Women and Horses

[blue_hours_too]

Je näher der Knochen, desto süßer das Fleisch. 
Bei Pferden und Frauen muss man die Rippen zählen können. 
-- Mom, quoting some movie star
{The closer the bone, the sweeter the flesh. In horses and women one must be able to count the ribs.}

She used to say this and snicker away, most likely picturing an erotic scene from the movie the quote is from. I

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[keepsakes]

I agree with that image of a slender, tall woman. Unfortunately, I'm not very tall (5'5") nor do I move fluidly. Ha, I'm pretty clumsy and constantly feel a desire to be more "featherlike, light". I haven't been completely cursed genetically, though. I have a small frame so I suppose it's something to work with.

I totally get you with the last paragraph. It's sick, the things they put in food and it's really disgusting how businesses in the food industry think more about making money than healthy food that's not chemically enhanced. I've lived here all my life and American mass-produced food still makes me uneasy.

[blue_hours_too]

Yes, it's pretty unsettling, especially once you start reading about the details. Another thing I notice here is how people who actually try to eat REAL FOOD are often made to feel like hippies or something, as if it's abnormal to not eat green cake and TV dinners. It's so weird.

[blue_hours_too]

Aus dem wilden Norden. =) Du bist ein waschechter Hamburger?

[deltasheets]

What does "this grotesque shape" look like? Pictures? Link?
I'm trying to figure out what it is.

[blue_hours_too]

Are you offended? I'm not making fun of people here. I'm not talking about chubby or overweight people but extreme shapes that look just weird and that I have not seen anywhere else in the world. The kind of fat where people have a small default frame and don't look proportionate at all. Small ankles/wrists, relatively thin legs/arms but ballooned up everywhere else, the kind of frame where you think "how can this be?" where people's still-obvious frame "underneath" it all can still be seen. *That* is what I've really only seen in the USA to these extremes and I'm wondering why. Poor diet and lack of movement obviously are factors - but can that be all? Or is it somehow related to food additives and GMO's too and some bodies "respond" to it more than others? I really wonder. What do you think?

For an example... look at the ankles/legs of girl #2 and 4... they're obviously not made for this body while the other 2 girl's at least match the rest. See what I mean?

[blue_hours_too]

Hm, I don't know why it says unavailable but click the pic and you should be able to see.

[solituddegitana]

I was at Busch Gardens here in Florida, an amusement park (run by a beer company) last week. It was my first time being in such an Americana-slice-of-life place since I returned from the Middle East in May, and I was floored by two things. First, the amount of obese people. I'm not talking chubby or curvy. Morbidly obese, and of all ages. It really shocked me how bad it is, and I grew up here. It's a general level of unhealthiness that blew my mind. Secondly, I couldn't believe how many parents let their 8-16 year old daughters run around with bikini tops on. That was just strange.

[blue_hours_too]

Yes, that's exactly what I mean. Chubby, curvy, overweight in some way is one thing - giant and totally unproportioned is another. What I notice is this thing where people default frame is so small that it doesn't seem *possible* that it can support that kind of weight. See what I mean? Some people are "strong" by default from childhood on and pack on the pounds from head to toe. It's the disproportionate that I wonder about. {See above for "example" someone asked for}

[perpetualtravel]

After I came back from Europe this summer, I was absolutely shocked at how many obese people there are in North America. I always knew that North America has the highest amount of obese people, but I almost learned to overlook it. It became something normal, something that I didn't even look at twice. When I went to Germany, everyone looked very good to me... and it wasn't until 2-3 weeks into being there that I saw the first obese girl... and thats when it hit me. Wow. One obese person in 2-3 weeks. Here I'd see an obese person every 5 - 10 minutes. It's quite crazy. Such a difference in lifestyles... I wish that Canada would move towards becoming more like Europe instead of America. But of course... Stephen Harper... he just... hm, I won't get into that.

[blue_hours_too]

Right, you just don't see these extremes elsewhere. Which is why I wonder if it can *only* be diet and lack of exercise. Perhaps there's something else at work that goes beyond and effects different people in different ways. I think it's an interesting topic - and so very relevant at this point.