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Women's legs & showing too much flesh

(137 Posts)
Elrel Sat 12-Sept-20 22:47:07

Yes, what Norsat said!
Judge not, live and let live, mind your own business!

LadyBella Sat 12-Sept-20 22:44:19

The days of elegance are gone. These days some people just don't care what they look like. I can't believe how awful some people look. I think a lot have totally lost pride in themselves. Personally I don't want to look at older flesh - legs, arms, stomachs... any of it.... even my own. I wear 3/4 sleeves or full length and never, ever show my knees.

Nortsat Sat 12-Sept-20 22:39:57

Way to go Starblaze and Galaxy

Galaxy Sat 12-Sept-20 22:35:16

God I hope she didnt hear , I imagine however strong a person you were, part of you would be hurt by that level of rudeness.

Nortsat Sat 12-Sept-20 22:34:53

Oh, what a negative and judgemental post. Don’t come anywhere near me, I’m sure my thighs wouldn’t pass your vigorous test regime.

FarNorth Sat 12-Sept-20 22:33:48

Presumably your DH would not have been put off his breakfast if you hadn't rudely pointed out the woman.

EllanVannin Sat 12-Sept-20 22:33:36

Every part of me has to be covered grin I should have been born in a hot country because as far back as I can remember, even in my teens, I was always damn cold.

Hetty58 Sat 12-Sept-20 22:33:10

'She obviously thought she looked fine'

- I'd say she didn't care how she looked and was just enjoying her holiday (nothing wrong with that)!

Starblaze Sat 12-Sept-20 22:29:47

Women can and should wear whatever they feel comfortable in.

You and your husband should be ashamed of yourselves and I hope she didn't see or hear anything negative that would have ruined an otherwise happy day.

Don't be a person that ruins someone else's day.

vickymeldrew Sat 12-Sept-20 22:26:14

Absolutely agree grannyrebel. I can’t understand the compulsion to remove clothes and reveal all this flab. Being only 5ft 2inches, I’m level with some men’s hairy, sweaty armpits too. Whatever happened to decorum?

Galaxy Sat 12-Sept-20 22:22:41

Well each to their own sitting next to you and your dh would put me off my breakfast.

grannyrebel7 Sat 12-Sept-20 22:19:26

Older women's legs seem to get all wobbly, veiny, cellulitely and just plain horrible compared to men's legs that seem to stay the same. Having said that on holiday recently, I noticed a preponderance of older women wearing short, skimpy shorts. I wear shorts myself, but only ones that are just above the knee. I saw a woman wearing teeny tiny shorts and a strappy top that left little to the imagination in a cafe we were in. She was probably late 50s, overweight with huge boobs and her legs were covered in big patches of veins. I pointed her out to DH and he said that she put him off his breakfast! She obviously thought she looked fine, but she was literally wearing next to nothing. I think it's ok when you're young and lovely, but do we really want to see old women letting it all hang out? I certainly don't!