Real Women

[Los Furias Tiki]

So here's the thing that's been bugging me lately... I hear a lot about how girls are really comfortable with their shape because they have a 'real woman's body'. It's a phrase I hear a lot in the pin up business... 'I love pin up because it celebrates real women/real bodies'.

Now, I'm no expert on anatomy, but I'm pretty sure that most people have real bodies... It's just that they all come in a good variety of shapes and sizes. That would be what makes them real; some are big, some are small, some curvey some not so curvey and so on... Surely the joy of pin up is that it celebrates the personality of the model and not how exactly a girl can fit whatever the current body type trend in 'high' fashion' may be.

And (pay attention Whitney from ANTM!) if people do give you a hard time for not meeting their percieved expectations, don't then snipe back about how it's better than being a stick insect or twig or whatever... It's equally as obnoxious as some idiot proclaiming that only thin people can be attractive. Im happy for people to be comfortable with their bodies - it's swell - but not at the expense of everyone else.

Just a rant. Sorry.

[Anita Fixx]

Are you trying to make me feel better? Well, if I have to be called some kinda animal can you please call me a leopard or a cat? Or tigress maybe? Thanks! : P

{M} Delyssia LaBelle said:

me too! giraffes are graceful and beautiful.
Wink Holliday said:

I like giraffes. For the record. :)

Anita Fixx said:

Yeah maybe...but I have had women make pretty DIRECT insults at me personally. Sad but true.
I remember bumping into a girl on the bus by ACCIDENT and she called me "a stupid giraffe" because I'm tall and skinny. And they drew pictures making fun of my skinny body on the blackboard..shall I go on?

[Anita Fixx]

Don't worry I'm working out so I can deck the next chick that insults me. I'll post videos ok? ; )
haha!

Daddy Cool {PL} said:

AMEN LFT, I actually wanted to post something similar, but instead I'm waiting for some naturally thin chick to deck a naturally thicker chick for talking smack so I could smile internally. Its funny but the weird feelings go both ways. EVERYONE IS PERFECT FOR SOMEONE, NOONE IS PERFECT FOR EVERYONE.

[Anita Fixx]

Very good point...glad to see more comments about this topic. INTELLIGENT comments...

Tracy Morrow said:

My thoughts are anyone with a vagina that is over 18 is a REAL woman and beauty comes from the inside out. Ultimately, each body type will have an edge over the other depending on the topic, high fashion likes skinny for the way the clothes hang off their bodies, lingerie, swimsuit and various other fashions like curvy for the way the body is represented in the fashion, but each can cross over quite well under particular circumstances. Neither is better or worse, just deliciously different!