So basically the entire point of this model's photo shoot, (that was shopped) was rendered pointless by the studio or someone along the line.
I mean, if you are going to be modelling + size... shouldn't the photo actually show a + size girl in it?
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1I admit, I'm a little unclear on just how large that is. My online sources2 say it's somewhere between a 28 and 32 inch waist, but when I was getting a pair of capris for my costume last month I had to go down to a 53 though all my jeans are 32 inch waists.
2A.K.A. "Google"
3This confused my sister as well. It also made her a bit jealous.
I can take a tape measure and measure 30 inches round my waist.
That is also the size of pants I wear.
So obviously they are measuring it different than we are.
Female clothing sizes for pants and skirts are seriously wonky, and one company's size 2 might be another company's size 4 or another's size 0... If I remember correctly, the clothing sizes take into account both waist and hip measurements, and I seem to recall something about male and female waist being measured in slightly different locations. Which is why it's often difficult for guys to buy well-fitting female clothing.
Oddly enough, it's often easier for us larger guys to find good female clothing, lol. (yay, Hot Topic...)
How sad the world has become when someone who looks like that is considered a "size+" model.
Re: Sizes. From what I recall, the more expensive the dress, the lower the size. In other words, if you were a 5 and you bought a dress from Company X for $150, Company Y may offer a very similar dress priced at $200 or $250 as a size 4 or even 3. They play on women's obsession with small sizes. A disgusting practice, but one that apparently works - if it actually happens. I can't for the life of me recall the source, so take it as 'possibly possible' at most.
For example the ones I am wearing now are allegedly 30s, but fit nothing like 30s. Infact I feel vaguely uncomfortable in them at all times (it's laundry day and my other jeans are all in the dryer. So I can't just skip out on wearing these ***** ****** mother **** jeans).
I'm not sure how or what measured these, but 30s they aren't or if they are they are of the extra super snug variety.
But mostly I've found when that sort of thing happens its cause it's a defective pair of guy jeans. (For example other jeans by this company I wear, the size is right. So yah)
I also heard from my girlfriend that they're "reassigning" sizes in those webshops, so that you'll be able to order an "American M" size. If they go through with that, she'll be down to wearing XXXS probably, from what she's been telling me
As for models that actually look like people, check out the Dove commercials: 1.bp.blogspot.com/_0KkalrvPzs8/Rfbs3gpqd...
They look beautiful, all of them. Quite unlike most other models.
If only more advertisers used real people...
6/10s.
Real women sheesh.
I know of a couple gals that are quite real that put these alleged 'real beautiful women" to shame like the average to very slightly above average ducklings they are.
I like muscle not flab.
Some pretty girls on this link (still safe for work too)
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Okay smolderin hot.
Will try to find on fire hot in abit.
But then again I know that my concept of beauty is widely different from most other's so that was to be expected
I've even seen men's belts of different lengths with the same number on them. This is pretty hard to mess up when you're just measuring the length of the dang thing.
That's because they're NOT measuring the length of them. Years ago my father was touring a factory in Korea where they were making flip-flops.
As he watched he noticed that the workers had 3 stamps. Size: S, M, L.
Every so often the workers would switch from using one stamp to another.
Regardless of the fact that every flip-flop coming down the line was the exact same size....
9.5/10
-.5 cause she's not a burnette or redhead :-p
mmm nice lickable stomach.
Now I'm finding it hard to continue my work out.
Thanks.
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9.5/10
-.5 cause she's not a burnette or redhead :-p
Sweet Zombie Jesus, you can see her pelvic bones. Blech!
but I'm fairly sure that pic was taken during surfing competition season. (where very few athletes of any stripe look particularly good. During Season.)
She's got a nice stomach and a good body, but not a huge fan of her face or hair.
Maybe on my next time out this weekend, I'll see about that tanning bed, and some jeans.
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that is more my speed than the blonde though.
4th from the top incase it didn't link right.
pft. That's just cause you lower your standards with age :-p
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Meh. Don't get me wrong, she's got a nice body and all, but it's just such a generic hotness. Like something punched out of an assembly line. And your standards don't get lower with age, they get better.
Either you are spending all of your time in the company of stupidly hot women and have forgoten how rare something like that is lookswise, or you've intentionally shifted your standards to something you see as possibly attainable? (or at least easier to hook up with)
The doveladies that was linked earlier, -that- is generic and Average to me. I can see that all the time if I wanted to, in real life.
and Average yah can be attractive. But really? It's still average.
pft. That's just cause you lower your standards with age :-p
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that is more my speed than the blonde though.
4th from the top incase it didn't link right.
Ok, she seems better overall than the blond. But maybe a bit skinny. If there ain't no butt hangin' out o' them bikini bottoms, don't bother walkin' past me.
And I actually do think my standards got better. I prefer healthy looking women to sickly ones.
No matter what your age, if you like women without hips, you are pretty much looking at a boy.
Yar! Funny, but oh so true.
And your standards don't get lower with age, they get better.
Yep, better.
EDIT: And it is smarter to like chicks with some meat on 'em, too. Cuz if you ever get stranded and have to eat your gal to survive, whoever datin' that blond surfer is gonna die a hell of a lot sooner than me.
Humans aren't solo hunters. Especially if you are sans firearms.
Generic hotness?
Either you are spending all of your time in the company of stupidly hot women and have forgoten how rare something like that is lookswise, or you've intentionally shifted your standards to something you see as possibly attainable? (or at least easier to hook up with)
The doveladies that was linked earlier, -that- is generic and Average to me. I can see that all the time if I wanted to, in real life.
and Average yah can be attractive. But really? It's still average.
I didn't say "average" , I said "generic".
And I have no goals for women being "attainable" or "easier to hook up with". I've been happily married for nine years.
This woman is hot and certainly not generic. Ditto this one and this one and this one… I just find that plastic Barbie Doll-looking generic hotness to be not particularly engaging or compelling.
I don't like that many tats :-p
And I like my women to look like they've seen the sun more than 1 time in their life.
You can now continue with your regularly scheduled pics of wimmins.
So far we're doing pretty good me thinks.
EE, drawstring briefs? I'm confused as to how that even works.
Can you enlighten me?
Okay so you like the goth punk look.
Not exclusively, just good examples of non-generic hotness.
I don't like that many tats :-p
Heavy tattooing is like playing Where's Waldo for grownups, with a much greater sense of satisfaction when you win.
'Sides, it's not the tatoos themselves which are the turn on for me, it's just that the women who turn me on tend to have at least a few.And I like my women to look like they've seen the sun more than 1 time in their life.
Not me. Women with a greater risk of skin cancer don't particularly crank my wank. I actually find tans, especially really heavy ones on very blonde women, to be pretty revolting.
Christina Hendricks is about as close as I get to digging the generic hotness thing, and she's not all that generic. The fact she was on Firefly helps a lot. ;)
Jayne: I'm not a particular fan of blondes, myself. Dunno, I was burned out on them loooooooooooooong ago.
(When every girl on your street was a blonde growing up, and some of them were more like siblings to you than anything else it kind of leaves an imprint I guess?)
I like girls that look like they spend alot of time outside. It's a potential common interest. (As I do enjoy biking which I am due for this weekend. Probably either tonight after one of my friends hops offline tonight, or maybe Sunday morning)
Of course I'm also a sucker for pacific islander girls too.. A pretty big sucker for em.
Because I feel obligated to: behold hotness [link].
You can now continue with your regularly scheduled pics of wimmins.
Meh. Again, generic. The usual five-o'clock-shadow "The Situation" six-pack pretty boy. David Bowie was a far more attractive man, even into his 50's. You want a hot man? Look no further than this guy.
Boraxe's, while indeed non-generic, still don't look like the things I like. Maybe it's the posing... it tends to remove the personality of the people involved.
And pictures that show more boobs then eyes are a no, even if the girl could be quite beautiful. I want to at least see if the lights are on inside before I consider someone beautiful
This baby gets my motor running. Just look at those curves, the color of her skin, independant, smart and you know it will suck everything up. Meet my baby.
Poor Roomba. Such is the price machines are forced to pay in servitude to you disgusting fleshlings.
So what gets your core vibrating?
These are capable of turning me on.
I'm confused as the function of said drawstrings seems counter intuitive to the snugness of briefs?
So Kilrshon is into machinery giving itself self gratification?
It is similar to a ejaculation. You know, white and it goes in every direction.
It is similar to a ejaculation. You know, white and it goes in every direction.
I'll say it again: electricity does not resemble bodily fluids. Besides, anyone who produces that much at once should probably see a doctor.
Might as well meet with both at the same time.
Yeah, that surfer chick - when I was like 18-20, I'd have been pretty down. Now? She needs to eat something. Big boobs, no hips = meh. I'd have said 'blech', but she's pretty. But I need hips, I need a li'l meat on the tummy (not a huge amount) and I need legs you wouldn't find under a hummingbird. I like women, not starvation survivors.
Eh, I'm pretty down with skinny girls, especially if they're tone. I think her stomach was actually one of her best features. Its just that her face wasn't that great. I gave her a good mark, just not a great one.
But I like women who probably are unweight. Also dark hair and some Asianness doesn't hurt, though not necessary. I would post some pictures or names, but my first thoughts go to actresses and pornstars, which kind of feels like it'd defeat the idea of "regular" women who are hot.
Renaissance Faires tend to be a little better on the fitness of their costumers. Unfortunately, people in the idealized Renaissance don't dress as skimpily. But its still nice.
I'm vaguely amused that a thread that started 'bout photo manips and slimming down a model known for being "plus sized" (a ten is plus sized? Really?) has degenerated into throwing up pics of models.
Okay, so how about sexy, intelligent, plus-sized and not a model.
My friends and I used to always make fun of anime conventions because of similar reasons. You'll have fat people (both male and female) dressed in clothes designed for abnormally fit and small people. Sometimes, its just... bad, but good for comedy purposes. And sometimes you have people who properly fit and look pretty nice.
Renaissance Faires tend to be a little better on the fitness of their costumers. Unfortunately, people in the idealized Renaissance don't dress as skimpily. But its still nice.
Yeah, it was good for the comedy - cuz we're all terrible, terrible people.
That's what makes it fun, though. You're either interested in staring ... er, I mean looking at the hawt pirate gal or laughing about the giant pixie man with the tiny wings. You're never horrified, never disgusted. It's all good all the time. And that's fun.Looked more impressive then any cute skinny girl with fairy wings would've. That guy really cracked me up.
Word. The wife and I spend way too much time making fun of people. Unfortunately, less time is spent gawking at hot chicks (when she's around I have to do it more stealthily).
That's one of the reasons my wife is awesome. Not only do I not need to be "stealthy", she points out hot chicks for me to look at.
Well, except my girlfriend who can occasionaly be totally oblivious. She wore a sexy black latex brah/shorts combo, red bodypaint, devil's tail and horns, black high heels, and a whip and trident and then later exclaimed "why do people keep wanting to take pictures of me?"
Best thing I've seen at a Ren-fair was a 6ft tall, musclebound, bald dude covered in tattoos, wearing nothing but a pink tutu, a set of fairy wings and a magic wand.
...that wasn't in Italian paintings. Or Dutch.
But still.
Also, no pictures Goldomark
Don't think she'd be too pleased.Yeah, I don't think the wife would mind. But I don't know if I would do it. It just seems rude or something. Its probably irrational, but relationships are like that.
Yep, that's pretty much where I'm at, too.
As far as Ren Faires go in the US of A, they're pretty much fantasy fairs, too. Like, some people will be dressed period appropriate. Others will be pixies, saw some pirates with guns, some twifails, some just plain sluts (heh), some very lightly fur clad barbarians, some ninjas, a samurai, a steampunk dood (his goggles were awesome - and he sold 'em at the leather shop thing he ran. too bad they were like $125), a centaur and a dragon. Yep, some li'l chicky wore green and white clothes, painted her face, wore some wings and had a li'l fuzzy dragon nose. So 'Ren Faire' is a pretty loose description. As a matter of fact, I believe the event is actually called the Great Lakes Medieval Festival - which is still totally inaccurate.
For a gay guy you sure are straight.
Didn't I try that joke just last week?
Can't blame a guy for trying
Says who? I don't like that rule. I'm calling for repeal. Trying is exactly what a guy should be blamed for!
If he would have posted them you would have praised me!
I wouldn't have.
And another thing, why can't I take a crap without using a whole roll of toilet paper...
Try trimming the crack region. Less fur, less wiping required. Also wait 'til you're finished poopin' to start wipin'.
Am I the only one who finds the recent upswing in references to body functions to be both disgusting and immature?
Nope. That kind of humor is not my kind.
As for TA:
Yes, the robotic rebellion will utilise any salvaged parts from exterminated humans. We might even farm them from live ones too.
I won't use my clipper in my crack, I have to put it on my face after. Shaving is out of the question. No razor near my butt hole.
Just get cheaper ones for it. I have a good razor which I use for my face and I buy a bunch of cheap disposal ones for shaving other parts of my body. Its not that bad, especially if you are bothered heavily by the added hair.
Am I the only one who finds the recent upswing in references to body functions to be both disgusting and immature?
Eh, I don't find bodily functions to be digusting.
Am I the only one who finds the recent upswing in references to body functions to be both disgusting and immature?
No. No you are not.
Yup. Aside from beings in Klirshon's situation, bodily function simply should not disgust. Finding poo disgusting is like finding skin gross. We all make it, we all do it, get over it. 'Sides, the trimmin' advice was sincere.
I know the advice was, I just dont like the poo jokes and such. I usually shave ass, back, chest legs at least once a week, or try to. Wish nair did not make me break out horribly.
I don't fully shave anything 'cept for my face - er, the parts of my face that I don't want to have hair, that is. I've heard too many horror stories of the itching, etc that can come with completely takin' it off. So I don't do that. I do trim stuff down real short, though. Not my arms and legs, but pretty much everything else. Just feels better. Cleaner. Yep.
why can't I take a crap without using a whole roll of toilet paper...
Your typically 'full of crap' to a decidedly unusual level?
I tried Nair back in June. It didn't work so well. I had to go through two applications to get my leg hair to melt, had a few spots resist it, and it felt like I had mild chemical burns afterwards. And my legs still didn't feel smooth. Admittedly, I was more concerned that they looked smooth, but still. Shaving definitely worked better then Nair for me, though it took some experimenting to find a comfortable way to shave the backs of my knees.
Have you tried an epilator? Same as waxing, only without the mess.
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That might just fix the legs being hairy and the rest of me being well. All but incapable of growing body hair.
Does anyone have the ability to readily confirm that rumor about the effects of waxing over a long term?
That might just fix the legs being hairy and the rest of me being well. All but incapable of growing body hair.
Some people say the hair grows back thinner and more sparse, others say it's a myth. There's no telling, but in my experience, there's little difference, except that it takes a long time for the hair to grow back in full, so a monthly/bimonthly waxing is likely to keep the hair less pronounced. The downside is ingrown hair (which lends some credibility to the idea that it should weaken the roots), which hasn't been a huge problem for me. But then again, I don't remove hair very often, so can't tell for sure.
Im scared to wax simply due to how sensative my skin is. Even shaving I sometimes get red spots and such. Nair and other things really make me break out so Im afraid waxing will do the same thing.
It's completely different. I had problems with the skin of my armpits when I started shaving, but waxing had absolutely no effect... well, one time, I made the mistake of waxing myself and then take a bath, at a time where my skin was already irritated, but that was a special case. I have pretty sensitive skin, which is part of the reason I don't want to drag a razor over it everyday and use a bunch of chemicals on it (another reason is carelessness, I know I'll just end up doing a sloppy work eventually).
The things about waxing is that it might be a little harder on your skin at the moment, but it doesn't take long, and then you don't have to bother with it for weeks. Just make sure your skin is dry and clean, and use an antiseptic lotion or something on it afterwards. And be sure you're not using a product that'll irritate your skin or provoke any allergic reactions (I got some tee tree oil moisturising stuff from the clinic I used to visit, and it worked fine).
Using wax or an epilator is basically the same as ripping the hairs out manually, the main side-effect is pain. I suggest going to a professional and try waxing on some less sensitive area (e.g. lower legs) first (and ask them some questions about their products while you're there), and see if there's any side-effects.
Im scared to wax simply due to how sensative my skin is. Even shaving I sometimes get red spots and such. Nair and other things really make me break out so Im afraid waxing will do the same thing.
It's completely different. I had problems with the skin of my armpits when I started shaving, but waxing had absolutely no effect... well, one time, I made the mistake of waxing myself and then take a bath, at a time where my skin was already irritated, but that was a special case. I have pretty sensitive skin, which is part of the reason I don't want to drag a razor over it everyday and use a bunch of chemicals on it (another reason is carelessness, I know I'll just end up doing a sloppy work eventually).
The things about waxing is that it might be a little harder on your skin at the moment, but it doesn't take long, and then you don't have to bother with it for weeks. Just make sure your skin is dry and clean, and use an antiseptic lotion or something on it afterwards. And be sure you're not using a product that'll irritate your skin or provoke any allergic reactions (I got some tee tree oil moisturising stuff from the clinic I used to visit, and it worked fine).Using wax or an epilator is basically the same as ripping the hairs out manually, the main side-effect is pain. I suggest going to a professional and try waxing on some less sensitive area (e.g. lower legs) first (and ask them some questions about their products while you're there), and see if there's any side-effects.
Great advice hun I think I'll try it thanks!!!
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me my first time dressing.
me my first time dressing.
Heh. It totally suits you, man! Nice.
Thank you ZB. Still have trouble applying makeup and such but Im getting the hang of it better, especially walking in heels, which I for one love cause a lot of guys go gaga for a woman in heels lol.
Heh. I can imagine. Never tried it myself and don't plan on it, but all that seems like a lot of work that you kinda have to know what you're doin' for. And the shoes? Hell, man. Forget that. If you can pull it off, more power to ya.
Well a councilor did diagnose me with Gender Identity disorder so yeah. And with my legs I pull of heels rather well, and it helps take the focus off of my face which is kinda guyish, so yeah. Id love a pair of spiked high heeled boots, but haven't found a pair in my size that is affordable..
I kind of hate those diagnotics. It makes people feel like they aren't normal.
They're not. The real problem is assuming there's something wrong with not being normal.
Yup. Keep 'discovering' ailments so that you can create medications to 'fix' them. Good stuff. Oh, and also so that people feel less and less and less and less and less responsible for their own actions. It's all Disorder X's fault, see? More good stuff.
Yep, not only does it absolve blame on the person, but its lucrative.
Are you unfaithful to a comical extent and got caught? Just say you're addicted to sex and pay us to fix you.
Yup. Keep 'discovering' ailments so that you can create medications to 'fix' them. Good stuff. Oh, and also so that people feel less and less and less and less and less responsible for their own actions. It's all Disorder X's fault, see? More good stuff.
Well GID is an actual disorder, and can cause others like depression and anti social behavior. I did a lot of research on it. Basically it means you are not comfortable in your current sex and would prefer to be the other, but there are different levels of it. It's a lot more comon than some people would think too. But yeah he did make sure to tell me that just because I had it did not mean I was sick or wrong. He was actually a pretty good shrink and helped me a lot.
The wonders of psychology.
Wouldn't that be psychiatry?
I kind of hate those diagnotics. It makes people feel like they aren't normal.
They're not. The real problem is assuming there's something wrong with not being normal.
I prefer the term neurotypical instead. It's just as correct, and it doesn't have the same connotations to being sane and well-functioning.
Well GID is an actual disorder, and can cause others like depression and anti social behavior. I did a lot of research on it. Basically it means you are not comfortable in your current sex and would prefer to be the other, but there are different levels of it. It's a lot more comon than some people would think too. But yeah he did make sure to tell me that just because I had it did not mean I was sick or wrong. He was actually a pretty good shrink and helped me a lot.
And that's a valid issue. However, there's a difference between not liking your sex, and preferring another gender role. As long as you just want to wear a dress and have sex with men, I don't see the problem.
Wouldn't that be psychiatry?
I'll take your word for it. I don't exactly know what the differences are.
Like David Duchovny!
I was actually thinking of Tiger Woods, but sure. There's plenty of people we can choose from.
And that's a valid issue. However, there's a difference between not liking your sex, and preferring another gender role. As long as you just want to wear a dress and have sex with men, I don't see the problem.
Maybe he wants sex with women.
GID is not necessarily linked to sex. Its more about how you feel about who you are rather than who you want to have sex with. As to if crossdressers have it that is up in the air right now. Not all probably have it but some at least do. From the research I did I found that 1/11,000 people have the disorder to some extent some are happy just occasionally crossdressing others get hormone therapy, or even the full sex change operation. Me once Im done with school and have my own place I am probably going to go on hormones, well first Ill have to see a specialist and there is a lot you have to do to get the prescription for them. Some newer studies show that the numbers for GID could be as much as 1/5000 for men or 1/7,000 for women but it is harder to diagnose the disorder in women.
Also the 8 sites I went to, and various books I read none of them could really agree on the cause of the disorder.
Wouldn't that be psychiatry?
I'll take your word for it. I don't exactly know what the differences are.
Psychiatry is the medial branch of psychology (or the psychological branch of medicine, depending on who you ask). They overlap, but a psychiatrist will typically be more inclined towards medical treatment, whereas a psychologist will lean more towards counselling. Psychology is also more about the human mind in general, whereas psychiatry deals mostly with mental disorders..
So my guess is that if it's about mental illnesses, it's at least as much psychiatry as psychology, even more so if we're dealing with medicine.
Aren't you attached to your penis? I know you would probably like having a vagina better, but still. It is succh a important part of sex (the act not gender).
I prefer other peoples. During sex I prefer to be the one reciving to penetrating, which is one of the hallmarks of GID, but not the only one.
Aren't you attached to your penis?
I don't know about you, but I prefer saying that my penis is attached to me.
You lot are weird.
Thanks for filling in for me while I was away.
You lot are weird.
That we are. We've been weird, actually. Hehe.
You lot are weird.
That we are. We've been weird, actually. Hehe.
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I consider myself naughty or contraversial, but I am not weird!
You are deviant. Therefore, you are weird. Atleast a little.
Cute and deviant are not exclusive.
Well, noone ever implied he was exclusive...
I am! I am right handed and no shenanigans about that!
Even I have principales.
lol nice hehe.