Why is someone's body news?

Who cares what "god intended," Dita is absolutely gorgeous; she rocks and is an amazing woman. Besides being brilliant, she does all her own makeup and wardrobe and is an incredibly talented performer. I really don't think she's all that worried about carrying a child to term; not all women think their entire lives are meant to be spent as baby factories. Not to mention, my girlfriend has met her before and tells me that she is incredibly sweet and very nice as a person.

Jayne Mansfield had an 18 inch waist and a size 40 chest. She had 3 children. One of which is Mariska Hargitay of Law and Order SVU. Jayne was born that way...she did not use corsettes or breast implants. So obviously you don't have a clue that a woman can actually be born that way and can have children.

'scuse me, but I had an 18" waist and carried a baby to term who weighed 8 lbs, 7 oz. I'm not deformed, retarded, or anything other than what God intended!

My bad, ladies. I was just thinking about everything I read about back in the day when everyone wore a corset and infant/mother mortality was horrendous. More power to you if you have that figure naturally and can carry it off. I would never dream of insulting anyone's natural figure, I just have a problem with such extreme body modification. No offense intended. *apologetic grin from a chick who didn't know it was possible to be born with a waist that size*

Not jealousy, teresa, just straight-up ignorance on my part. I'm perfectly happy with my body and she has a lovely one. However, obviously i need to learn to put my brain in gear before engaging my mouth. I honestly did think that size itself was a problem because I once took a history class which discussed in one unit how wearing a corset could lead to problems. Oopsies.

I honestly wasn't trying to disparage anyone, I was just honestly not aware that it was possible to be that tiny and still be healthy. Asthetic even if it's not my cup of tea, and as long as you can still be well and do it, more power. I just worry about people who starve themselves or drug themselves or pump themselves up or slim themselves down unhealthily and against what nature meant them to have. I'm afraid I've always been dead curveless myself (which probably gave me a skewed idea of what constitutes a healthy waist-to-hip ratio), but what I lack in curves I kind of make up for in lean muscle, so it's all good (except, teresa, that i too have awfully thin hair, which i SO hate and take about a half-dozen vitamins for). Seriously didn't mean to diss anyone at all. In retrospect, what that article about corsets PROBABLY said was that it was unwise to wear them WHILE pregnant, or something, which is a whole different story. There are plenty of things I do every day now that I would never do pregnant. The important thing, to me, is being comfortable in your own skin, just so you're healthy. I guess some of us need body modification for that and I suppose that, applied properly, a corset is no less or more extreme than poking holes in your face or inking up, and no one judges that.

lol, this article seems to have become a personal discussion between the two of us :) I totally agree that body type is hereditary. I'm 5' 0", and at my slimest weigh 140 pounds, but that makes me a size 2. As a size 4 or 6 I'm closer to 160-175. But still nothing resembling curves, lol. We're all different and that's part of what makes life on this grand planet so interesting. Also, I must say (now that I'm more or less done defending myself for making a stupid, shoot-from-the-hip comment without researching it first), even though Ms Teese's body-type doesn't do it for me, her FACE is one of the most gorgeous I've seen in many years. Almost a shame her venue is as limited as the stage. (Although I love stage performances, you have to admit that TV and movies give you wider coverage.) In spite of her slender figure, I'm reminded of Marilyn Monroe at her height. Only I think Ms Teese may look better. She certainly seems to exude more confidence.