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Former Member

This is a new magazine aimed at the larger sized women.
Now my main truck with it is that it encapsulates size 14 - 20 as larger sizes!

Since when has 14 been considered large??

Historically I always thought 12-14 was the average sized woman.

Am I wrong?

And what do we think of the title?

Just as beautiful implies to me that even though you are not a perfect 10, you are still beautiful.... patronising or what..

I would love to hear what you all think and men - would you think a woman over size 12 was somehow repugnant?

As Mrs Merton says... "lets have a debate!"

http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/...tml#mwpphu-container

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Former Member

I agree isadora. I think its a bit patronising. its just saying "your bonny for a fat lass"

and a size 14 isnt big.

10/1/103:19 AM

smoothyourightoverMember

BIG IS BEAUTIFUL!

10/1/103:27 AM

Dame_Ann_AverageMember VIP10 years

I would never consider 14 large, and what kind of message does it send out to young girls who are convinced stick thin is the way to go

10/1/103:34 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Beautiful always makes me think of James Blunt

10/1/103:41 AM

Former Member

your beauuuttifoooool

10/1/103:44 AM

SazBombMember

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its just saying "your bonny for a fat lass"

It is really, and you can bet all their models will be skinny 14s, if that makes sense!

10/1/103:48 AM

slimfernMember VIP

That was more Bernard Matthews gyps!

Isn't the average 14/16 these days ?

10/1/103:48 AM

Former Member

I think what people are forgetting is that due to far better health care and maternity care women and men do tend to be bigger - I am talking about height and shoe size as well.
Therefore we will need clothes size to reflect this.
Whilst I am not denying the growing problem of obesity we just have to face facts that we are just getting bigger overall!
I mean go back a few hundred years - our ancestors were tiny!

Therefore a size 14- 16 is arguably healthy.

10/1/103:56 AM

DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD.Member

Reference:Gpyaroony

your beauuuttifoooool

I pity the Fool really I do

10/1/104:43 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

Tastes change over the years. Back in the 17th century, women who by modern standards would be regarded as obese were regarded as the height of beauty. The painter Peter Paul Rubens was famous for his paintings of "full-figured women" to quote Wiki. If you have ever seen one of his paintings you will know what I mean. Forum rules do not permit me to post a typical Rubens painting of such a woman, so you will have to use your imagination, and I'm not about to start posting a censored version.

10/1/106:16 AM

Former Member

I know exactly what you mean El Loro and then of course in the twenties it was fashionable for women to be stick thin and have no bosom - this was so the flapper dresses could hang properly.
Women used to bind their breasts tightly to achieve this look

10/1/106:19 AM

MargueritaMember

It beggars belief to think that size 14 teen is for the larger size woman the world has gone mad

10/1/106:34 AM

MoonbeamsMember

Is large and proud.

10/1/108:48 AM

CarnelianMember 10 years

Hmmm, I'll have to consider my reply carefully to this 'minefield' OP's question!

10/1/108:52 AM

BazMember VIP10 years

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It beggars belief to think that size 14 teen is for the larger size woman the world has gone mad

I agree

10/1/108:56 AM

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