@TheGirlWithTheGoldenEyes: Well, not just China, but Asia, in general, I think (on FOB...should really be FOP...Fresh off the Plane, since no one takes the boat anymore). I also think there are two different FOB/FOP stereotypes. The brand conscious spoiled brat one (in existence since the 80s or so, I think) and the…

So do they have to have a show for every cultural stereotype?

My fiance is 3 1/2 months younger than me. I guess it doesn't matter because we graduated the same year.

@kv8246: I don't think it's the fact that she doesn't have a man and/or a family, but the fact that she's not "conventionally attractive." If Ms. Kagan looked like, say, Kim Catrall, I really doubt people would say much, even if she didn't have a husband or boyfriend.

@GrappyKat was born after Scott Baio was famous: I have to spend a great deal on shoes too, due to the lack of size (I'm also a 5, sometimes slightly smaller). There are quite a few stores in Toronto which carry small sizes, but they're often sold out really quickly. Every tiny woman seems to be on shoestores'…

@airgonaut: If you're so leggy, then you're definitely petite on top (length-wise, anyway). You probably have a much harder time finding tops than me!!!

@lozette: But by fashion standards, you ARE petite. Anyone under 5'4" is. Even at sizes larger than you. I think the reason why many shorter women don't buy petite is because they don't realize that they are. Most petite women aren't size 2.

@ObservantUnderachiever: I don't know if growth treatments existed in the mid to late 80s, when I was a kid, but my doctor (who was a petite 4'10" or so) didn't think I needed them. She never seemed to worry that I was "short". Maybe because she's short or maybe she thought that Asians were short to begin with, so…

@enidcoleslaw: The innocent thing bothers me. It's kind of creepy, even.

@ronniedobbs: Yes, but there are lots of body image posts, usually surrounding fashion and usually involving plus size issues.

@A Small Turnip: Don't know about you, but I get "oh really? Short people have issues" comments all the time? Not to mention, taller people seem to think that "cute" is a compliment. Ummmm, no.

@lilyHaze: There's the usual Banana, Ann Taylor and J.Crew, of course. Designers I've found out about online include Henrietta Pertuz (she *IS* for the true petite woman, despite her ANTM Cycle 13 models) , Allison Izu and yoga pants line, Sweet Petites

@frankie22: My mom is 5'5" and my dad is 5'10". My doctors expected me to be at least my mom's height and with a similar frame, could pull off the "willowy" look, despite not being 5'9". I ended up being barely 5'2" (though tons of people seem to think I'm closer to 5'4") and the shortest person out of all my first…

@ronniedobbs: I think taller people only "get it" for a moment, and then forget all about it.

@lilyHaze: The worst is when people younger than you call you "honey" because they think you're like 15.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! About time there's a post like this. And yet, taller people don't "get it," do they?

@lady.and.lord: I don't think women in Asia really care about what the model looks like. They care more about whether they can afford to buy the clothes and whether it could look good on THEM. I have spoken with Lisa before at Fashion Week here in Toronto, but never really thought she'd think this way.

@GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11): The ladies in the Dove ads have perfect skin because, well, they use Dove! Or at least, that's what the Unilever people want you to believe.

I hope this is true! By the way, Crystal walked for Joe Fresh (yeah, I know, their pieces are in the $30-50ish range and sold at a grocery chain. However, the founder is on the board of the fashion council, is married to the woman who does Pink Tartan and was the founder of Club Monaco. I doubt Joe Fresh would be…

I think non-standard sized designers should get more promo if they're going to use non straight sized models.