"Keepin' It Real" - The State of (North) American Beauty

Recently on TWoP, I was in the America's Next Top Model forum. I was checking out people's comments re the winner of this spring's past cycle--Danielle "Danny" Evans.

Some of the commentary has been quite interesting. A few people have made remarks re the state of Ms. Evans' breasts in the photo I've posted.

(No. They weren't those kind of comments.)

I'm speaking of a few surprising negative comments. I say "negative" here, as I don't consider "saggy" "sagging" or any variation thereof to be complimentary.

(FWIW, I think Danielle looks gorgeous. And perfectly normal.)

Thankfully, someone posted a "real breasts" reminder. And yet...I couldn't help feeling a little dismayed by what I read.

The discussion reminded me of a passage in Real Sex by Lauren F. Winner. Do people even know what a real woman looks like anymore? How accustomed to fantasy have we become, that we scorn reality?

Members of the public are so used to women being full of silicone and taped up, that when a normal one comes along, she's considered weird.

It's a shame. I almost fear for my future. When my DH sees me naked for the first time, what will he say? Will he take me as I am, or expect a silicone-based fantasy.