Yep; apparently “tight lacing” was most common among groups of young women in boarding schools, as a competition thing; not unlike the clusters of eating disorders that can form in similar groups today.

What the hell are you talking about? Bras and and girddles haven’t changed that damn much.

Don’t watch it if you don’t want to but this take lazy and dead wrong. This show was about the women, not the men. If you are talking to men who think Don Draper is some kind of hero, that’s on you for hanging out with assholes.  Way to let someone else do the critical thinking for you.

Yes, I remember the first time someone said they needed spanx because "they smooth out the lumps and bumps" and I was like "but that's what slips are for..." Slips are so much more breathable and comfortable.

I watched a video of a woman who wore 18th century dress for a year and she discussed how great it was for her body image. You don’t change your body to fit the clothes, you add padding or the support you needed to fit the style of the clothes.

I paid over $1K for a custom corset last year. I had it made by a corsetiere. It’s not a fetish garment. It relieved back pain I’ve suffered since the age of 17 (I was 41 when I bought it). It’s cut to be worn as outerwear and it’s suitable for professional dress.

Once the show divulged that the actresses often wore era-accurate undergarments, people went right to the fetish mindset as we have no frame of reference for things like stockings, garters and bullet bras as being anything but fetish wear. But for women back then, they were the most functional options.

Anyway thanks to Emily I've decided to time to rewatch this brilliant gem of a show. ❤️ I love watching Peggy find her footing at Sterling Cooper.

Mad Men frequently acknowledged the way women who look like Christina Hendricks are sexualized and harassed by men. Her arc in the show ends with her leaving McCann because she can’t get anyone to take her seriously because of her gender and her looks. She walks away with millions and starts her own business.

I don’t remember anyone lionizing Don Draper.

Exactly. Talk about a dumb take. Anyone who actually watched Mad Men would realise that hot take couldn’t be further from the truth. And if any dude who watched it took away that Don was some kind of hero, that would just tell me that particular dude isn’t very bright.

I don’t remember anyone lionizing Don Draper. He was an asshole. He did terrible things. Even when he tried to be good, he just couldn’t. But eventually we learned a little about his childhood, and what made him what he was.

We’re done here. You nailed it. 

I’ve done the opposite too! Get a freebie of bronzer and it tends to wind up being crease eye shadow. I’m also cool and pale, bronzer looks like dirt on my cheeks. 

Right? The very thought of being around this man child exhausts me.

The two of them belong to a church that supports conversion therapy and support political candidates that are hateful nutjobs who don’t believe in teaching about racial injustice in k-12 schools.. And they totally play into the nicey-nice Christian label that is hateful and harmful.

Chip Gaines is the following tweet come to life:

I don’t want to think about Chip Gaines on my tv for 60 minutes.

The super gross social media trend that I was reminded of this weekend?  The “candid” pics of people crying over loved one’s graves.

Maybe, but I think Meghan generally goes for a softer makeup look than Kate.