Sam, I agree with you on the statement: "If a person is told repeatedly that something is attractive, eventually they will believe it." It goes back to the days when larger women were considered attractive because it was a sign of being "well-fed" and wealthy enough to afford good food and eating. Marilyn Monroe was considered a babe in her day and she was a size 10 or larger, maybe. The media tells people what's nice and they believe it. Playboy models have been getting skinnier and more plastic every year. Take some of today's models and actresses, they look like starving ethiopians or anorexic poster children. Laura Flynn Boyle and "Posh Spice" Victoria come to mind.