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What Sarah said!
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I'm not talking about the bling babes who fill all the gangsta groups, with size-80 butts, big tits and hoochie hair. They're nothing but shallow caricatures. Well-done plus-sized avs can be beautiful as well, and to me are a sign of courage.
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Kinda at work. Somewhat.
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somewhere purple, Germany
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If you look at what gets promoted as the beauty ideal for females left and right, and how some that aren't near it get treated, I think it's safe to say that the thin look, be it with curves or not, is the thing that's seen as the 'norm' (altho it isn't) | |
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| witty verbage here ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DC Area
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My Mood: | Karl Lagerfeld is not a genius. Any idiot can drape fabric over a size 6- model and have it look good. Notice I said model there -- clothing models also have certain porportions in addition to being extra thin. The hard thing to do is to make clothing that looks good on normal people. Or fat people. If you can do that, THEN you are a genius. I have no respect for designers that can only design for models. Quote:
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Daman's girl
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rosadora, Holland
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I've been lucky to work in places that were supportive of originality... and I find the best answer I can give them is -- when I do get those questions -- "Because I love myself."
__________________ No need to complicate, our time is short -- this is our fate, I'm yours . Trout Rated: 7.0 "You are evidence that a woman who is comfortable in her own skin has a definite advantage over those who are not." Rosie Barthelmess, Manager & House DJ Lounge of Dreams, Trapper (213, 37, 318) "Have a nice day, unless you've made other plans." http://rosiebarthelmess.com-- my blog thingamabobber. LONGEST SIGNATURE EVAR. | |
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Kinda at work. Somewhat.
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somewhere purple, Germany
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My Mood: | Now that I ponder it, I just remembered a few times where someone commented about my AV having too narrow hips and rear. As in, they're not feminine by their standards. Looking at how some female AVs (especially certain bling girlies) have them shaped to almost caricature-like proportions..I can't say I feel bad about it. |
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| Konichiwa, Bitches ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
I'll Be Back
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nu Jerzee, USSA
Posts: 4,394
SL Join Date: January 2007 | One thing that has been turning me off to SL is the increasing idea of conformity in one way or another. Be it appearance, gender roles, philosphy, cultural ideals, corporate mass marketing and so on. In a place obstensible created so you can be whatever you want, so many people seem to want you to be what THEY want you to be. Maybe it's as SL grows, more and more people bring their RL baggage with them, but it is very disheartening. Why bother to come in if you are going to get hit with the same crap you have to deal with in RL? |
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| is probable. ![]() ![]() Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England
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SL Join Date: 25 July 2004 | Quote:
It's certainly true that western society finds a slim healthy look, in both men and women, as being a positive thing. But the waifer-thin boyish look for women which is so loved within the fashion world is not viewed in the same way - in the UK at least, the waifer-thin look is viewed no less negatively than obesity. I think the 'look' that is presented in the fashion world is not only not highly represented in the demographics, but it is also not representative of societal attitude/culture. | |
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I will cut you, bitch
| My avatar is also fairly petite. However, I am constantly fiddling with her hip, stomach and butt sliders trying to get that rounded, voluptous look. When I was in the process of creating her look, my ideal was Vivien Leigh. She was petite, but not bone thin. And I think facially, she is one of the most beautiful women ever. My two favorite avatar bodies belong to Munchflower Zaius and HoseQueen McLean. They're just beautiful, perfect, rounded and sexy! Looking at the link in the OP, I was really disturbed by those pictures. I'm very glad my teenage daughter seems to have a healthy body image. I work hard at appearing to have nonchalant conversations with her about that issue. It's very difficult raising a teenaged girl these days. |
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What Sarah said!
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No "hi, how ya doin?" ... no "you look cute". No, "I'm Jim and I'm horny". Just "max out your tits". ![]() I ejected and banned him just for personal reasons ![]() | |
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| is probable. ![]() ![]() Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England
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| Konichiwa, Bitches ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
I'll Be Back
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| Punk Girl in Space ![]() ![]() Join Date: Dec 2007
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My Mood: | I'd say I'd disagree that "healthy thin" is currently considered the ideal, though it's certainly given lip service. Magazines will promote "healthy thin" while still showing pictures of women that go beyond that. Skeletal, fashion model thin isn't really as widely popular, but too much emphasis is still on being "thin". You still don't see many "healthy" sized people on the big screen, or even the little screen, at least not out of Hollywood, or on American television. Maybe it's different in Europe? Here in North America political correctness has just given it a new slant, and maybe curbed the extreme a bit. |
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WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS
SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
| I saw this last week and immediately messaged the group owner to see if it was, as Perseph said, a joke. Quote:
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WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS
SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
| I also found this the other day and wanted to share it with you guys as well. ![]() No one will ever achieve what photoshop can do. It's physically not possible to be that smooth and that thin. Here's some avatars you may know discussing an image at Thinspiration: http://www.flickr.com/photos/misseil...n/pool-thinspo http://www.flickr.com/photos/misseil...n/pool-thinspo Last edited by Ten; 05-28-2008 at 10:30 AM. |
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Have a fhtagn day!
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Oklahoma
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SL Join Date: 11/2006
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This thread makes me want to bump up my av's ass sliders some more.
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| is probable. ![]() ![]() Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England
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SL Join Date: 25 July 2004 | Quote:
PC is certainly here in the UK, too, though it's my observation that PC doesn't usually go near waifer-thin. It seems to be more 'acceptable' to make severly negative serious comments about those who are unhealthily thin than it is to make similar comments about those who are unhealthily overweight. However, the opposite is probably true when the comments are made in a less serious, but equally harmful, way. | |
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Mixolydian
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,695
SL Join Date: October 5, 2004
Business: Musical Alchemy
My Mood: | A joke? Where did I say that? I said it was a role play. And as another person said, a fetish. This person is turned on by girls who abuse their bodies as the result of a metal illness. Moreover, he is mischaracterizing their feelings and situation for his/her own pleasure. This isn't a joke, I never said it was a joke, and I don't find anything funny about it at all. |
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