What's the skinny with anorexic-looking chicks?

Hmm... that all depends, I don't really care what she looks like as long as she has a personality, but I guess if I have to narrow it down... I'd say average. I do like women who have curves, it appeals to me.

You know, I can't stand chicks that say crap like, "I have a complex because of your body type". people can't help it if they're skinny, and that just happens to be how they like themselves. LIke yourself.....no problem....

Trinitie

Hear, hear.  Salma Hayek in "Desperado" or "From Dusk til Dawn".  Playboy era Anna Nicole Smith. Christina Ricci...  Ooo, ooo, Nigella Lawson.

I could go on for an hour. Oh, wait, Joan Osbourne...

Insecure women don't seem to understand what the word 'curve' means.  They diet and diet until they skin sags from their bones, then they notice the skin sagging, so they diet some more.  I think half of them would feel thinner if they added enough padding to fill their skin in. 

There was some cosmetics commercial on the other day, and there was a naked woman standing half covered in a towel with her back to the camera.  I was thinking it was 'old people' makeup to hide wrinkles, but when she turned around she was in her 20's.  From the neck down, her shape, her skin, it all looked like someone's grandmother.  You know, that funny, skin hanging on bones look.

I am not a catholic priest, so I normally don't find people shaped like 12 year old boys attractive.  One person that has really gone to hell is Jennifer Connley.  I forget what awards show it was, but I didn't even recognize her.  The woman from 'The Matrix' is really bad about it too.

Ally MacBeal should be force-fed like a pate' goose for the damage she has done...

new-age nomad :  If that is true, fine, but most women I see spending all their time on a diet have no business doing it.  Half the people I see on these "I lost 5 pounds!!" commercials looked fine to begin with.  The problem is, people try to look like your ultra-rare naturally skinny people, and destroy their looks doing it.

 

p.s.  My list were women that aren't like that, in case there is any confusion...

This current fad of dieting until practically nothing is awful. Granted there are some girls out there with extremely high metabolisms that do look that thin and hate it. Unfortunately, for most, it is anorexia, not just anorexic-looking. But look what happens when those girls stop with the insane dieting. Christina Aguilera and Rene Zewelleger come to mind. Both look good at a healthy weight... even a few pounds over, but felt that their careers needed that look... after awhile both went down to too skinny.

It's weird though, how it is mostly a chick phenemenon. You don't see guys starving themselves to look that thin. Six-pack abs, yes... but it's funny how guys like Drew Carey, Jim Belushi, etc., can survive a life in Hollywood at a higher weight than most girls. What girl carries extra weight and is adored? Maybe Queen Latifah, and Rosie before she was so political (not that that's a bad thing, mind you), and even Oprah, although she's always on the ups and downs of healthy living. I am attracted to looks like any other person, but it definitely doesn't mean I go searching for a specific body type in a person in friendship or admiration. Star power? Look at John Travolta and Tom Hanks... both guys with lots of power, and often lots of added weight.

Good or bad? I don't care, I like them either way... I'm more attracted to that specialness that comes through in anyone, not matter how they look.

My point was that women who weren't fat or even chunky to begin with are starving and punishing themselves physically to get down to a 'perfect' size.

I agree with you though Trin, that if you're happy with yourself, your size, it shows in your personality.

Baker: I see that your list isn't full of skinny-minnies....all I have to say about that is : vive la femme! Rejoice that you have curves, celebrate your voluptuousness!
The girls you quoted as finding attractive are on my list too..although have you seen Christina Ricci lately? She's looking a little waif-like...last I heard she was a size 2 and dropping...

"although have you seen Christina Ricci lately? She's looking a little waif-like...last I heard she was a size 2 and dropping..."

Noooooo!!!

 

gah, that stinks... I was really, really impressed with how she looked in "Sleepy Hollow".

Christina had an eating disorder after "the adams family" when she started to fill out....she began to get a little worried. Her wait has flucuated every since, but I still love her!

Trinitie

Yes, I read the same thing...at one point she was a size 0 and looked awful, but she filled out again to about a size 6. Apparently she wasn't happy with that, so now she's dropping weight again. You know, she really illustrates my point..she looked wonderful before, but probably succumbed to the idea that you have to be skinny to be worth anything or marketable. I know she had an eating disorder, but I wonder how much of that was brought on by the pressure to be thin?

Just so you know, I didn't diet to get to the weight I am now. It just came off. I think I stressed it off, actually. I don't work out like a fiend, I eat what I want, when I want (and I can put away some food, I can tell you) and I'm happy being whatever size I may be.

I've read numerous articles about this that point toward homosexuals.

Even if you look historically at artwork of beautiful women, they were all full figured.  Traditionally thats what men found attractive.   But these days there's alot of gay men in the fashion industry.   Gay men enjoy a beautiful woman as much as a straight man, but they tend to like girls with a boy-ish look to them.....very thin.  Often times the fashion industry is a determining factor on what is considered chic.

So that's where it's coming from!

I think you might be on to something there, Jeremy. You're right, in the past women were traditionally voluptuous..look at Reubens' nudes - even in Victorian times when it became fahsionable to wear corsets the corset served to minimize the waist and thereby accentuate the bust and hips....

Huh! Well that's something to ponder...

Although there are some exceptions (i.e. Alyson Hannigan), I usually don't find women with such boyish figures attractive. Jeremy's right though. It's like this one comic said (paraphrased): the fashion industry is dominated by homosexuals and women's magazines are written by women, so women are trying to look good for two groups that don't even want to **** (synonymous to bang) 'em.

Curves are good a skeleton shape is creepy... So why do women strive to be size -2, Ill never understand. By curves ofcourse I don't mean obese but healthy... A woman who goes to the gym and has a good build and confidence in herself is 100 times more attractive than a woman who is dominated by the media inspired trend of starving themselves to fit their social standards. I wonder how much money it would take to dress Lara Flynn Boyle as a skeleton for halloween If only I had a billion dollars...

p.s. that christina ricci pick is the hottest ive seen her..

For the sake of throwing in another side of the issue, I tend to find smaller girls aren't attractive. I don't mean ultra-skinny anorexic girls, I just mean I like them shorter and athletic, and breasts aren't a huge deal to me. You probably won't hear that opinion too often though.

~Dan

i don't like 'em super-skinny like Flockhart or Flynn Boyle... they're just disgusting... But i don't want 'em fat either. I'm a butt and leg man myself. The size of her breasts don't matter much to me, as long as she has a nice butt. the way i figure it is, if i'm gonna stay in shape, then she needs to stay in shape, but there's nothing wrong with a woman having curves. Like so many other men, my concern is that she's gonna 'let herself go' after we get hitched.

I think healthy girls are attractive.

Anorexia, it's Phat!

God, when will people like you grow up. I'm a US size 0, I'm 5'10". I love my food, I've never had an eating disorder, nor will I ever. I can't help being slim. Love the way you people like to label us, 'skinny', 'bony', 'disgusting'. Whereas fat people are 'curvy'. Well done, that's fair isn't it. And that Monique cow. Thank the Lord, I don't think she's ever had the nerve to grace my country with her presence. I'm thinking about writing a book too, 'Fat Women Are Ugly Slappers', think I'll get away with it? No, I didn't either. You're all hypocrites, and the ones who are obviously insecure.

Outraged, you sound like you are the one who needs to grow up. If you are secure with yourself the way you are, you shouldn't be so hostile. Noone calls fat people curvy. A lot of average girls are called curvy. Overweight in the least = fat. If you are outraged about peoples' attitudes toward women with your body type, don't you think it a bit hypocritical to throw around terms like "fat" "cow" and "Fat Women Are Ugly Slappers"?

I think if you are naturally slim and healthy, there should be no problem. I know some women though who claim to be "naturally" slim but count every single calorie that passes their lips and exercises compulsively. There isn't anything "natural" about that. That is a disorder.

I think Dharma is genuinely interested in what other people find attractive. Some love the supermodel type, some like some junk in the trunk, some are into boobs, others concentrate on legs. To each his own. Nothing wrong in trying to understand.

I think the hands are particularly attractive. If anybody cares:)

~Dan

I do, thanks, Dan. You too ,Jill.

I don't like the 'bag of bones' look. Sorry if it's insulting, but it is not healthy, that is, IF you have to force yourself down to that weight. If it's natural then its fine.

Hmm this is a very thought provoking article dharmagrl, and it's obviously something people feel very strongly about. I've suffered from anorexia nervosa myself, and I think it's about a lot more than just appearance or weight, For me it was about control, it was a way for me to feel in control of something, when everything in my life was going crazy. I agree a lot of celebrities are just starving themselves to conform to what hollywood or the fashion industry tells them is considered "beautiful". What's scary about that is young girls (and boys!) emulate celebrities and they're just gonna get sick trying to look like them. They set a pretty shitty example.
Our ideas of beauty change decade by decade, the skinny thing started with twiggy i think, but it varies thru out world and in different cultures- I read someplace in Africa the more voluptuous a` woman the more attractive she is considered. The image of a curvy earth mother figure is evident in a lot of African and Aboriginal art. Plus from a biological point of view, curves would be considered more attractive as they indicate a fertile healthy woman who would make a good "mate".In general woman are getting thinner hips and bigger breasts because we have children later in life now. But the point is, you can only be how ur genetically predisposed to be, so there's `no point fighting it, you'll just make urself miserable. Screw the media, and just be thankful you have a fully functional body no matter what it looks like, keep it healthy, don't get obsessed with food and remember there's a whole world of people out there who don't even have enough food to keep themselves alive, it's kind of shallow to be so concerned with our appearance in light of how others are suffering.
Dyl, xxx

I think that skinny is attractive. I'm 5'5'' and I want to be 90lbs. I think that the boney frame is beautiful because the fat rolls of my 124lb frame are sick.
I know everyone has their own opinions, but Lara Flynn, Calista, Renee. All of them are beautiful to me.