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History of Feminism

FlaGranny

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4. Yes, women are the

Reply to MH1 (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 08:37 AM

Feb 2015

ones who want this "ideal" figure, although many, or even most, men would consider them skinny or scrawny if they actually achieved it. If women wanted to please men they would have soft curves, not obvious bones poking out. Of course, all women don't want to be bony, but teens have a particularly hard time with their body image.

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Another Reason We'll Miss Leonard Nimoy: He Championed Full-Figured Women [View all] eridani Feb 2015 OP

Kudos to Leonard Nimoy for pushing a noble cause that deserves more attention. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2015 #1

Men are probably as varied in their preference for women as women are for men. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #2

Interesting comment ... what does men's preference have to do with it? MH1 Feb 2015 #3

Yes, women are the FlaGranny Feb 2015 #4

For those of us who look more like the women in the photos Bettie Feb 2015 #5

Good for him ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #6

he was what a liberal used to be before the sell roguevalley Feb 2015 #7

surely most of us gals are somewhere between model and "full body" Skittles Feb 2015 #8