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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., walking on runways. [/quote]

Athletes now has fat women in the ads.  It makes some of the swimsuits look bad.  It doesn’t make me want to buy the clothes if they are going to make me look like that.  It also makes me wonder if they are slowly turning into a Lane Bryant.[/quote]

As a small, petite woman I agree. I can't even really look at the pictures because I look nothing like these women. They're all 5'8+. A normal V neck on them will go way below my bra line. A midi dress is floor length for me. I obviously buy petites, but the pictures are never petite. The larger boned women make it harder to figure out what the petite version of the dress even looks like. [/quote]

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