Not quite alone. Ada was fine.Simon Hadow said:
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...Hm.EmileeElectro said:
Let me put it to you this way. I can think of many women writing about games who've gained credibility because they've never used their looks to their advantage, even though they could have. But I can sure as heck to a bunch who sexed it up "to get ahead" and who've never lived it down, much to their regret.Chipperz said:I hate to be the one to bring this up but... That seems to be said with a... Certain kind of knowledge? Anything you want to share with the group?Susan Arendt said:
I joke, I joke! Also, yeah, on the girls? Niiice. Yvonne there seems to have shown great ingenuity after realising she had nowhere else to store the pre-inflated beach balls she'd obviously just brought. I like a girl who can think outside the box!
I hate to disagree Susan, but I think if you'll do a quick search, you'll find that recently, the preferences of the American male are more towards women who do not resemble coat-racks these days... and of course, it's only a matter of time until marketing trends catch up.sorry user name taken. said:
What men actually want and what's portrayed in magazines are two very different things. Case in point -- men usually like some curves on their women, but many (perhaps even most) designers prefer more angular girls because clothes hang better on them. I assure you, the typical model is a size 2 or 0. The standard used to be 6, but at some point, probably during the heroin chic trend, that came to be considered "fat".solidstatemind said:I hate to disagree Susan, but I think if you'll do a quick search, you'll find that recently, the preferences of the American male are more towards women who do not resemble coat-racks these days... and of course, it's only a matter of time until marketing trends catch up.sorry user name taken. said:
Personally, I prefer women who have a bit of muscle... which is exactly why I married an ex-gymnast!
OK, to be fair, I should point out that while you may have a point in regards to the marketing of clothes for women and cosmetics (which is where the majority of 'models' get their work), it is my belief that your blanket statement does not really apply to the majority of advertising these days. Yes, Madison Avenue is still trying to sell women on the idea that they want to be disgustingly thin, but the advertising for virtually every other type of product involves women who... to be brutally honest, have butts and boobs. I'd do a search for the surveys that I'm referencing, the ones that say the average American male age 18-42 prefers a woman somewhere in the range of dress size 6 to 8 (and according to some reports, even up to 10), but I'm exhausted and headed to bed, so I guess we'll have to just consider this information anecdotal at this point... I know, I know, that's a bit of a cheat... but in relation to this specific article, I think it's any entirely reasonable position to take: after all, the women working for this company are most certainly not targeting a female audience for what they are promoting.Susan Arendt said:
Absoloutely. I mean they've had male models interested in fashion for years, why not the reverse?DM. said:
I now have something to strive for. Now if I can just muster up the self-control to not eat so damn much, I might get started.The_root_of_all_evil said:
No, no, you're right, that wouldn't be the standard for a service like this. This would be more in line with a swimsuit model, where curves are more desirable. Why, you could even have "short" girls (under 5'10") in this service, which simply doesn't happen in high fashion.solidstatemind said:
