SCOTT YEIP on mon 2 feb 04
Phil,
Karen Carpenter, poor soul, wouldn't have eaten that sandwhich anyway.
And Mama Cass had more problems than food.
Amy
SCOTT YEIP on mon 2 feb 04
Hi, Eleanor,
We are predjudice as to what we classify beauty in our society. I =
have watched many programs=20
on indigenous people in other countries. These (I don't want to say =
primitive, doesn't seem PC)=20
"untarnished" peoples are practicing their culture much the same as they =
have for centuries.=20
A big behind was (and still is) a prized possession, as were (are) big =
breasts and a big belly. That=20
meant you were someone of prominence, someone who was of higher standing =
in the group (a leader's=20
daughter, a female shaman, in a matriarchal society, who knows). They =
had the goods to add the weight.=20
Wide hips, easier and successful births. It meant you were healthy and =
would survive when survival=20
past birth was not a given. Plus your presence in the group would =
probably help to ensure survival of the species.=20
I happen to find these little goddess quite beautiful and a =
reminder that we (society as a whole)
take too much for granted. Face it, unless your one heck of a girl =
scout, boy scout, survivalist (something=20
that I tried to teach my children, learn how to save and grow seed and =
collect from the wild) if something=20
actually happened, our numbers would go down REALLY fast.
And we must remember, they aged more rapidly. Life was hard An old =
grandma may have been forty, yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amy
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