Marilyn's pot belly is not attractive.
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gimmieacoookie — 15 years ago(July 01, 2010 11:03 PM)
Ceva, I can assure ou, Marilyn had a lot going on her her life at this time. Her number one priority was
not
her figure.
I think she looks as beautiful as always. Besides, I hate the pin-thin model-ish types anyway.
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michael418 — 15 years ago(July 19, 2010 01:56 PM)
Oh man, it is a sad statement about where we are as a people when Marilyn Monroe is considered "chubby!" Why do you guys want your girls looking like holocaust survivors anyway? Even pregnant, Marilyn Monroe is unbelievably sexy.
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dmnemaine — 15 years ago(October 18, 2010 03:53 PM)
Aside from the fact that Marilyn Monroe was pregnant during the filming, there is also another consideration here. This film was made prior to the "Twiggy" look that became popular in the mid-late 60s, and has continued on to this day. At the time, thin women were considered in not unattractive, at the very least unhealthy. Voluptuousness was a whole lot more appealing to men of that era. That's why Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, and the like were considered sex symbols. They had curves. Something changed all that in the 1960s, and now any hint of curvaceousness on the human body is considered fat and ugly. We are much too obsessed with weight loss and dieting now. It's no wonder so many young women have problems with anorexia and bulemia.
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Screwball_13 — 15 years ago(November 13, 2010 12:55 PM)
Perfectly said dmnemaine!!!
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Child_OfThe_Moon — 14 years ago(December 03, 2011 12:12 AM)
Aside from the fact that Marilyn Monroe was pregnant during the filming, there is also another consideration here. This film was made prior to the "Twiggy" look that became popular in the mid-late 60s, and has continued on to this day. At the time, thin women were considered in not unattractive, at the very least unhealthy. Voluptuousness was a whole lot more appealing to men of that era. That's why Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, and the like were considered sex symbols. They had curves. Something changed all that in the 1960s, and now any hint of curvaceousness on the human body is considered fat and ugly. We are much too obsessed with weight loss and dieting now. It's no wonder so many young women have problems with anorexia and bulemia.
I think the relevance of all this is blown way out of proportion. Sex symbols like Marilyn and Jayne Mansfield were actually criticised in their OWN time for gaining weight by the press, and notice how the modern media only criticises the weight of C-list tabloid stars? Famous modern sex symbols like Jennifer Lopez, Scarlett Johansson, Salma Hayek, Beyonce, and Christina Hendricks are almost never referred to as fat, and there are just as many instances where celebrities are criticised for being too thin (though no one ever mentions those). And it's not true that curvaceousness fell out of popularity in the 60's. If that were so, women like Raquel Welch, Ursula Andress, Faye Dunaway, Elke Sommer, and Brigitte Bardot would have never maintained the overwhelming amount of popularity they gained for their sex appeal. And it's ridiculous how often the "so many young women have problems with anorexia" is brought up when comparing the staggering rise of obesity issues today to anorexia is like comparing the sun to Pluto.
And besides all of that, the "thin is in" mindset has only ever applied to Hollywood. How many real life women want to be boyish looking or emaciated and how many real life men want the same from women? I sincerely doubt the original poster's opinion was influenced by fashion magazines. -
littledarkpoet11 — 14 years ago(May 08, 2011 07:56 PM)
For my money, Marilyn was at her sexiest most beautiful most luminous most sensual in the likes of
The Prince and the Showgirl, Some Like It Hot
and
The Misfits
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everything_morbid — 14 years ago(November 23, 2011 08:23 PM)
Well, Im sure that ,back in the 50s when they were making this movie, pleasing some idiot on imdb (who most likely wasnt even born yet) was their top priority. Dont worry, the movie has only been popular for over fifty years so Im sure its just a passing fad. Marilyn is still a sex symbol half a century after her death, so Im sure your critique of her body is really going to change all that.
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mermaids-969-991627 — 14 years ago(March 02, 2012 01:35 AM)
Yes Marilyn was 7 or 8 months pregnant when she miscarried during this film, and she was plumper than usual. The black and white decision was to hide her weight and the heavy makeup of Curtis and Lemon.
Upon viewing the film Marilyn said of herself, "I look like a fat pig and I don't ever want to see this film again" - the last part may not be exact wording, the first part is though.
Having read all the debacle about voluptuous or not. Women were smaller, shorter and therefore lighter in the 50s and 60s, waists were smaller and the waist to hip ratio generally bigger, which is where the curves are, not in the so called "fatness" of someone.
Someone who had to fit her actual costumes to mannequins said they had to use children's mannequins for them. MM was tiny, like Kate Moss with boobs. How many people have 24 inch waists these days? Going to the gym a lot changes the hip waist ratio too, less hips therefore that attractive hour glass ratio goes out the window. Gym bunnies tend to have boyish figures.