I think the problem is the implication that 'I'm better than these slim chicks because I'm bigger', which is reinforced several times in the video between her and the pretty brunette chick she seems to enjoy pissing off.

Whatever hun.

Sure thing hun. Sorry your rigid view of how certain people speak and behave has been shattered a bit today. Hopefully this will open your mind a bit.

Short bald men are about as attractive as the woman singing in this video.

If she deserves to be held up as some kind of icon of beauty, than sure short, bald men do.

But the truth is, neither group will be, cause no amount of bleating is going to change the utterly reasonable standards of beauty our culture has.

Oh, I see, you're one of these 'sisters gotta stand together' people.

You also seem to buy into rigid gender roles and expectations with the notion that women 'are usually nicer about this stuff'.

In another thread, there was a moron named SmugHarbor that inferred that any woman of a size two or lower, was basically a child. Not a real woman, only somebody that pedophiles would be interested in.

You're barking up the wrong tree, hun. Not only am I not a man, I'm not one who believes that daring to make a neutral evaluation of beauty speaks to insecurity.

It's certainly possible. I've never bothered to take a formal or informal study of the looks of men (or women) who comment on other people's looks.

Dealing in extremes only makes you look more irrational than the average 'how dare you call her fat' crowd.

I'm a woman, but thanks.

Oh please. Having the honesty to point out chubbiness where it exists is not the same thing as being pro-anorexia. Dealing in extremes only makes you look more irrational than the average 'how dare you call her fat' crowd.

Well, a size 2 is generally more aesthetically pleasing than those sizes above it.

It's not really brainwashing so much as basic social comparison.

Oh honey, muscle don't jiggle like that.

But by all means, rationalize as best you can.

On the planet Earth.

Where a person's great character, however greatly we respect it, has no bearing on his or her physical appearance, which can still be held in stark contrast through social comparison to other - in this case, less cubby - examples of the human form.

1) yes

Arms, stomach and neck are the most obvious culprits. To her credit, she's done a good job of keeping the flab away from her legs, which allows her to continue to wear some conservative summer dresses.

In fairness, she is kinda chubby.