A woman who was raised on Kate Moss images of women, played with Barbie dolls while growing up, and watched a significant amount of TV was talking with a friend outside a theater playing the 1953 Marilyn Monroe classic Gentleman Prefer Blondes. The woman said, "I didn't know Marilyn Monroe was so big and fat." Her female friend disagreed and said, "Marilyn Monroe is a classic icon of beauty." Discuss this interchange in terms of ideals of beauty.

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The Answer of A woman who was raised on Kate Moss images of women, played with Barbie dolls while growing up, and watched a significant amount of TV was talking with a friend outside a theater playing the 1953 Marilyn Monroe classic Gentleman Prefer Blondes. The woman said, "I didn't know Marilyn Monroe was so big and fat." Her female friend disagreed and said, "Marilyn Monroe is a classic icon of beauty." Discuss this interchange in terms of ideals of beauty.

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