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But then in 1991, Demi Moore went and broke about a thousand taboos by posing nude and pregnant for the cover of Vanity Fair, saying she hoped it would give pregnant women “permission” to be sexy. Yup, in America it’s a big deal when a 40-year-old actress and mother of three does not appear in a bikini with ridiculously toned abs four months after giving birth. Psychologists showed the girls two paper dolls, one dressed in tight, cleavage-revealing “sexy” clothes and the other wearing a trendy but covered-up outfit. In one video, she hid her attire well before revealing her low-cut fringe crop top, which she paired with tiny denim shorts. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights.Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. Not wrong,” another agreed as a third shared: “Gorgeous mom right there,” followed by two heart emojis. Meanwhile, look at the Garner photo without the sexy label and what you see is a woman not trying to look hot.

Take, for example, a certain popular yet vulgar acronym for desirable mothers that we cannot print here. Prior to that, studies showed that being desirable and being maternal were considered mutually exclusive. Another said: “Do your thing,” while a third shared: “Do what you want your great,” followed by several red heart emojis. It’s not surprising that in a nation where three-quarters of us are overweight or obese, we can feel like losers when we’re not sexier than ever after having a baby like Jessica Alba. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.

Those after-baby shots of actresses in bikinis have an air of awkwardness and self-consciousness that is pure high school. Dressed in a black vest top with matching jeans and a brown checked shirt around her waist, she responded by lip syncing to Eminem’s The Real Slim Shady.