and a picture for you
now I might be wrong in thinking this, but wouldn't Jennifer Hawkins and models like her be responsible for a lot of the body image problems faced by young women these days?
so what if the photos are "untouched", she still has a body which is unobtainable for the majority of the population
Top work.
All about the Hawkins brand, bugger all to do with helping fat chicks feel better.
Whats your BMI?
Whats your percentage of body fat?
Australians get fatter and fatter every year and women are leading the charge. No amount of "go girl" and "you're gorgeous" bollocks from chunky friends can disguise the fact that many Aussie women are fat and, on average, a damn sight fatter than their forebears....
But you tell 'em girl, your not fat!
*By the way, you could be a non-fat size 12. It is possible. Of course the fact that the current size 12 is the old size 14 (they shift them along every half-decade or so to play to their audience) means you might be a little chubby.
Jennifer Hawkins is a product of genetics and of diet and of exercise - as we all are.
I'll bet the diet and exercise component of her life is about 100 times better than most Aussies.
But hey, the "go girl" generation blames it all on genetics, while drinking pints with the boys and downing a couple of kg's of chocolate bemoaning that size 14 "really isn't fat" and "he is just a bastard"....
By the way Campbell, if you look at that photo and see scrawny, you are either blind or filled with envy covered up with hate.
I actually think she's gorgeous, and a decent size. If you look you can even see some cellulite on her thighs. Kudos for the non re-touched photo.
She has a far more attainable body than most other models.
Eagles87: I think we've had this discussion before, but you don't seem to have a healthy grip on what female sizing is (apologies if it wasn't you). A size 12 can very easily be in the acceptable weight range. I know from my own experience and that of my girlfriends. Hell, all you need are bigger-than-tiny boobs with decent shoulders and you ain't gonna fit a 10*.
*Sometimes, big boobs are a girl's worst nightmare
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Not sure if I have engaged you on this subject or not - maybe.
I am currently in a country where most girls are about 150 -160 cm and weigh between 40kg and 50kg and the big boobed ones have to buy "large" size 8 or 10 sizes (if they are frigging huge
I understand your point but seriously there is a whole support group in place for chubby girls and its other chubby girls. Its fine if they want to be overweight, chow down on fattie foods and complain about size 8's ... just dont actually give them any credibility - unfortunately, out of fear of eating disorders, them seem to have been empowered with credibility. Fat is fat.
If you want a non-scientific measure of our current position, isolate yourself from westerners for, say, 6 months (live in Asia). Fly back into any Aussie airport - your initial reaction will include "****, look at all the fatties..". I guarantee it.
Have you spent anytime in Asia?
The "Jenny Craig" ads here are hilarious:
"I used to be 60kg, but after 4 months I was back to 52kg and soon will be at my goal weight!" .....
They crack me up....
I have a young Aussie guy doing some work with us in Saigon, his GF is small-ish by local standards at about 150cm and only 38 kgs. But not so startlingly small that you notice v her friends. She is 23 years old.
Its pretty normal here for girls to think they are big when they get anywhere near 50kg! I am not shitting you. We have one in our office who is 158cm and 46kg and they were joking with her the other day that she looks "a little fat" .....
Here is an article that explains the joy of shopping for western women in Thailand, and its true that a size 10 is extra-large!
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/624505/the_thai_womans_diet_follow_this_and.html?cat=51
The point remains that the relationship between size and weight is dependent on many things and what seems ok from the point of view of people surrounded by "fatties" all day may not be. Similarly, its likely true that being surrounded by Asian women (who are constantly eating) produces the opposite effect - i.e. Australia looks like a fat camp!
