Big Girls Are Sexy: 3 New 2013 New Link
Preferences for High Body Mass Index (BMI) in Men: The Role of Resource Scarcity (2012/2013)
For the first time, we are seeing explicit, joyful, and sensual romantic scenes featuring plus-size women. Shows like Shrill (Annie Easton) or Starstruck (Rose Matafeo) refuse to cut away before a sex scene. They show intimacy—the fumbling, the laughter, the genuine passion—without framing the big body as shameful or comical. This validates a basic human truth: desire is not weight-dependent. big girls are sexy 3 new 2013 new
: Models like Robyn Lawley and Tara Lynn graced major magazine covers. Preferences for High Body Mass Index (BMI) in
2013 was also the year that pop culture began to shift its lens. Music videos and red carpets started featuring more diverse body types, moving away from the "heroin chic" look of the 90s and 2000s and toward a more athletic, curvy, and robust definition of beauty. When we look at the "new" media of that time, we see a celebration of the "Baddie" aesthetic—a look that prioritized confidence, makeup artistry, and form-fitting silhouettes. Why "Sexy" Is No Longer One-Size-Fits-All This validates a basic human truth: desire is
To the previous commentator’s question: Does Groovy on Grails change things?
Well, first of all there’s also JRuby that is built on the Java platform. So you can have Ruby and RoR on Java directly. Then Groovy and Grails are there and provide similar capabilities. That changes things… but not in the way many of the old Java fogies may have anticipated: It validates DHH’s point of view in the strongest way possible. Dynamic languages are a powerful tool in any programmer’s arsenal–if you get exclusively attached to Java [1] and ignore dynamic languages, then do so at your own peril.
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[1] The idea of getting exclusively attached to a particular language/platform is silly–they are just tools. Kill your ego. Open your mind and explore new technologies and techniques so you can use them when appropriate.