In terms of women's physique's à-la-bodybuilding there are two different worlds. There is the Women's bodybuilding which is the same as the men's bodybuilding world whereby they attempt to gain the maximum muscle mass in their category (ie: lightweight, middle, heavy etc). Arnold Schwartzenegger (male) and Cory Everson (female) were heavy weights.

Then there is the Women's fitness circuit, aerobic queens and the like, similar to BH's post above. They must demonstrate overall fitness capability and appearance. Muscle mass is not a consideration but low body fat is. This is the category that BH's GND falls into IMO.

Poser is almost strictly a hobbiest software. As a hobby you want to create beautiful things. One of my hobbies is carpentry. Although I've made some pretty ugly pieces of furniture, they are not on display in my house and eventually find their way into the fireplace.

Same goes with Poser art. In our day and age there are a few typical female forms that are considered the ideal. If we were living in the 16th C (the time of Peter Paul Rubens) there would be a lot more (what we consider today to be overweight) plump women.

Anorexia is a medical condition. But it is also a word that has fallen into the English vernacular. So, although I agree with 95% of what BH has said here, we shouldn't get our nose bent out of shape when the word anorexic is used as a superlative adjective because someone is trying to make a point.

Perhaps BH should have renamed this thread BH's Anorexia Primer...a pet peeve.

(BTW: GND is my second favourite V3 morph).

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