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Old 11-04-2012 | 02:22 PM
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johnso29
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Originally Posted by Timbo
Airline: The Story of Pan Am - YouTube

I'll give you an hour to go watch that Pan Am video, actually just watch the first 30 min, about the F/A's they hired, and the Girdle Check, then come back here and tell me how 'rough' today's women have it when it comes to appearance standards!
I wasn't speaking from an employment standpoint, although I wasn't clear either. It just seems there is a lot of pressure on young women to conform to a standard that often isn't realistic. I'm not saying its cool to just let it all go, but I think the woman in the earlier picture was clearly not fat.