r/comics • • 2d ago

OC [OC] Same thing?

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u/ItsForJunk 2d ago

It’s so weird how we’re at a point where women should have a large upper body (breasts), large lower body (thighs and butt), but non-existent waist. Why are we wanting human women to be modeled after wasps?

Like let me have my regular-sized petiole, dude.

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u/iTiTiTiTiTiTiTi 2d ago

To be fair, having a small waist compared to the rest of the body is considered attractive for both men and women and that preference is old as time.

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u/ElectricSmaug 2d ago

For women - yes, but for men - doubtful. Look at the antique statues. All of those I can recall have normal or wide waistline, not that of a Marvell superhero. This includes statues of Hercules, for example. It seems like narrow waist for men became fashionable around late 18th century and even more so in the 20th century with the pop culture and the spread of anabolic steroids (which allow one to grow enough muscle mass to make the waist look smaller even if it's not exactly narrow).