By Christie Harris
Are women supposed to be thin or curvy? This is a good question to ponder. As the years and decades pass, we have seen different shapes and trends for the female body in the celebrity world come and go. We have seen curvy shapes as in Marilyn Monroe. We have seen super thin shapes as in Twiggy Lawson, the famous English supermodel. Oh how everyone tried to have the Twiggy build during that era. In more recent times, we have seen body shapes of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Paris Hilton, Nicole Riche, Ally McBeal, Halle Berry, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Hudson, Eva Longoria Parker, and Gabrielle Union. This list of celebrities shows that there are many different body shapes in today’s era. It is now known that more and more celebrities are straying away from the concept that super thin is the only shape that is beautiful. Women of today seem to be sending the message that whatever shape you are comfortable with as long as you are healthy is okay. Are women supposed to be thin or curvy?
The answer lies within you. Are you comfortable with who you are the way you are? Are you healthy and fit? Do you look healthy or do you look frail, pale, and malnourished? Do you have a healthy BMI? Do you feel at your best at your current weight (energized, do not tire easily)? Yes, the answer lies within each individual woman. Your body’s build needs to be the build that is naturally you. I know many naturally thin women and they look beautiful and healthy. However, I also know a few women who are not naturally thin (the thinness is forced) and they do not look healthy. Therefore, be happy with who you are and learn to love your body no matter the shape, no matter the popular trend as long as you are healthy. I guarantee if you are healthy, look healthy, then you are beautiful inside and out. What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with my point of view? Please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ if you would like to read about the celebrities mentioned.
This post is right on the mark. As soon as women feel they are “supposed” to be anything they fall into a trap of
not being, or at least trying to discover, who they really are.
Women are supposed to be curvy…….it’s our God given gift to have curves in all the right places. Embrace your body………..it’s your temple!!!
i dont think the question should even be about being ‘curvy’ or ‘thin’ i personally feel that it should be about embracing the natural beauty of a womans body, regardless of her body shape. some woman are naturally thin and some are naturally curvy, but why should that make one more appealing than the other? as long as you are comfortable with who you are then your body type should not be an issue. i do agree that stars like mary-kate olsen and nicole ritchie have taken the thin look drastically to far to the point where they look anorexic, to me that is UNATTRACTIVE. A woman with confidence will always be sexy so aslong as you learn to love yourself then everyone else will learn to love you whether you be thin or curvy.
I’m sorry but I must be honest that curvy is not pretty and if you maintain a huge excercise schedual everyday and eat ONLY healthy in small quantities then you can be thin and pretty:)
I think curvy is very sexy -Heavily overweight, no. Super skinny girls, no (they have the body of a teenage boy)
Tia,
Totally agree! Curvy curvy curvy!
I go back and fourth on this one. Sometimes I think women should be “curvy” because aren’t we suppose to be responsible for supporting life? We are the ones who have to carry children, and a little extra meat can be decent enough for a pregnancy. Don’t misunderstand me, I am NOT saying you need to be 300 pounds in order to have a baby, but I AM saying that the bigger a womans hips are, the more fertile she is. If you are thin, fine! If you are fat, fine! If you are skinny, fine! If you are athletic, fine! I personally like my narrow waist and wider hips, round butt, and semi-thick thighs. But I don’t think it should matter what other women are. We are not all going to be the same. Some women like being thin, and that’s okay. A lot of times smaller women get bad rap, just because they are smaller. Larger women talk about “oh those skinny bi***s are mean to us!” yet at the same time, some of us wider folk are just as rude to them. I was given what I was given, and I can’t change that. I accept who I am, and if women started changing their mentality, we wouldn’t have problems with each other. For the most part. :)
Hey Monica,
I so totally agree with you but unfortunately the world is not all black and white and the “be happy with what you have” theory only works…well…in theory. I try so hard to be happy with what I have but it’s hard! And when I see another woman who has what i want, I can’t help but curse her under my breath.