With all the different body type labels out there for women, it's hard to keep up with what is the right term for your figure. Now it looks like there is a new way to determine your shape through "Alphabetization." This concept was created by people in South Korean, who are now matching letters to identify a woman's shape.
I don't know how I feel about this…
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For the longest time I'd heard of terms such as hourglass, ruler, pear, or apple shaped to describe our figures. Now there are terms such as "S," "V," "X," and "U" line to confuse us even more! The concept of using the alphabet to name womanly figures is derived from a South Korean weight loss drink that features an "X" waist shape on a model in its marketing campaign six years ago.
It's no surprise that since this launched, South Korea is known as the nation with the most plastic surgery. As many as 20 percent of women ages 19 to 49 have gotten something surgically done in an attempt to look "Western."
Through "Alphabetization," the figure most sought after is the "S-Line" shape which can best be depicted comparing to Kim Kardashian's shape. S-Line shapes tend to have big breasts and butts. Then there are others such as the "V-line" which indicate a slim and oval face and are considered beautiful in Korea because the face looks smaller. While "D-Line" indicatesa baby bump or pregnant-looking stomach.
Although there's many others in between, the shape that is considered least desireable is the "O-Line" and that's obese people. You can take a look at the other types that South Koreans have come up with here.
I don't like the idea of there being a new way to identify our bodies, because as women we've been through ENOUGH. We're told we're not thin, not pretty enough, too fat, that we don't need this alphabetization shape business. Our bodies are our bodies and each of them is unique in its own way. It doesn't mean that one is better than the other and that's what the media and society need to stop emphasizing.
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