7.Genderization

When women got thin due to hunger during the Depression, the slender, straight flapper silhouette wentout of style. Ironized yeast products promised “skinny” women “weight,” by which they meant larger hipsand breasts.Petrovic: Maybe it was desperate. The economy is tied intrinsically to sexuality, and I like exploring exactlyhow that works. When there’s less food, heavier people are considered attractive. When you’ve got a lot offood, skinnier people are more attractive. Products that help you put on weight became trendy during theDepression. If you look a little more filled out, you don’t look like you’re deprived.I am trying to scan and put the body-image variables on the site. Some ads say “Oh, she’s a beanpole. Lookat her! She’s too skinny.” In the comics, the guys are like, “Forget it. I don’t even notice her.” Now she’s puton some weight? Oh, yeah, all the men are flocking around. And then there are ads telling you that youneed to get rid of the weight because you’ve got to be thin. You can’t keep up. What is it today? What am Isupposed to look like now? People don’t have the capability to constantly morph into something new – oh,that’s not in style? Okay, let me flatten my boobs or let me pump my boobs up. Let me get rid of my butt.Now, I’m going to inflate my butt.Collectors Weekly: I’ve noticed the weight you supposedly gain from products like Wate-On never goes toan undesirable place, like the belly.322 She Culture CRT: Genderization