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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the article is pretty bad. A central premise is unproven, and (to me) flat-out wrong. The author wrote: "The reality is that expectations for female appearances have never been higher."

What is the foundation for that opinion? That view diametrically opposes my understanding of contemporary standards, which celebrate an increasingly wide variety of looks.

When I was growing up in the '80s, all the models looked like white and brown Barbie dolls. But today there are heavier women, women of various races, transgender women, older women, etc., [b]walking on runways.[/b] [/quote]
One place, mild size inclusivity. But women are no longer "allowed" to have pores, lines, expressions to harsh or bitchy, no peach fuzz, skin must be perfectly even without appearing made up, one isn’t just supposed to be thin but also taut and string but not bulky, thigh gap is still an aspiration for some, as is that lower pelvic depression in a bikini, your hair needs to be perfect.... yes, women used to be overall skinnier (for which you can largely thank dietary changes, epigentics and nicotine), but the standards are definitely more rigorous otherwise. [/quote]

Now it is considered standard in upper middle class circles to get eyebrows waxes and pedicures (even in the winter!) not to mention Barre/solidcore/yoga etc. When I was a kid my mom was friends with a bunch of doctors wives in a fancy suburb but pedicures were still considered an indulgence and only people with super thick eyebrows regularly got their brows done. And they just played tennis a few times a week to stay in shape. Now the women I know in my hometown all double at soulcycle and do solidcore-type classes plus go through various primping -- standards are much higher now I think!!![/quote]

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