Why do they refer to vintage erotica models as Cheesecake?

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• setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  neatorama.com/…/The-Origins-of-the-Terms-Cheeseca…

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  • memfree@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Alternate story from www.etymonline.com/word/cheesecake

    The modern slang meaning dates from 1933; a “Time” magazine article from 1934 defined it as “leg-pictures of sporty females.”

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    • lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Still, even after both links I’m wondering as well… Why cheesecake?

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