Saturday, August 23, 2008

Slimming Down at the Pharmacy

Tourists in France have, for the most part, already heard that the French are relatively unembarrassed by the naked human form. So, when in France, we’re rarely shocked by topless sunbathers or by a nipple showing in a fashion magazine. We are however, often thrown for a loop when we pass the pharmacies that line French streets.

It seems that in almost every pharmacy’s window there are borderline erotic images of undressed women. A profile view of a thin, nude woman shown from breast to knee or a zoomed in image of a flat tummy with strategically placed shadows just below, keeping the ad PG-13, is a common scene. Then there’s the ever-popular set of two firm butt cheeks on display for passersby.

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