Trends, as always of course.
But this time there’s another factor that wasn’t there before and it’s staring you right in the face:
The Internet.
I’m surprised I’m the first to mention it but I have watched this occur over time.
Sadly we still live in a world that demands poplar acceptance. In current times it still largely reflects badly on a man to be involved with, or interested in, a big woman. A man should do better, in other words be associated with a girl with model proportions.
This is slowly changing. Trends? Yes, but also the effect of the Internet’s infinite reach. As more and more big girl content becomes available to all, men and women both, more people see that thick and beyond women are of interest to those around them.
I could get scientific about all this. The fact that weight gain among both men and women has increased along nearly identical lines as the increase in artificial components in our food. Not really the point, except that more big girls are available.
I’m old enough to recall a time when the trifecta of a pretty, large and confident woman was a rare thing. I knew I wouldn’t take it for granted when I saw it.
I recall with great clarity the first time I did. I was idling at an intersection when I saw a young girl waiting to cross the street. She was heavy, but it was obvious to me by her clothing choices and poise that she was utterly comfortable in her skin. The year was 1991.
I’ve known and loved them all, corpulent and emaciated, everything in between.
Women are beautiful.
God bless them all.