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Men lusting for less curves
The Age ^
| 12/20/2002
Posted on 12/19/2002 5:49:58 PM PST by ArcLight
Men's taste in women has changed dramatically over the past half-century, shifting away from girls with curves and big breasts towards the androgynous and the skinny.
The assertion comes from two psychoanalysts who pored over every Playboy from December 1953 and calculated the body mass index of every centrefold. Over 577 issues, the models became taller and their waist increased, while their hips became narrower and their bust became smaller. If Playboy is any guide, the needle on the male sexual compass has switched from Marilyn Monroe to Eva Herzigova, the scientists say.
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KEYWORDS: fashion; glamour; trends
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To: ArcLight
Over 577 issues, the models became taller and their waist increased, while their hips
became narrower and their bust became smaller.
Some researcher must have misplaced a decimal point on those breast measurements.
Or confused the units (mixed up centimeters and inches).
Otherwise, how would they explain the silicon revolution?
Actually, I could believe the absolute average breast size may have fallen...
but not as much as the other two dimensions of the famed three-number measure of
the female figure.
Thusly, my guess would be that what has happened is that today's average female has much
closer to what a LOT of guys are looking for...an figure with a "cinch" at the waist,
an obviously feminine chest, and a shapely, but reasonably-sized "caboose".
OK, so I'm a pig. But I'm being honest about the way I've seen this evolve over the
last two decades...
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posted on
12/20/2002 2:12:45 PM PST
by
VOA
To: Hemingway's Ghost
Even with the internet, Maxim is still (ahem) on the rise:
"But Maxim isn't far behind. Introduced in 1997, Maxim's circulation started around 500,000. It is now at 2.7 million, making it the second-most-popular monthly men's magazine in the nation. Stuff is No. 3 at 1.1 million."
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/2002/11/03/living/4432578.htm
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posted on
12/20/2002 2:16:01 PM PST
by
proust
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Hey thanks! After that first one didn't work, I went back to google and had a hard time even finding full-bodied pictures of her such as you found, so I just gave up. It was the first time I ever tried to post a picture. I'll have to learn HTML.
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posted on
12/20/2002 2:21:48 PM PST
by
DBtoo
To: Oberon
GoGo Belinda was dimply with baby fat. Solo Belinda was all angles and hard. Saw them a couple of years ago. Belinda isn't aging too gracefully.
To: Semaphore Heathcliffe
I always had a thing for GOGO Jane Wiedlin:
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posted on
12/20/2002 2:29:04 PM PST
by
Skooz
To: Skooz
I am predicting AT LEAST 1000 posts on this thread...
406
posted on
12/20/2002 2:29:38 PM PST
by
Mr. K
To: ArcLight
dontcha just love the entry at the top of the page
click here to read article
nudge, nudge, wink, wink
To: Skooz
408
posted on
12/20/2002 2:31:20 PM PST
by
Skooz
To: Fintan
Claudia Cardinale! Mmmmmmmmm....
To: Skooz
Roger that. very cute, kinda trashy, and that voice.
To: Skooz
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posted on
12/20/2002 2:34:05 PM PST
by
Skooz
To: Rytwyng
yup. Locarb is the way to go if you don't want to go hungry. I don't even crave 'taters anymore.
To: ArcLight
Homer likes curves...
To: Fintan
She counts. You have excellent taste.
To: Mr. K
To: All
Russ Meyer DOUBLE BUMP!! Raven De La Croix:
416
posted on
12/20/2002 3:04:31 PM PST
by
proust
To: Skooz
O Bogus. Tripod. Here's a couple of her. Not bad for a PETA gurlie.
417
posted on
12/20/2002 3:05:16 PM PST
by
archy
To: Fintan
To: Long Cut
To: Paul Atreides
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What...no Ursula????? |
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posted on
12/20/2002 3:20:08 PM PST
by
Fintan
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