[ SECRET POST #276 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #276 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

Re: 38

[sincere]

I disagree that Bleach is an anime and Asian and so the body percentages are "naturally" off from the ones I was using. While I was operating under the assumption that the secret-poster was not Asian, which may have been short-sighted...

However, I'm looking at a white paper done in 2004 by the Ministry of Education in Japan researching the average heights and weights of students, and according to this, the average height of a 15 year old female (which Rukia passes for) is 157.2cm and 52.3 kg. At 144cm and 33kg, I still don't consider Rukia to meet the "average" height and weight presented by Japan -- she is still, according to this paper, the "average" height of someone between 10 and 11 years old, and a tiny bit underweight for that. (On the other hand, Orihime is exactly as tall as is average in Japan for a girl her age, and a little lighter.)

It seems to me like -- regardless of whether the secret poster is Asian or not -- aspiring to be a "normal" Japanese girl of her relative age is far more desirable than aspiring to be Rukia, who is still literally according to Bleach canon so short that she fits into clothes stolen from Ichigo's 10 year old sisters. That is not "normal" height, and regardless of whether or not it's normal, unless the OP is 4'8", she should not even be considering seeking to be Rukia's 72 lbs. It would be extremely unhealthy, to say the least.

Statistics from here: WHITE PAPER ON YOUTH 2004 -- Part 1 Present State of Youths in Japan

Re: 38

[itsplashes.livejournal.com]

I wasn't talking about the average weight and height for a normal 15-year old but rather, I was looking at the weight-height comparative scale which shows what the healthy or acceptable weight is for a particular height measurement. I admit, if we were talking about the average height of a normal 15-year old (or me, an 18-year old, for that matter), I would have to say that Rukia is short. This does not mean, however, that her weight is not compatible with her height.

And like I said, I wasn't commenting on anything else in the secret the user posted or your comment. But I do see your point. (How did you get the URL for this white paper, by the way? It is very interesting and informative.)

Re: 38

[sincere]

(I acquired it via luck and stubbornness lololol. But I like it, it is actually very informative. If people in Bleach looked anything like their ages, it would be more helpful. XD )

Ahh, I see your point. Yeah, I wasn't saying that Rukia was unhealthy for her own height group -- on the contrary, I think that for people that tiny, she and Hinamori (2cm taller, 6kg heavier) are both pretty acceptable weights, although Rukia may be a little underweight, but she isn't skeletal. (Now, Kira, he's a little skeletal.) I'm only saying that for people not that tiny, before considering how little she weighs, they should consider how small she is.

I don't mean to bash anyone in your height/weight group in particular. ^_~