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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2003-10-25 06:53 pm

The average naked woman

Here are averaged pictures of each decade of Playboy centerfold. Amongst other things, it becomes obvious that the backgrounds have become darker, the skin lighter and the hair blonder as time goes by.

[identity profile] agasfer.livejournal.com 2003-10-25 11:00 am (UTC)(link)
There was an article on that not long ago in some medical journal, with an annotation in Atlantic Monthly. The conclusion was that the hips are getting more narrow.

[identity profile] heron61.livejournal.com 2003-10-25 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
The implication of this wrt racism are rather disturbing.
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[identity profile] nickys.livejournal.com 2003-10-25 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, they do say that if you look at too many centrefolds your vision gets blurry.... :o)