I found an interesting and balanced article on the subject:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/27/will-the-ozempic-era-change-how-we-think-about-being-fat-and-being-thin?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_032023&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_digest&bxid=5be9e2232ddf9c72dc4a2663&cndid=51564709&hasha=504e4145699f9da4b12b69443f9d7ebf&hashb=3cd25b667ad02140a708f8e6a3e1ab73feb8f967&hashc=cbbe2e904e1960df9de6a41bf93151fd5dc0bcd13428be51382d9a5227bbde69&esrc=VERSO_NAVIGATION

Really interesting, thanks for sharing.

Thank you @GreenTealael. A very interesting read. It raised many of the questions & concerns I had about it.

It’s funny. I grew up in the ‘does my bum look big in this’ era. Twisting & straining to see in a mirror if my ass was too big & dying a little death if I thought it was. (It usually was.) I struggled to understand the whole fascination with making your bum as big as you could via any means when that began. I wonder if one day my saggy non existing ass & saggy breasts will become what everyone desires ?. Aah, the vagaries of body image.

7 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Thank you @GreenTealael. A very interesting read. It raised many of the questions & concerns I had about it.

It’s funny. I grew up in the ‘does my bum look big in this’ era. Twisting & straining to see in a mirror if my ass was too big & dying a little death if I thought it was. (It usually was.) I struggled to understand the whole fascination with making your bum as big as you could via any means when that began. I wonder if one day my saggy non existing ass & saggy breasts will become what everyone desires ?. Aah, the vagaries of body image.

I never could understand the big butt craze, either.

It’s likely all about mating @Arabesque & @catwoman7

https://www.mtv.com/news/pzbrrn/big-butt-science-attraction

Fascinating article (the first link, LOL) thanks GT!

14 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

It’s likely all about mating @Arabesque & @catwoman7

https://www.mtv.com/news/pzbrrn/big-butt-science-attraction

Oh, so my lack of a butt is why I’m single. ???? Though I was single when I did & had a hourglass figure too. LOL!!

9 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Oh, so my lack of a butt is why I’m single. ???? Though I was single when I did & had a hourglass figure too. LOL!!

Ha! No. I often wonder why certain people were singled or coupled and honestly there’s no rhyme or reason to it. However, romance films suggest that your soulmate is probably trying to find you but your schedules are opposite, live in a different part of the world or don’t speak the same language.

Edited March 23, 20233 yr by GreenTealael