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Canuckistanian

(42,290 posts)
71. I don't know
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 11:25 PM
Jan 2013

I love the natural female form in all it's diversity.

But these seem to be excessive. To the point of being unhealthy.

Maybe it's just art jberryhill Jan 2013 #1
I agree. aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #2
Michelin selected this guy to sell tires.... jberryhill Jan 2013 #4
These women aren't just obese, they are super-obese (BMI greater than 50) KittyWampus Jan 2013 #5
The proper name is Morbid Obesity. I know because I am heavy and that is what the southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #77
Aw sweetie (hugs you). For me it's a matter of comfort. Being able to move and bend and stretch. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #83
Kitty even as big as I was when I was young I worked ring around my fellow clerks. It was southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #108
bodies come in all shapes and sizes. I have no problem with someone photographing big women Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #3
Are there pics of the beautiful obese naked men? nt boston bean Jan 2013 #6
No. And yes that is yet another double standard. nt aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #17
Have you really ruled that out? Last Stand Jan 2013 #69
Interesting to look at! ThatsMyBarack Jan 2013 #7
From an art perspective they are beautifully done. LeftofObama Jan 2013 #8
Agree. nt aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #19
Exactly. fleur-de-lisa Jan 2013 #37
It's certainly not in keeping with my taste, but there are people who are willing to pay good money slackmaster Jan 2013 #9
I don't think it goes too far, as it's not done in what I see as poor taste. However Butterbean Jan 2013 #10
I dunno TroglodyteScholar Jan 2013 #11
I appreciate her stated attempt to push back -- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2013 #12
Exactly. I'd say the same if these were photos of "heroin chic" thin models as well. nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #15
+1 nt aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #20
I think your post sums this up perfectly. aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #21
Okay, well stated Hekate Jan 2013 #23
In my opinion, they are unhealthy. riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #13
I would just prefer normal looking women nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #14
My first thought was, 4 t 4 Jan 2013 #22
That has been done many times. robinlynne Jan 2013 #30
I wasn't talking about as art nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #58
Both ismnotwasm Jan 2013 #16
First three: the Goddess of Willendorf Hekate Jan 2013 #18
Beautifully written. nt aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #25
Hekate, This is a beautiful tribute to your friend suffragette Jan 2013 #85
Beautifully said nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #87
This just makes me sad. rainin Jan 2013 #24
Thank you for speaking marions ghost Jan 2013 #51
that is morbid obesity magical thyme Jan 2013 #26
I have to agree. RebelOne Jan 2013 #38
Have you read "Eat to Live" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman? magical thyme Jan 2013 #41
No, and I did not need to read it because I was never obese. RebelOne Jan 2013 #52
I think it can be both. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #27
Why not just average women? These are not average. This is a sideshow. budkin Jan 2013 #28
+ 10 n/t whathehell Jan 2013 #31
Not beauty. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #29
I assume that posters here know there is a fat woman fetish that enslaves... grasswire Jan 2013 #32
Feederism -- Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2013 #36
yes Feederism! grasswire Jan 2013 #92
An episode of what? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #39
I saw it on Dr Oz. he was trying to tell the woman how she was risking her health but the guy(s) in PATXgirl Jan 2013 #68
oh yes....that's what I saw on TV grasswire Jan 2013 #93
I can appreciate the artistic nature, but as one who struggled with body image throughout life.... hlthe2b Jan 2013 #33
Some people find flirting with death to be sexy NoOneMan Jan 2013 #34
I see women like this all the time. I know some people can't help themselves controlling their kimbutgar Jan 2013 #35
Yossi Loloi is a man... handmade34 Jan 2013 #40
Ouch! Sorry about that. Thanks for the correction. nt aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #43
why are they all women? Skittles Jan 2013 #42
My guess... societal double standard. aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #45
I agree & pray their bravery begins a healing spiral duhneece Jan 2013 #61
you are absolutely correct Skittles Jan 2013 #62
You just reminded me… I used to smoke pot in my dreams for quite a while after I no longer KittyWampus Jan 2013 #84
I call it that evil nicotine monkey Skittles Jan 2013 #86
I feel so sorry for the women. Must be hard just to walk. Dems to Win Jan 2013 #44
High fructose corn syrup is our generation's nicotine. nt aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 #46
this is way more than corn syrup Skittles Jan 2013 #49
It's both. Codeine Jan 2013 #47
Beyond Rubenesque, but not by much. Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #48
Those aren't "plus size" models they are plus to the tenth power models tularetom Jan 2013 #50
i think the Dove Models were more of representing healthy without going to extremes JI7 Jan 2013 #53
intrigued by the fat distribution dhol82 Jan 2013 #54
I don't much care whether it's "healthy" cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #55
Goya did something similar nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #56
Well, the glorification of the super-thin model certainly played a role Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #57
A turn on for THIS guy... Speck Tater Jan 2013 #59
interesting photos but madrchsod Jan 2013 #60
Gross. Neon2012 Jan 2013 #63
I don't find the photos erotically stimulating at all but I think they're art Fumesucker Jan 2013 #64
Not being stick-thin is fine, but these pictures are simply disgusting (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #65
Super unhealthy blueclown Jan 2013 #66
Reminds me of Bridget's Diet calendars from the 1970's. mile18blister Jan 2013 #67
Bridget looks like a waif compared to some of the models upthread Doremus Jan 2013 #72
Yes,I remember... I am that old Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #89
It's unhealthy. Not the photography, but the morbid obesity. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #70
I don't know Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #71
Agreed MisterScruffles Jan 2013 #78
I feel sadness from these models. Doremus Jan 2013 #73
Their health, their health, their health. We should not be glorifying the morbidly obese models applegrove Jan 2013 #74
Some people have a fetish for this. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #75
Soft core fetish porn Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #76
Unhealthy. RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #79
It's art, it's unhealthy, it's a symptom... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #80
It's amazing that their circulatory systems can provide oxygen to keep all that fat tissue alive FarCenter Jan 2013 #81
Sorta edges on Plumper porn. lunasun Jan 2013 #82
What is the difference between posting 8 pictures of naked fat women & 8 pictures of naked HiPointDem Jan 2013 #88
Is it their eyes? MisterScruffles Jan 2013 #90
You're right, its in their eyes. I'm amazed that people can't see the pain in their eyes. DearHeart Jan 2013 #94
Nothing to do with the women. More to do with posting multiple pictures of naked women in HiPointDem Jan 2013 #97
Well, the other set of pictures would be locked in a second. cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #100
that's what i mean. it's like because they're fat these women are some kind of clinical specimen HiPointDem Jan 2013 #101
To judge "beauty" is an emotional response. flvegan Jan 2013 #91
I know someone who looked like those pictures till she had weight-loss surgery Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #95
I watched this show on Discovery Health called 600 lb woman LeftInTX Jan 2013 #96
It's art, but not all art is good art taught_me_patience Jan 2013 #98
These aren't particularly interesting or artistic photographs. Zookeeper Jan 2013 #99
"naked fat women!" yes, fetish porn. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #102
Are we making a point here? Scootaloo Jan 2013 #103
regarding those obsese women, bionnaki Jan 2013 #104
I get that it's art, but its also just as unhealthy as anemic-thin YayArea Jan 2013 #105
Leonard Nimoy did something similar a while back. Habibi Jan 2013 #106
There is nothing beautful about this. AngryOldDem Jan 2013 #107
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