Just watch.
Oh, occasionally you will see a man who is older, or quirky looking, or even heavier -- most often on comedies (where you may *occasionally* see a woman who is heavier), or as the victim / butt-0f-joke on a dramedy or drama.
A woman who is not thin or not young is virtually never the center of our attention in drama, never the heroine of the tale.
Just watch.
I am not happy about this equation.
It seems once we have grown older and filled out our figures and borne our children, there is really no need for us. We certainly don't need to be visible in the media through which, like it or not, art mirrors life and life mirrors art.
I don't like this equation and I don't know how to change it.
Real women with real bodies have been admired in days gone by...
And even longer gone than Rubens' day:
What ever happened that made "boyish hips" a good thing on a woman?
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