Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for September 18, 2011
September 17, 2011
September 19, 2011
Transcript:
Saleswoman: Welcome to fall fashion, 2000! A celebration of womanhood and the body part of the millennium: The waist! Cathy: The waist? Saleswoman: The waist! Shown for the first time in two equally powerful, equally feminine, equally amazing shapes......cinched or pregnant! Cathy: Excuse me?? Saleswoman: Look at the supermodels! Look at the movie stars! Never before in history have so many fashion icons been either "with child" or "with corset"! So, goodbye middle-of-the-road and hello middle-of-the-body! This season we show off our tiny tummies with tiny little belts......Or we show off our giant tummies with giant maternity sarongs! Cathy: WAAH!! Saleswoman: Body part of the millennium runner-up: The tear duct.
I don’t think pregnant women have to hide anything or “be shot.” I also don’t think the skin tight, too short t-shirts look good on anybody older than about 12, and I particularly don’t want a “peek” at thong undies. Watching baby kick might be exciting for the expectant mom, but it seems that could be done in private. No one is asking that we pretend we are not pregnant (like in the days of Lucille Ball), but “the bump” could at least be covered with something that doesn’t show the outline of baby’s foot.