No Wonder Women Have Warped Perceptions About Their Weight

Paris was buzzing about the return of 51-year-old former French supermodel Ines de la Fressange to the catwalk for Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. It's really neat that somebody finally recognizes that an extraordinary attractive woman doesn't suddenly become plain after age 40, but what set this excitement completely back was the description of Ines de la Fressange as "curvy" and "voluptuous" which is an absolute joke.
If this woman is so shapely with no hips, no butt, and no breasts, then what in the hell is Michelle Obama, overweight? Our first lady has plenty of curves, but I would not even describe her as voluptuous. No wonder women get so confused about healthy weight and body image.

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No Wonder Women Have Warped Perceptions About Their Weight - Part II

I absolutely hate this commercial for what it clearly trying to say about women, their eating habits, and their self-control when it comes to healthy eating. As someone who has never indulged herself with scarfing down a full-loaded or 100 calorie Oreo Cakester, I was more than offended at the ideal that all kinds of women would suddenly lose their minds, chase down and turn over any kind of food truck.

Now I have been at plenty of sporting events and watched plenty of pot-bellied and overweight men guzzle down beer and gobble down hotdogs, pretzels, nachos, etc..... And I have had the lovely experience of watching with disgusted amazement while one of my male students slapped two Oreo Cakesters together and proceed to cram the entire mega-calories concoction into his mouth.I would love to see men targeted for these "low calorie" treats that companies trick women into buying and pretending to enjoy. I have tried the 100-calorie Oreo thin crisps and the Chocolate Chip thin crisps and discovered both to be absolutely disgusting. Hard as hell and completely tasteless.

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