Haven’t I heard some place that dress manufacturers have been gradually increasing the actual size of women’s clothing in-order to save the egos of modern women? I know for a fact I was stuck in a conversation (yes stuck) where a woman stated that her daughter, a size 4 in the 90's, took some of her friends clothing that were vintage 70's also size 4 and couldn’t come close to getting them on.

And 1% body fat does not equal health, but you can come close as long as you maintain muscle and proper diet. At the same time no matter what the average is, 30% or higher body fat is not heathy.

My question is if the standard of beauty is so scqued in the overly thin direction why is over weight the norm? Just because what’s seen as perfection is unattainable that don’t mean it’s ok to just give up.

Look at men what is perfection for us? The Greek-God look that’s also nearly 1% body fat on top of which 4-8 hours a day at the gym, to get that look. That’s not average either and for most men quite unattainable. But when a man sees another man that’s emaciated he wonders what’s physically wrong with him, he does not sit there and blame societies views of physical attraction.

But to the point Blackhearted’s characters look great, they are not emaciated and for someone to say they are, to me is a slap in the face of those women who do the work, eat right, work-out, and have bodies that are tone with little fat and yes look great.

Finally if your casting for an athletic adventurer type character like Laura Croft or Red Sonia you are not looking for an Anna Nicole Smith type or larger to play it.