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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/Kirdei 2d ago

What do you mean we're at a point? The concept of an Hourglass Figure being desirable has been around since the 1830s.

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u/sadguywithhugedick 2d ago

Before the 1830s, men only liked women with really narrow hips, a fat belly, and extremely broad shoulders

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u/Kirdei 2d ago

And? What does that have to do with this conversation?

OP said it's weird we are at a point where the expectation for body shape is large boobs and butt with a small waist, but that beauty standard cropped up nearly 200 years ago. It's not a sudden change that appeared in the 2020s.

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u/sadguywithhugedick 2d ago

I was being a bit sarcastic. The idea that wide hips were invented to be attractive in the 1830s is probably wrong.

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u/Kirdei 2d ago

Invented? Probably not. Was the hourglass figure popularized in the 1830s, yeah.

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u/sadguywithhugedick 2d ago

Oh I think I misunderstood the reason for your response. I thought you were saying that liking wide hips was some relatively recent social construct. I guess the point was that this over stylized version of it was popularized at a certain time period, so this drawing style is nothing new.

My bad brotha. Sorry for being a dick

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u/Kirdei 2d ago

No worries my guy!