I guess I was born too early because now there are television commercials touting the full figures of rubenesque women. One of our cable stations is showing such entertainers as Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hutson, and Monique, as icons of beauty. Hopefully this will mean that those of us with a little “junk in our trunks” and busts that are full and voluptuous, have nothing to be ashamed of. Its time that women of all sizes be recognized as beauty in their own right. Why should we have to starve and look like waifs from a prison camp to be accepted?
When I was young, I was set up with a blind date. As I was talking with the guy he stated that a BBW (Big Beautiful Woman) was a size 12. OMG!!! That was the size I aspired to get down to. But the tmes, they are a changing. There are now dating sites where the large size body is revered.
Does this mean that all the old prejudices have dropped by the wayside? NO! Are young girls no longer binging and purging to get down to the acceptable size, 2 or 4? NO! But now they can see that there are woman who celebrate their curves and their curves are celebrated for the beauty they posses!
