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| By WINK Staff | |
| From
Wikipedia: "Female Body Shape” "Female body shape or figure is the cumulative product of a woman's skeletal structure (her build) and the quantity and distribution of muscle and fat on the body. There are, and have been, wide differences on what should be considered an ideal or preferred body shape, both for attractiveness and for health reasons. These have varied among cultures simultaneously. As with most physical traits, there is a wide range of normality of female body shapes. Human beings and their cultures have perennially focused attention on the female body as a source of aesthetic pleasure, sexual attraction, fertility, and reproduction. Each society develops a general perception of what an ideal female body shape would be like. These ideals are generally reflected in the art and literature produced by or for a society, as well as in popular media such as films and magazines." |
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| “Imperfection
is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely
ridiculous than absolutely boring.” — Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words) |
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| "The ideal or preferred female
body size and shape has varied over time and continues to vary among
cultures; but a preference for a small waist has remained fairly constant
throughout history. A high waist-hip ratio has often been seen as
a sign of good health and reproductive potential. A high waist-hip
ratio has also often been regarded as an indicator of attractiveness
of a woman, but recent research suggests that attractiveness is more
correlated to body mass index than waist-hip ratio, contrary to previous
belief. Historically… there was a trend for slightly larger women in the 17th and 18th centuries, as typified by the paintings of (Peter Paul) Rubens, but that in general there has been a preference for a slimmer waist in Western culture.” |
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From “Beauty
is Shape” By Pauline Weston Thomas "Primitive peoples still gauge female beauty by sheer bulk and brides to be go through excessive fattening. Hottentot women are celebrated examples of women with excessive fat deposits in the buttocks. In contrast western brides go through an equally grueling slimming regime to achieve a sylph like figure forever commemorated by wedding photographs and video film. Emaciation has now become the ultimate symbol of achievement and affluence." Left: A picture of Saartjie Baartman (Sarah Bartman), The Hottentot Venus. See this women's studies blog for a great posting on cultural differences in female beauty. |
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