In New York last week, I met a beautiful art model named Carin, who wore a wisp of silk as if it were a complete shirt. I guess that's what happens when you spend most of your day nude — a whisper of a cami starts to look modest. One of her current gigs is a sculpting class, for which she holds the same pose three hours every Tuesday afternoon. If you're an artist but you can't make it to any of Carin's classes, you still don't have to resort to porn to find a model. The models represent a variety of body types, mostly nude, all female.

Being a superhero has never been the most modest profession out there. Doctors wear white coats and lawyers wear suits, but most superheroes take to the streets decked out in skintight spandex, thigh-high boots and more exposed skin than is likely practical for such a dangerous career. Wardrobe malfunctions happen frequently in this business.

So, to recap: the males of the species have always liked physically attractive and obviously fertile young women, and always will. It is hard-wired into us. This preference has always manifested in visual art including comics , and always will. To review the evidence:. Rather, youth, fitness, firm breasts, lustrous hair, and skin-clarity are all emphasized.