[najida]

Except that it was the lower half that was exaggerated. The hips were considered the part that made a woman most desirable. They still are in the ME (and one of the things I love about the culture ;) )

[wyattearp]

They still are in the ME (and one of the things I love about the culture ;) )

And in Africa, and South America, and Central America, and the Arctic, and India...

Only in Europe and the West, and only very recently, has the idea of slim hips in a woman been considered attractive. Nearly everywhere else, a size 5 woman is looked upon as being unhealthy, infertile, and too fragile.

I'm not saying where I stand on the issue. ;-)