Why on earth are American women taught by advertisers and the fashion industry that plastic beauty is the ideal? What’s wrong with a normal length neck, curvy hips and thighs, and skin that has actual pores?

My neighborhood is weird. The houses are lovely, but some of these people are downright bizarre.
First, there’s Paranoid Lady to the right. Let’s call her Paranoid Pamela*. Bless her heart. She’s sweet, but she worries too much. Pamela thinks…