American beauty: fat is the new thin

The Sunday Telegraph ^ | February 9, 2003 | Charles Laurence

[MadIvan]

I never liked the stick insect look, personally. But have at it, you lot.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[areafiftyone]

You are asking to be chased by every female freeper by those remakes - but wait you'd probably enjoy it! Never mind ;-)

[areafiftyone]

remakes=remarks

[KantianBurke]

fat chicks are in? yuck! seeing women with beer bellies and triple chins makes one sick. Is it that hard to put down the frito chips and go on the treadmill for an hour or so?

[I_Love_My_Husband]

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[and the horse you rode in on]

I never liked the stick insect look, personally. But have at it, you lot.

I bruise easily. Skinny wimmin are totally unacceptable

[and the horse you rode in on]

Disgusting. Women should not be boney, but shouldn't be plump, either. They should have the look of runners, with toned bodies.

Marilyn Monroe was a totally untoned size 14, and probably the sexiest woman of the 20th century

[a_Turk]

Well, where's her bleeding picture?

[mountaineer]

I see it as just more of the "self-esteem" nonsense, which is just perfect for a generation of children who already are undisciplined, slothful and self-indulgent.

[MadIvan]

Sorry mate, no pictures with the story.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

I actually see it more as a symbol that moderation is never going to be in style. It's not great to be emaciated. It's not great to be Roseanne Barr either. Whatever happened to balance?

Regards, Ivan

[the_doc]

Twiggy was not one of your best exports, IMHO (grin).

Ah, but we quickly came up with Goldie Hawn. (She looks a little better with age, I think.)

[cyborg]

Interesting article... however I have to say that Jennifer Lopez is proportional to her size and bone structure. Even Kate Winslet from Titanic was a good size.

Personally speaking I will never be the size of a Kate Moss, or like Ally McBeal. If I didn't stuff my face, I'd look like J.Lo also. However, I need to lose sixty pounds. There's nothing to be proud of in having a fat butt and a somewhat big stomach. It's plain UNHEALTHY. I find 'fat pride' to be an offense to good health.

[You Dirty Rats]

My favorite Bond girl was always Claudine Auger, who played Domino in "You Only Live Twice". She wasn't thin, and she was gorgeous.

My teenage daughter is a swimmer, so most of the kids I see at meets are in pretty good shape.

However, the epidemic of obese kids is not a good sign, as they will have health problems later on. Also, the fashion today seems to be to dress slovenly, which does not go well with obesity.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

allrighalready!!

Sheesh, I hope you guys are happy now.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

check post #17

[Samwise]

Damn! I finally got a treadmill to work off that extra insulation, and finally after all these years, fat is in. Time for the Oreos.

[Prof Engineer]

Marilyn Monroe was a totally untoned size 14, and probably the sexiest woman of the 20th century

To repeat a previous question, where's the picture?