"She can have a tummy and still look yummy," Chubbettes, August 27, 1956 (i.imgur.com)

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From LIFE Magazine.

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[-] ByteWizard@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

"Chubby" meant a very different thing back then. That's the fattest girl you'd see out in public. That girl isn't even fat by today's standards.

They'd get out the harpoons if they saw the fat people today.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Women were prescribed speed more regularly, back then. Easy to be thin when you don't get hungry.

[-] ByteWizard@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

You think that's stopped today? They hand out Adderall like candy. Reduced access to amphetamines is not the reason people got fat.

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