History Main / RealWomenHaveCurves

** According to WWE insiders, this storyline was done purely as a punishment. As a real-life devout Christian, Molly would not have the sex appeal they wanted their Divas to have. In 2002, WWE management asked her to "be more like Trish" and when she refused, this storyline began. Yet, according to others, the angle was entirely a product of WWE Head of Creative, Stephanie [=McMahon=], and is held up as proof that she didn't know what she was doing. See the write-up of this angle on wrestlecrap.com. Trish Stratus has gone on public record that she felt horrible having to say the things she did about Molly, and both Jim Ross and Tazz apologized to her over the insults they made about her on commentary and Jerry Lawler has mentioned "getting a ton of hate mail" during that angle. It doesn't undo the damage, or the terrible message the company sent. On Trish's page, it says that she has said she shouldn't have done it because she was a face at the time. That is, because it reflected poorly on ''her'', not because it was a terrible idea that should never have been done in the first place, which is total ProtagonistCenteredMorality.

** According to WWE insiders, this storyline was done purely as a punishment. As a real-life devout Christian, Molly would not have the sex appeal they wanted their Divas to have. In 2002, WWE management asked her to "be more like Trish" and when she refused, this storyline began. Yet, according to others, the angle was entirely a product of WWE Head of Creative, Stephanie McMahon, and is held up as proof that she didn't know what she was doing. See the write-up of this angle on wrestlecrap.com. Trish Stratus has gone on public record that she felt horrible having to say the things she did about Molly, and both Jim Ross and Tazz apologized to her over the insults they made about her on commentary and Jerry Lawler has mentioned "getting a ton of hate mail" during that angle.

* When she first appeared in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Nora Greenwald (aka "Wrestling/MollyHolly") wasn't explicitly sexualized or objectified like the other WWE Divas. Instead, she was created as being a [[NatureAdoresAVirgin chaste, virginous old-fashioned]] SouthernBelle with a CloserToEarth[=/=]GirlNextDoor demeanor, like someone the female audience could relate to and the male audience could feel protective of (even though she was more than capable of holding her own in the ring). This is because she was she was a former power-lifter with significantly wider hips than the other Divas. Many storylines even had the other Divas bullying her because of her size and shape, in particular KarmaHoudini Wrestling/TrishStratus who kicked it off by telling Molly she had "junk in [her] trunk". (The worst part? Molly was a heel at this point of her career, so eventually the other Divas were ''[[MoralDissonance applauded]]'' [[MoralDissonance for taunting her]]!)

* When she first appeared in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Nora Greenwald (aka "Wrestling/MollyHolly") wasn't explicitly sexualized or objectified like the other WWE Divas. Instead, she was created as being a [[NatureAdoresAVirgin chaste, virginous old-fashioned]] SouthernBelle with a CloserToEarth[=/=]GirlNextDoor demeanor, like someone the female audience could relate to and the male audience could feel protective of (even though she was more than capable of holding her own in the ring). This is because she was she was a former power-lifter with significantly wider hips than the other Divas. Many storylines even had the other Divas bullying her because of her size and shape, in particular KarmaHoudini Wrestling/TrishStratus who kicked it off by telling Molly she had a "junk in your trunk". (The worst part? Molly was a heel at this point of her career, so eventually the other Divas were ''[[MoralDissonance applauded]]'' [[MoralDissonance for taunting her]]!)
** According to WWE insiders, this storyline was done purely as a punishment. As a real-life devout Christian, Molly would not have the sex appeal they wanted their Divas to have. In 2002, WWE management asked her to "be more like Trish" and when she refused, this storyline began.
*** According to others, the angle was entirely a product of WWE Head of Creative, Stephanie McMahon, and is held up as proof that she didn't know what she was doing. See the write-up of this angle on wrestlecrap.com
** In fairness, Trish Stratus has gone on public record that she felt horrible having to say the things she did about Molly, Jim Ross and Tazz apologized to her over the insults they made about her on commentary and Jerry Lawler has mentioned "getting a ton of hate mail" during that angle.

* When she first appeared in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Nora Greenwald (aka "Wrestling/MollyHolly") wasn't explicitly sexualized or objectified like the other WWE Divas. Instead, she was created as being a [[NatureAdoresAVirgin chaste, virginous old-fashioned]] SouthernBelle with a CloserToEarth[=/=]GirlNextDoor demeanor, like someone the female audience could relate to and the male audience could feel protective of (even though she was more than capable of holding her own in the ring). This is because she was curvier, with significantly wider hips and more body fat, than the other Divas. Many storylines even had the other Divas bullying her because of her size and shape, in particular KarmaHoudini Wrestling/TrishStratus who kicked it off by telling Molly she had a "big ass". (The worst part? Molly was a heel by the end of her career, so eventually the other Divas were ''[[MoralDissonance applauded]]'' [[MoralDissonance for taunting her]]!)

* Music/{{Queen}}'s "Fat-Bottomed Girls," about a man with a preference for BigBeautifulWoman.

* This is one of the major themes of SirMixALot's "Baby Got Back", in which he draws comparisons between very thin women and fakeness -- particularly in this exchange:
-->I ain't talkin' bout ''{{Playboy}}''\\

* {{Queen}}'s "Fat-Bottomed Girls," about a man with a preference for BigBeautifulWoman.

* When she first appeared in the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}'', Nora Greenwald (aka "Wrestling/MollyHolly") wasn't explicitly sexualized or objectified like the other WWE Divas. Instead, she was created as being a [[NatureAdoresAVirgin chaste, virginous old-fashioned]] SouthernBelle with a CloserToEarth[=/=]GirlNextDoor demeanor, like someone the female audience could relate to and the male audience could feel protective of (even though she was more than capable of holding her own in the ring). This is because she was curvier, with significantly wider hips and more body fat, than the other Divas. Many storylines even had the other Divas bullying her because of her size and shape. (The worst part? Molly was a heel by the end of her career, so eventually the other Divas were ''[[MoralDissonance applauded]]'' [[MoralDissonance for taunting her]]!)
* This was the defense Mickie James had when LayCool started with the "Piggy James" insults; that she was a well-built and fit woman rather than being a rail-thin supermodel wannabe ValleyGirl, which was actually pretty accurate. That is, when she could [[MotorMouth get a word in edge-wise]], and didn't just respond with a [[TalkToTheFist sound thrashing]]. Unfortunately, rumors abound that that was just a way to get [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the actual thoughts of the WWE staff on the air]], causing Mickie to leave the company before [[KarmaHoudini LayCool could get their comeuppance]].

* The TropeNamer is the Latin American-themed play ''Real Women Have Curves'', which deals with body images. Its heroine fits this trope exactly.

* ''LoveMeNice:'' Debbie and Claire are curvy humanoid toons. While that was fine in Debbie's day, Claire's prevent her pursuing a job as a toon actor.

* Jennifer Hudson [[DyeingForYourArt gained weight]] for her Oscar-winning role in ''DreamGirls''. In the film, Effie's full figure and relatably humble origins are central to the plot.

As such, this is somewhat of a CyclicTrope alongside its thin and lithe inverse. For example, the late Fifties and Sixties were marked by a very thin, waif-ish ballerina-like ideal (e.g., Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy), following a fad for "va-va-voom" voluptuousness in the Forties through mid-Fifties (Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield), which in turn had supplanted the slender look of the Twenties and Thirties. The Seventies and Eighties brought curvier sex symbols. The Nineties brought in Heroin Chic. Finally, at the turn of the Millenium, curvaceousness was brought back into mainstream appeal.

As such, this is somewhat of a CyclicTrope alongside its thin and lithe inverse. For example, the Fifties and Sixties were marked by a very thin, waif-ish ballerina-like ideal. The Seventies and Eighties brought curvier sex symbols. The Nineties brought in Heroin Chic. Finally, at the turn of the Millenium, curvaceousness was brought back into mainstream appeal.

* Kellogg's "Special K" brand is getting into the act, promoting the admirable idea that women shouldn't disrespect or speak ill of one-another's body types. Of course, as [[http://www.policymic.com/articles/76549/pantene-s-viral-commercial-isn-t-empowering-anyone this article]] also notes, this is the same company that challenges you to lose six pounds and two weeks by replacing two meals with their product.

* ''Film/RealWomenHaveCurves''. The lower-class, "curvy" main characters are contrasted with a wealthy and successful Latina woman who is rail thin.

** This smacks of possible translation-then-failed-translation-back to UK sizing, where size 12 still ''is'' the same as a US 8.

* Dove moisturizing soap famously bungled this trope in a 7-year-long ad campaign called "Dove 'Real' Women". First, Dove was ''very'' selective about the women it considered "real" (not too curvy, not too thin, no tattoos or blemishes, no messy hair, etc.) and second, they ''Photoshopped their models' images in order to make them more appealing.''

* ''NoahsArc'': Alex (a noticeably feminine man) believes this all the way regarding himself, and professes himself as the most "real" one of the group. He even says a variation on the line in one episode.

* Jennifer Hudson [[DyeingForYourArt gained weight]] for her Oscar-winning role in ''DreamGirls''. In the film, Effie's full figure and relatable humble origins are central to the plot.

* Nia Vardalos admitted she short herself in the foot by naming her script ''MyBigFatGreekWedding''. The resultant publicity tour had reporters endlessly asking about her weight, obliging her to drop forty pounds. She landed a starring role in ''My Life in Ruins'', but in an ironic reversal, [[RogerEbert critics]] complained they missed the old Vardalos, and didn't warm to this stick-thin imposter with bleached teeth. Every interview with Vardalos now has her fielding question about the weight ''loss''.

* Rebel Wilson became a spokesmodel for Jenny Craig long before achieving mainstream Hollywood success. Her contract for ''PitchPerfect'' actually forbid her from continuing to lose weight. She confirmed her intention to resume the diet once her commitments were over.

* There's also Mo'Nique, whose entire act revolves around this trope. Less than 200 pounds? You're a skinny bitch who can't cook who is secretly trying to steal all of the good men from the bigger sistas. Driven home in her movie Phat Girlz which does nothing but extol the virtue and beauty of plus sized women. However this is only after Mo'Nique has spent half of the film trying to lose weight to look like the very "skinny bitches" she constantly derides.

* When she first appeared in the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}'', Nora Greenwald (aka "MollyHolly") wasn't explicitly sexualized or objectified like the other WWE Divas. Instead, she was created as being a [[NatureAdoresAVirgin chaste, virginous old-fashioned]] SouthernBelle with a CloserToEarth[=/=]GirlNextDoor demeanor, like someone the female audience could relate to and the male audience could feel protective of (even though she was more than capable of holding her own in the ring). This is because she was curvier, with significantly wider hips and more body fat, than the other Divas. Many storylines even had the other Divas bullying her because of her size and shape. (The worst part? Molly was a heel by the end of her career, so eventually the other Divas were ''[[MoralDissonance applauded]]'' [[MoralDissonance for taunting her]]!)

* When she first appeared in the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}'', Nora Greenwald (aka "Molly Holly") wasn't explicitly sexualized or objectified like the other WWE Divas. Instead, she was created as being a [[NatureAdoresAVirgin chaste, virginous old-fashioned]] SouthernBelle with a CloserToEarth[=/=]GirlNextDoor demeanor, like someone the female audience could relate to and the male audience could feel protective of (even though she was more than capable of holding her own in the ring). This is because she was curvier, with significantly wider hips and more body fat, than the other Divas. Many storylines even had the other Divas bullying her because of her size and shape. (The worst part? Molly was a heel by the end of her career, so eventually the other Divas were ''[[MoralDissonance applauded]]'' [[MoralDissonance for taunting her]]!)

* Queen's "Fat-Bottomed Girls," written by guitarist Brian May, although it's mostly about the wide hips and buttocks associated with curves.

* In ''Dream Girl'', the protagonist's boyfriend tells her that she's too skinny and needs to eat more often. "Personally, I find the natural curves of the female body quite appealing."

* When she first appeared in the ''[[WorldWrestlingEntertainment WWE]]'', Nora Greenwald (aka "Molly Holly") wasn't explicitly sexualized or objectified like the other WWE Divas. Instead, she was created as being a [[NatureAdoresAVirgin chaste, virginous old-fashioned]] SouthernBelle with a CloserToEarth[=/=]GirlNextDoor demeanor, like someone the female audience could relate to and the male audience could feel protective of (even though she was more than capable of holding her own in the ring). This is because she was curvier, with significantly wider hips and more body fat, than the other Divas. Many storylines even had the other Divas bullying her because of her size and shape. (The worst part? Molly was a heel by the end of her career, so eventually the other Divas were ''[[MoralDissonance applauded]]'' [[MoralDissonance for taunting her]]!)

* When she first appeared in the ''[[WorldWrestlingEntertainment WWE]]'', Molly Holly wasn't explicitly sexualized or objectified like the other WWE Divas. Instead, she was created as having a CloserToEarth[=/=]GirlNextDoor demeanor, like someone the female audience could relate to and the male audience could feel protective of (even though she was more than capable of holding her own in the ring). This is because she was curvier, with significantly wider hips and more body fat, than the other Divas. Many storylines even had the other Divas bullying her because of her size and shape. (The worst part? Molly was a heel by the end of her career, so eventually the other Divas were ''[[MoralDissonance applauded]]'' [[MoralDissonance for taunting her]]!)