate-seeking leading lady who wears size 12, and the continuing popularity of the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" with its winsome Rubenesque star, Nia Vardalos.
Something tells me that a subtle shift is in the works, which may result in a more reasonable feminine ideal - a figure that more than 1 percent of the population have hopes of ever achieving - and healthier women."
Anyway, it's really just the Marilyn Monroe thing that bothers me.
when people point out that Marilyn Monroe would be "huge" by today's standards. What the fuck are they talking about? Have they looked at a picture of Marilyn Monroe? That is better proof than their statistics. Marilyn Monroe just never looked fat. She had the figure of Halle Berry I think. Yes I agree beauty standards have changed, but I don't think Marilyn Monroe is the best example of this. She looks skinnier than J. Lo to me. Maybe Mae West or something (would be a better example for beauty standards changing). I don't even care.
This all started because I read an article in the nytimes about beauty standards. I thought the article was going to be a scientific study of how a heavier look was "in." But no, the author based her suspicions that a heavier figure was becoming more popular on the following. One, she saw an exhibit of Victorian paintings and 2 and 3...
"Coincidental with this museum visit was the premiere of a network sitcom, "Less Than Perfect," with a mate-seeking leading lady who wears size 12, and the continuing popularity of the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" with its winsome Rubenesque star, Nia Vardalos.
Something tells me that a subtle shift is in the works, which may result in a more reasonable feminine ideal - a figure that more than 1 percent of the population have hopes of ever achieving - and healthier women."
Anyway, it's really just the Marilyn Monroe thing that bothers me.