I wonder how the correlates to
the ancient symbols of fertility versus more modern preferences? If you look at the oldest symbols for fertility the
female figures are, by modern standards, huge! Big, wide hips, heavy thighs and pendulous breasts. Today's figures
are tall and slender to the point of appearing half starved. By comparison, the male symbols have changed little.
If our genetic preference is for more robust women, why the change over the years? It almost seems
counter-productive as a woman carrying a lot of weight would be better able to carry and nurse children.
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