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i dont get this whole 'body image' thing that people have a problem with.
i was thinking about it after the whole australian idol thing which happened last night. one of the judges told one of the contestants that she should lose her 'jelly belly'. the victorian goernment came out and a whole bunch of 'body image experts' said that it would push more young girls towards eating disorders.
now, maybe i cant really speak on this matter because i have always been stick thin- heck, i barely even had hips and boobs until i was 17. but i know that i have always had problems finding clothes that fit and people teasing me at school. the other week i was in the shops and thought 'hmmm, that bra looks like it would fit me' then, as i got closer i realised that it was a bonds 'my first bra, trainer bra'. now really, going to myers and asking for a 10aa bra that cant be any less humiliating than having to go ask for a 32c or whatever.
also, i understand that a lot of models are disgustingly thin. but they are also really tall. ive never felt like having a body image meltdown because im short and wont ever become a fashion model.
the one thing that i dont get is that everyone always jumps on people when they accuse women of being overweight. however when people accuse people of being too thin, to tell women that size 8 is unhealthy or unattractive eveyrone jumps up and gets on the bandwagon. as a society who is facing a pandemic of obeasity related illnesses, why isnt obeasity considered an eating disorder?
i was thinking about it after the whole australian idol thing which happened last night. one of the judges told one of the contestants that she should lose her 'jelly belly'. the victorian goernment came out and a whole bunch of 'body image experts' said that it would push more young girls towards eating disorders.
now, maybe i cant really speak on this matter because i have always been stick thin- heck, i barely even had hips and boobs until i was 17. but i know that i have always had problems finding clothes that fit and people teasing me at school. the other week i was in the shops and thought 'hmmm, that bra looks like it would fit me' then, as i got closer i realised that it was a bonds 'my first bra, trainer bra'. now really, going to myers and asking for a 10aa bra that cant be any less humiliating than having to go ask for a 32c or whatever.
also, i understand that a lot of models are disgustingly thin. but they are also really tall. ive never felt like having a body image meltdown because im short and wont ever become a fashion model.
the one thing that i dont get is that everyone always jumps on people when they accuse women of being overweight. however when people accuse people of being too thin, to tell women that size 8 is unhealthy or unattractive eveyrone jumps up and gets on the bandwagon. as a society who is facing a pandemic of obeasity related illnesses, why isnt obeasity considered an eating disorder?