Photographer Challenges ‘American Beauty’ Standards With 14 Women Of All Shapes

I like how you said "ovaries" as opposed to the conventional "balls" :D

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Ovaries is a new one! But as Betty White once said: “Why do people say "grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”

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Uh, I'm a woman and I didn't understand a thing they said so NO KUDOS TO YOU!!!

As a fat woman, I know these are Photoshopped because there are no stretch marks or bra grooves.

and they are wearing make-up. so, i don' t think that is the point. i think the point is to show how women who don't necessarily fit the "norm", can still look beautiful. but i would like to take this opportunity to say that women tend to worry way too much about the way they look. i can promise you that there is a man for every one of these women. beauty is in the eye of the beholder.....

As someone who actually uses Photoshop, that's exactly what I was thinking. Gotta laugh at all these "experts" saying this is legit because they can see a stretch mark... Smh.

And heavily photoshopped

If that's Lady Monster in the second to last pic, hoo BOY has it been p'shopped to death (she has many tattoos, which I've seen during the many Big Burlesque performances she has done).

Nothing natural about these pictures.

I was in awe of most of these women's flawless skin. Perhaps there's a stretch mark here and there - but no one has moles, freckles, scars? It's rare to see that (I have and I was in awe of that woman!).

You can definitely see stretch marks on some of these, what are you even on about?

No if you look on the second picture you can clearly see stretchmarks on the stomach and thighs of that woman so you are wrong there Shannon.

I'm sorry you consider yourself "ugly." You're right on point with your comment, though. I will say that well- groomed ends up trumping that fickle "beauty" in the end...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Behold. They are only more beautiful with that attitude. ;) I've spent all my life learning to love me for me, I don't have time to teach someone else. You either. You love you. And if ya do, keep on loving!

Good to know I am not the only person who has thought this before. I find it interesting when photographers take amazing photos of beautiful people - to me, that's easy. How about taking photos of people who are not traditionally beautiful - I would be more impressed with amazing photos of those folks than those who are pretty. And there are people who are not considered traditionally beautiful, who are actually photogenic. (And I am saying this as someone who is considered attractive but am really not photogenic.)

...I'm not a "hater" either (some will say the opposite).......but as I scrolled through, I do not think that that all of these women have "a (very) nice face." :/

like they are not actually laying on a bed of real flowers, right?? Nor have actual flowers on their bodies?