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- From: shannah@netcom.com (Teri Miller)
- Subject: Re: Appreciation of the big & beautiful woman
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.010609.6150@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1dn099INNb3e@agate.berkeley.edu> <1992Nov11.001147.956@netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 01:06:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov11.001147.956@netcom.com> marcia@netcom.com (Marcia) writes:
- >In article <1dn099INNb3e@agate.berkeley.edu> larson@garnet.berkeley.edu (Susan Larson) writes:
- >>It is therefore especially nice to
- >>hear from men who like large women also because they _are_ big, not
- >>despite the fact.
- >
- >Or who just like them, not because they are big, or in spite of the fact they
- >are big, but because they are who they are, and their size is just another
- >data point like their hair or their eye color. It's not ignored, it's not
- >treated like an illness - it's just part of who you are.
- >
- Bingo.
-
- If a man were to fall in love with me because I'm big, what happens
- if I lose weight? This is the same problem I have with men who want
- only thin women - were I thin, I would be nervous about going out with
- a man who wanted only thin women. What if I were to gain weight?
-
- One of the things that used to bug me about my husband is that he can
- never seem to describe anybody. I honestly don't think he could tell
- you if my best friend's eyes are blue, green, or brown. He could get
- as far as dark hair or light, tall or short, and if the person was
- extremely big or small, he could describe that, but after that, forget
- it!
-
- However, once I began to understand it, I began to appreciate it. He
- just isn't interested in what someone else weighs. He doesn't care that
- much about how someone else is dressed. He cares deeply about how
- a person acts, and what their personality is like. I honestly believe
- that he would find me just as attractive regardless of what my weight
- is, simply because I would still be *me*, just in a different package.
-
- A long time ago, I had a party at which one of the male guests followed
- me into the kitchen, making numerous comments about my appearance, and
- talking about how attractive he found me, and what a wonderful person
- I was. I found it offputting, and I felt nervous, because I felt this
- person was basing his comments on nothing but my large size. I found it
- just as disconcerting as I would have had someone followed me into the
- kitchen and commented on my great figure, were I thin. (I've been thin,
- and had this happen, so I know it's true.)
-
- The thing is, the (I believe) well-meaning man in question had known me
- hardly an hour, not really long enough to know whether or not he liked
- me.
-
- So, I agree with Marcia - I prefer to be treated as who I am,
- regardless of my packaging.
-
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