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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 [b]women are no longer "allowed" [/b]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]

No one is forcing women not to have pores, lines, whatever.

Any woman who feels compelled to follow someone else's beauty standards needs to find a backbone and sense of self-worth.[/quote]

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