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Old 08-07-2004, 10:35 AM  
Tala
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Quote:
Originally posted by punkworld
I think most often the meaning of the word "fat" isn't really determined by what size is most common, but by the size the media say is "normal" or "good". Unfortunately, the media have a rather unrealistic view of what women should look like.
Which in turn has changed what we think normal should be and what beautiful should be. Sad.

I was reading something the other day that says the average woman in the United States wears a size 14. However, to find size 14 colothing, one has to look in the Plus Size area of most catalogs.

How sad.
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