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Re: [OM] OM] IMG: Father & daughter, Mother & daughter

Subject: Re: [OM] OM] IMG: Father & daughter, Mother & daughter
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:42:33 -0500
Good on them! I like fantasies, too, but I'm not much for ultra-slimmed women. 
Victoria's Secret commercials on television leave me cold. Waifs with breast 
implants.

--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal

On Nov 11, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:

> I enjoy a good fantasy, but I also like realism and common sense.
> http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/body-confidence-debenhams-unveils-average-woman-size-16-mannequins-8924077.html
> 
> 
> On 11 November 2013 17:07, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> +1
>> 
>> Yesterday I happened in front of a magazine rack at Barnes & Noble, and
>> saw smiling back at me a three-quarter frontal portrait of singer Carrie
>> Underwood. Now, don't misunderstand. I believe Ms. Underwood to be a truly
>> beautiful woman in every sense of the word, especially in the sense of her
>> voice, which can be, when she wants it to be, angelic. Having just seen her
>> on television a couple of days ago, and having noted to myself that she was
>> looking fit and trim, I was surprised at the magazine cover, which depicted
>> her as at least 20-25 percent trimmer than she had appeared on television.
>> I'm certain Photoshop Warp Tool is responsible. This is something that I
>> deplore more than I can express. Having heard magazine editors in the past
>> talk about the slimming by 30 percent fudge factor for cover portraits, I
>> grieve for the fate of humanity. Yes, it is a small thing, all things
>> considered, but it is manifestly a lie told to make people appear as they
>> aren't, and to instill in
>> the rest of us an unrealistic notion of what is attainable and what is
>> not. The more time we spend being dragged by our noses through these
>> deplorable fantasies, the more we become unsure of our footing in whatever
>> it is that reality is, and the less likely we are to find peace on Earth.
>> (Or, for that matter, to have good will toward others.)
>> 
>> Bastards!
>> 
>> --Bob Whitmire
>> Certified Neanderthal
>> 
>> On Nov 11, 2013, at 7:54 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
>> 
>>> These two photos are just great and the women are not only genuinely
>> beautiful but seem to
>>> reflect an internal serenity which radiates like sunshine.
>> 
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