A lot of "curvy" women these days would be displayed as wonder super humans in ye olde carnivals for people to admire as freaks.

this is a difference in culture. westerners tend to find it rude to point out obvious flaws, while Asian countries view it as stating objective reality. it's not that they're being mean, it's just plain to see, they're not taking your emotional reaction into account, where as we tend to do in the west.