Bodice Rippers

TW - We talk about specific weight and size numbers from 48 minutes to 51 minutes. We also talk specific sizes at 1:03:45 to 1:03:55

Cyn had described her figure problems to Abby - a great bustline and a growing tummy. Abby had sent her several dresses that accentuated the positive and concealed the negative, along with some stunning French underwear, up-to-the-minute makeup and killer perfume.

Regan Chastian - http://www.sizedforsuccess.com/

Health at Every Size - https://haescommunity.com

Christy Harrison Anti-Diet https://christyharrison.com

Intuitive Eating - https://www.intuitiveeating.org

Correlations - http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

BMI bullshit - https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439

BMI Racist - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bmi-scale-racist-health_l_5f15a8a8c5b6d14c336a43b0

Fat celebratory movies/tv shows/books - https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/fat-positive-books-movies-tv-shows

Fat characters are in shows, - now do more - https://www.bustle.com/p/its-cool-you-feature-fat-characters-on-your-show-now-do-more-43463

"She was always up to something and had recently told him she was in the processes of renovating the family room at the back of the ranch house. He'd told her not to exhaust herself, that her main job was to simply settle in and get used to ranche life and take care of herself and her pregnancy. Their pregnancy. Their baby. "

We talk about the tropes and trends of infantilizing women in movies and literature as well as the examples of the bumbling dad character found in commercials and sitcoms.

Cyn stared at herself in the mirror and decided that tonight was going to be the night. It wasn't fair to chance, to make him wait for what any other husband would enjoy on a regular basis. Part of making their house a home included both emotional and sexual bonding. If she wasn't the most talented woman he'd ever been to bed with, well, she'd make sure he taught her exactly what it was he wanted.

He took another sip of Luca's excellent coffee. It was probably Italian. "Luca, we wouldn't get half the results I expect for the future if we didn't have the means to simply strap that little gal in." Luca's coffee cup stopped its ascent to his mouth. Chance, so engrossed in thinking about how he was going to start his breeding program once he got back to the ranch, didn't notice his brother-in-law's change of expression. "You-you strap her in?" "Of course. How else do you think she'd remain still? She'd fight me all the way if I didn't restrain her. Sometimes it takes both me and my cousin using all our strength to get her into position."

Links:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-me-too-timeline-20171208-htmlstory.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-me-too-campaign-origins-20171019-story.html

https://www.patreon.com/bodiceripperspodcast

"She drifted awake in his arms, and for one terrible moment felt totally out of control. His skin touched hers the length of their bodies beneath the coolness of the sheets, and she derived a certain comfort from that sensation. She trusted him to take care of her, and that in itself was nothing short of astounding. She knew how she came off to others. Bossy, Demanding. Impossibly high standards. What no one had ever understood was how lonely it was being the one in charge." In this episode we discuss tropes showcasing powerful or successful women in business vs men, as well as the sexual stereotypes and expectations painted by Baby By Chance.

Teaser: "You'll have to tell her you'll be going back to the ranch with me." She nodded her head. "Forever, Cyn. Not just until the baby's born. None of that for us." He could tell she was struggling with this. Her wedding vows, her commitment, hadn't been made at that little Vegas chapel, but would be made right now, here in this rumpled bed. He waited. She glanced away from him. Chewed her lip, tears filling her eyes. He felt like every sort of bastard in the world, but he had to be tough, almost cruel on this issue. They had to commit to each other, one hundred percent. She nodded her head and he knew he had her. He wanted her to come to him of her own free will, not because her hand had been forced. But he'd take her any way he could."

Danielle & Kim mock the above hot rubbish and also discuss Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love, types of relationships and the history of monogamy.

https://www.elitesingles.com/mag/relationship-advice/consummate-love

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201407/7-different-kinds-non-monogamy

"The room was dark, she didn't know where she was, and this was a real man, no dream, never a dream. He was moving against her, pushing powerfully inside her body with a driving, relentless rhythm. And though her mind almost refused to accept what was happening to her, her body responded, answered his, moved against him. She couldn't fight it, couldn't fight him. She bit her lip against the words that almost sprang to consciousness, for she was sure of one thing. He hadn't taken her by force. She hadn't exactly been a willing participant, but he hadn't forced himself upon her. "

In this episode, Kim and Danielle discuss male birth control, definitions of sexual assault, and glorification of predatory behavior.

Teaser reading:

He rolled over onto his stomach and buried his face in the pillow, wanting to shut out the world and shut off his emotions. He had so many mixed feelings about what he'd done. What they'd done. This Luca was a fool to let a woman like Pepper get away from him. Most men dreamed of having a night like the one they'd shared, and he'd been so besotted by their passionate encounter he'd been completely taken over by more primitive, baser emotions. He'd simply wanted to drag her back to the ranch and make her his. Lock her in his bedroom and throw away the key.

In this episode, Kim and Danielle discuss objectification, art and the gaze of the other.

Teaser for this week:

"Chance Devereux had blown into town on a mission. He had some bull semen to buy in the next week, but in the meantime, finding himself stranded in Las Vegas waiting for the breeder was not the most painful of life's situations. He'd played the slots and won, tried his hand at blackjack and lost, and now, showered and shaved and with a king-size buffet beneath his belt, he was ready to raise a little hell.

He was ready, for a woman. A nice, willing, uncomplicated woman."

In this episode, Kim and Danielle read the first chapter of Baby By Chance. We meet Cinnamon Roberts and Chance Devereux and learn about the events that put their paths on a collision course.

We also discuss the issues of presumed whiteness of characters in romance novels, long simmering issues with race in the RWA, class and status assumptions of characters, and why representation matters.

• Doll Experiment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkpUyB2xgTM&t=4s
• https://www.therippedbodicela.com
• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/04/fifty-shades-of-white-romance-novels-racism-ritas-rwa