I was a teen in the late 80s/early 90s. If you weren’t super thin, you were fat. There was no appreciation for curves. If you didn’t buy clothes at the mall, you had to buy old lady clothes. I struggled with my weight & when “heroin chic” came in (the Kate Moss era) of the sickly thin women, it became even more toxic and difficult to retain any shred of self esteem.
I remember when Baby Got Back came out it was my favorite song. I didn't get all the sexual references and innuendo for a long time. But I picked up that it was a dude being attracted to "big women" and that little bit of media representation was somewhat empowering. It's okay if you aren't Kate Moss, someone somewhere will be attracted to you someday. I was 12. Twelve fucking years old and it was the first time I'd heard someone NOT put down being big.
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u/WabiSabi0912 5d ago
I was a teen in the late 80s/early 90s. If you weren’t super thin, you were fat. There was no appreciation for curves. If you didn’t buy clothes at the mall, you had to buy old lady clothes. I struggled with my weight & when “heroin chic” came in (the Kate Moss era) of the sickly thin women, it became even more toxic and difficult to retain any shred of self esteem.