Amen twice to that Loren!! Im tired of the media telling "us" that these anorexic, boney, in need of a hug and a cheesburger "children" are what is beautiful. The probelm is so many people out there are sheep and will follow whatever they are being told. I (30 yrs of age) personally along with many others want a WOMAN's body not someone's 15 year old sister! Give me that hourglass! Give me a chest, thighs and some nice glutes!

Whoa, Loren...
This article is about the hourglass figure, which can actually represent smaller-breasted women as well. I'm a 32B-23-32: thus, I fit into the "hourglass" category. I'm considered curvy for how petite my body is, but I'm definitely still a thin girl by nature. I don't think hating on womens' bodies of ANY size is appropriate... as long as they're HEALTHY. There is no need whatsoever to go for one extreme or the other. Every woman who takes care of herself and her health is sexy.

You're so right! I love biographies, and in one, Marilyn is out with girlfriends and really, REALLY dressed down. They decide they want to eat lunch and that they want a good table. Marilyn looked at her friends and said, "Do you want to see me do HER?" and they were amazed at how she transformed herself by just adjusting her hair and lipstick and the way she presented herself to others. Marilyn Monroe was not a dumb blonde - not by a long shot. How else can you explain her marriage to Arthur Miller? Smart and sexy is almost always unstoppable.

I AGREE wholeheartedly!! I am almost 60 years old and have hardly any lines on my face, to include crowsfeet around my eyes. I have always used plain soap and water to wash my face. I use the old standby, vaseline, to take off my mascara at night, after I wash my face, that way leaving the lightest film around the eyes to keep the moisture in. I use a good, inexpensive SPF 25 daytime moisturizing cream, and night cream. I also buy my cosmetics, such as they are, (mascara, eyebrow pencil and lipstick), from Walgreens or CVS, or even Walmart (wherever I can find it the cheapest). I lived my first 19 years, plus 4 1/2 years later, in Australia where most people bake themselves in the sun. I thank my mother who taught me to always cover my face in the sun, so when I am on a beach, the golf course or the water, I wear a hat, or if sunbaking, a towel or something over my face. I have worn foundation of some kind on my face, about twice in the last four years. I never used anything but mascara and lipstick as a teen as well. I am told by my dermatologist, who checks me for skin cancers every year, (having grown up in the "skin cancer capital of the word"), that I look like I am in my early forties, rather than almost 60, as do most people when they find out my age. My dermatologist is a very "no nonsense" woman. All these wrinkle creams, age defying formulars etc, are definitely a gross waste of money, when a little common sense in our youth and as we age, makes a HUGE difference. Eat right, and take care of yourself and your skin, and it will reward you as you age, and educate your daughters in their youth!!!

You are a very sensible young woman! Each human being is an individual, with individual attributes. I hate the fact that I was in a D bra when I was 16, even though I was 5'2" and only 98 lbs! I used to have to buy jeans in the young mens dept, because I was only 32" in th hips, so looked like I had no waist at all! Of course that was back in the 60's, before young men started wearing all these "new" style pants. A woman should not be catagorized like a cut of meat. You don't hear of men being catagorized by the size of their........!!!! If they were, they might be a little more respectful of women! We women have no more control over the size of our bust, than a man has over the size of their .......s. I eat right, exercise and have never been "fat", but have never had an hourglass figure. As we women start into menopause, the battle to stay slim becomes just that, a battle! If it wasn't such a painful surgery, and leaves such horrible scars, I would lose some of this DD that I now wear at almost 60! I still wear size 6 - 8 pants and skirts, but can never find a dress or suit that fits properly, because of my LARGE breasts and slimmer hips. Even clothing manufacturers seem to think that if you are a DD cup, you have to be huge. I wear a size 34DD, which is next to impossible to find, especially anything pretty and sexy.
For someone so young, you have a very smart head on your shoulders, and don't ever give in to peer pressure or nasty remarks!!

I agree wholeheartedly. I'm a 5'9", 170 lb size 12-14, and no I don't appreciate the stereotype of women are supposed to be. But I spent my sophomore year in college living with two girls, one a size 4 and the other a 2 or 0. The smaller of the two COULDN'T get bigger. But I loved her just the same, especially since she had to deal with comments like the one previously stated about "skinny wenches." For being 16 years old, you have a lot of wisdom, and don't worry about the self-esteem. Just as people come in all shapes and sizes, other people love all shapes and sizes :-D So thank you for your opinion, it was much appreciated XD

i'm 16 too, im about 5ft3 and although im not fat, im not skinny either. average really. pretty much all of the women in my family have voluptuous hourglass figures, so naturally i have inherited that gene. my best friend has an athletic figure and she always tells me how jealous she is of my body and whenever we go shopping, i have to help her cling to her self esteem while she tells me its not fair that "everything" looks good on me while "nothing" looks good on her. i just wish her and every other girl/woman for that matter would just be appreciative of what they look like and that they are beautiful just the way they are. and i agree with you, people need to shut their mouths and stop obsessing. theres more to life than looking good in the cookie cutter clothes you buy at most stores