Yes, I think the body positivity movement fails for the exact reasons you mention. Humans are hardwired to prefer some body types to others. It's not possible to change that through saying that being super fat is healthy and beautiful.
Still, there could be some kind of modesty movement saying that OK, obviously most humans like some peop…
Yes, I think the body positivity movement fails for the exact reasons you mention. Humans are hardwired to prefer some body types to others. It's not possible to change that through saying that being super fat is healthy and beautiful.
Still, there could be some kind of modesty movement saying that OK, obviously most humans like some people's looks more than others, but don't we have better things to do than dwelling on that fact all day?
Yes, really, isn't that a bit absurd? In the world of women, being svelte is/was very high status, but in the world of men, there has always been a preference for women with some curves. But I think the two worlds have converged during the last 20 years. When I was young about 20 years ago, being thin or thinner was high status among women. A little sophistication was also required. Women who catered to stereotypical male preferences too obviously were labelled bimbos. Paris Hilton was on the news for being... rich and thin and having a sex life.
Then a few years later, Paris' good friend Kim Kardashian took over the leader shirt. Suddenly, her ostentatiously unsophisticated looks were in high demand. The word "bimbo" disappeared from the vocabulary. Presumably because being what was previously called a bimbo has become the new normal.
I can't help wondering whether the above development has anything to do with increased male power over females. It could be sex ratios, maybe? Since sex ratios have become more female-heavy in many places, young women can no longer afford to cultivate their own subculture under a thin veil of sophistication?
Yes, I think the body positivity movement fails for the exact reasons you mention. Humans are hardwired to prefer some body types to others. It's not possible to change that through saying that being super fat is healthy and beautiful.
Still, there could be some kind of modesty movement saying that OK, obviously most humans like some people's looks more than others, but don't we have better things to do than dwelling on that fact all day?
Yes, really, isn't that a bit absurd? In the world of women, being svelte is/was very high status, but in the world of men, there has always been a preference for women with some curves. But I think the two worlds have converged during the last 20 years. When I was young about 20 years ago, being thin or thinner was high status among women. A little sophistication was also required. Women who catered to stereotypical male preferences too obviously were labelled bimbos. Paris Hilton was on the news for being... rich and thin and having a sex life.
Then a few years later, Paris' good friend Kim Kardashian took over the leader shirt. Suddenly, her ostentatiously unsophisticated looks were in high demand. The word "bimbo" disappeared from the vocabulary. Presumably because being what was previously called a bimbo has become the new normal.
I can't help wondering whether the above development has anything to do with increased male power over females. It could be sex ratios, maybe? Since sex ratios have become more female-heavy in many places, young women can no longer afford to cultivate their own subculture under a thin veil of sophistication?