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Jackpine Radical

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57. Well, the glorification of the super-thin model certainly played a role

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 09:27 PM

Jan 2013

in the anorexia epidemic, but I hardly think anyone is going to be tempted to put on a couple hundred extra pounds because of these pics.

I don't presume that extremely obese people chose that body shape. I expect that every one of them would change if it were within their power to do so, just out of personal comfort issues if not for other (obvious) reasons. If pics like this can help them and those like them to feel better about themselves, I'm all for it.

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Does this challenge traditional standards of beauty? Or is it unhealthy?(Warning/Graphic pictures) [View all] aaaaaa5a Jan 2013 OP

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