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> Obesity is the result of a caloric surplus. Cavemen didn't have that luxury. No obese cavemen? How about a cavewoman? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_
by radio4fan 14y ago
> Obesity is the result of a caloric surplus. Cavemen didn't have that luxury.
No obese cavemen? How about a cavewoman?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf
- SideburnsOfDoom 14y agoThe Venus of Willendorf Is widely regarded to represent an exceptional, ideal image not a typical person. People who are short of food idealise a food surplus.
- radio4fan 14y agoAn alternative view, according to the wiki page: > The nickname, urging a comparison to the classical image of "Venus," is now controversial. According to Christopher Witcombe, "the ironic identification of these figurines as 'Venus' pleasantly satisfied certain assumptions at the time about the primitive, about women, and about taste." Catherine McCoid and LeRoy McDermott hypothesize that the figurines may have been created as self-portraits. But let's face it, the evidence must be scant either way.