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[–] [email protected] 119 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Is there a reason she's dressed as an amazon? Beyond the thirst-trap?

[–] [email protected] 67 points 6 months ago (3 children)

The original article that went with the picture spoke of "a new race of amazons" and calls the woman on the right, "Diana", which may be a reference to Wonder Woman (AKA Diana, Princess of the Amazons).

[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Or the Latin name for Artemis.

But where are they? I need to know... so I can avoid them...

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago

This article is a perfect example of linear extrapolating.. They were like "huh, when you feed people a balanced diet with proper nutrition, they get 3 or 4 inches taller. This trend will obviously continue until people are 10 feet tall in a few generations."

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[–] mipadaitu 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wonder Woman was created in 1941. I assume this comic was created in the 1950's based on the dates.

Only connection I can think of.

[–] Diplomjodler3 39 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Greek mythology is actually older than Marvel comics.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Diplomjodler3 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry. Of course we all know human civilization started in 1776 and there was absolutely nothing before that.

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[–] mipadaitu 12 points 6 months ago

A - it's DC comics for wonder woman
B - often pop culture borrows similar themes, so when an Amazon character becomes popular, other people tend to piggy back

[–] trolololol 7 points 6 months ago

You crazy? It just got invented in fortnite last season

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

Fashion is cyclical

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

A better question - is there a reason women today do not dress as amazons?

[–] Harbinger01173430 57 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Those were lies :( where giant women?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Go to your local transfem meetup

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Yuuuuuuuup.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Harbinger01173430 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

How can I get to that magical land? :(

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

My wife is 6'3, I've found my Amazon.

[–] Nikki 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Harbinger01173430 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)
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[–] Uncle_Sheo217 42 points 6 months ago

Damn, if only

[–] ReputedlyDeplorable 39 points 6 months ago

My mom is apparently the prophesied one, she is 6’2”.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Interesting how it says "authorities" not "experts"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well it's likely short for "authorities on the subject", i.e. experts.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Probably, I just found the change of wording curious

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

It's the evolution of the language. One would appeal to an "authority" for an educated opinion. For example the standard fallacy name "faulty appeal to authority," where information is posed as authoritative but is, in actuality, from a layperson.

[–] trolololol 6 points 6 months ago

Reeeesssspect ma authorotyyyy

[–] TotallynotJessica 27 points 6 months ago

They weren't as far off as one might think. If everyone had a standard of living growing up that scaled with trends at the time, women would probably be taller than they actually are.

When I was 5' 11" and starting college as an honors student, I was shocked that most women in the program were around my height or taller, while the men were all taller than me. I think it was mostly because the other honors students came from well off families that pushed them to have high GPAs, made them eat healthy as they grew, and gave them every other possible advantage. Honestly, they didn't seem much smarter than many other students I later met. They mostly had privileged upbringings.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

6' ~ 1.82m

A bit tall for average height

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

Not tall enough

[–] Electric_Druid 22 points 6 months ago

1900 woman's waistline is an optical illusion

[–] meleethecat 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They were on to something though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Yes, that sure is something. Damn.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Definitely not 6 foot. But yes I do exceed size 11... by quite a large margin πŸ˜…

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

It's OK to be a Hobbit.

[–] sicarius 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So the 1950's lass is wearing high heels. Without them she's probably a similar height to the first lass.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Women's shoes in 1900 routinely had high heels as well. Here's a sample:

https://vintagedancer.com/1900s/edwardian-shoes-styles/

The difference may be about an inch from the 1950s shoe shown.

[–] sicarius 7 points 6 months ago

So, they are both smaller and there's a giant leap up to amazonian.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

We really let them down on fashion.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

...am I a 2000s gal?

[–] t_berium 14 points 6 months ago

Death by Snu Snu

[–] Dasnap 12 points 6 months ago

The good timeline.

[–] captainlezbian 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’m so close to the prophesied one. But really it’s my mom that was the leap. Grandma is tiny, mom was nearly my size.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Of anything that would happen 300 years from now, a 3 meter tall woman everywhere is not what i would expect.

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[–] Thcdenton 9 points 6 months ago

I fuckin wish

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Less gooo! that's what I have been waiting for that's what it's allabout !!!

[–] Pretzilla 4 points 6 months ago

And thanks to sizing inflation, they are all still size zero

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