TorresD (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

watcherFA (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Anorexia is slowly losing favor in western culture..times are changing back to a fuller figure as a desired norm.

metalmouthmusic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

you guys are shitheaded retards, i live in noakchott the capital of mauritania and have been on many trips to akjout and noadibou and this doesnt happen any more come live here for a year then get ya facts straight (no im not mauritanian im an aussie)

FlatulenceFox (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My God! They still have slavery in this country!!!

Remedy13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Force feeding is bad...yes i know but, seriously? whats wrong with big women? Why is it sooo hard for people to accept the fact that big women are beautiful too? Now in days people thing you have to be the size of a twig to be beautiful. I'm not the litest jewel in the bunch but i know i'm still beautiful. Why is it so bad for thick women to love themselves. I'd rather be thick and happy rather then skinny with low self-esteem

si96 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Right. I was just replying to MrsMohamedLemine, who made it seem like Mauritanians' love for obesity is simply culture and nothing to be worried about. She only sees a problem with anorexia. I'm a young American woman, too. I was just trying to tell MrsMohamedLemine that both obesity and anorexia are dangerous, and that neither should be accepted as "culture."

fbbluv (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

nothing to be embarrassed about, life is not about how long you live, i prefer 40 happy years than 70 sad years. weather is wrong or right cultures practiced around the world including western men love big breast as a result women obliged to breast implant or dye their hair blond. by the way Mauritanians are happier than Americans or europeans.

scthickgirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This comment is to si96 I am an overweight American woman.The same things that you are saying about Mauritanian women can be said about american women.The only difference is the cause, while they are doing their bodies harm by using apetite enhanching dangerous drugs,we as american women are using apetite suppresing drugs that have the same if not worse side effects.Our girls arent being forefed(which i dont agree with by the way)but they are starving themselves to be

scthickgirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This comment is to si96 I am an overweight American woman.The same things that you are saying about Mauritanian women can be said about american women.The only difference is the cause, while they are doing their bodies harm by using apetite enhanching dangerous drugs,we as american women are using apetite suppresing drugs that have the same if not worse side effects.Our girls arent being forefed(which i dont agree with by the way)but they are starving themselves to be slim.Wheres the difference

Cynicalese (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It's a great comment if I may say so myself.