faigin@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Daniel Faigin) (04/03/85)
In article <187@sdcc13.UUCP> you write: > >I have also found *many* women who well call themselves ugly when they >are actually attractive. This is not unusual, because many men do this >too. But what bothers me is women who claim they are overweight, when >they seem so slender! Then, they believe that society (i. e. men) >"pressure" women to be too thin (I think Barbara Z. falls into this >category). Well, those women are wrong. They pressure themselves! >Just look at all these women's magazines they buy. Most of the models >are very slender. Women then take these as the example of the >"perfect" women, just because a *few select* men who publish these >magazines find such women attractive. Well, I say those women ought to >get their heads out of the magazines and look at the real world! There >are plenty of men out there who like not-so-slender women. >> >Incidently, I have been told by some of my friends that I tend to be >attracted to "overweight" women (I couldn't find a better word. I mean >women who have more fat than average). One of those friends, >admittedly, chooses the same variety. > > In my previous response to this message, I said that I would provide some references to material concerning BBWs (Big Beautiful Women). I am also posting this message to net.women, since I figure it will be of interest to the readers there. === BBW Manifestos === Such A Pretty Face: Being Fat In America Marcia Millman. ISBN 0-425-04849-7. Published by: Berkeley Books, New York. Order Thru: Berkeley Books Mailing Service P. O. Box 690 Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Price: $2.75 + 0.50 handling. Big Beautiful Women: Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are! Carole Shaw and Hank Newsner. ISBN 0-91277-001. Published by: American R. R. Publishers: L A. 1982. Distributed by: Caroline House; 920 West Industrial Dr.;Auroa IL 60506 Order Thru: BBW Magazine Dept. B.W. P.O. Box K-298 Tarzana CA 91356 Price: $11.95 + 1.50 p&h. CA residents add 6.5% sales tax. In Canada, $13.95 + 1.50. US currency only. === Beauty Books === Big And Beautiful. Ruthanne Olds. ISBN 0-87491-088-9. Order Thru/Publ By: Acropolos Books Ltd. 2400 17th St. NW Washington DC 2009 Price: Write for Catalog or $16.96 + 0.50 p&h. Great Looks: The Full Figured Woman's Guide To Beauty Pat Swift and Maggie Mulhern. ISBN 0-385-17046-7 Published by: Doubleday & Co.; Garden City, NY. 1982. Price: $19.95 (Hardback) Making It Big Jean DuCoffe and Sherry Suib Cohen. ISBN 0-671-25097-3 Publ By: Simon and Schuster, NY. $14.95 (Hardback) The Big Beauty Book: Galmour for the Fuller-Figure Woman Ann Harper and Glenn Lewis. Holt Reinhart & Winston. $17.50 (Hardback) === Magazines === BBW (Big Beautiful Women) Bi-Monthly. Issue: $2.00 Subscription: $13.00/yr. Subscription Dept. 5535 Balboa Blvd. Suite 214 Encino CA 91316. It's Me Bi-Monthly. Issue: $1.95. Subscription: $14.00/yr For info, call 1-800-247-5470 [Iowa: 1-800-532-1272] (also available in those annoying magazine coupon type mailings (the ones with sweepstakes and/or obnoxious celebs. like Ed McMahon)) Hope this gives you some useful information. Daniel -- UUCP: {akgua allegra ihnp4 hplabs sdcsvax trwrb cbosgd}!sdcrdcf!faigin ARPA: sdcrdcf!faigin@UCLA-CS.ARPA W: SDC, 2500 Colorado MD 52-46; Santa Monica CA 90406; (213) 820-4111 x6493 H: 11743 Darlington Avenue #9; Los Angeles CA 90049; (213) 826-3357 It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice-versa. -- A. J. Perlis, SIGPLAN 17:9 Sept 1982