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when i was four years old
they tried to test my i.q.
they showed me a picture
of 3 oranges and a pear
they said,
which one is different?
it does not belong
they taught me different is wrong...
~from "My IQ" by Ani DiFranco
Dear Clothing Manufacturers,
Do you think it would be possible to produce a line of clothing for women who are both fat and short? You know...maybe something that I could look kind of sexy in, but not slutty or like I ought to be on a Jenny Jones makeover. Something that gently hugs my waistline and rests over my tummy rather than clinging tightly all the way to my knees. Something that doesn't make me look like a shapeless mass. Something for young women rather than older matrons.
Dear Psychotherapists, Self Help Gurus, etc,
I know I'm supposed to love myself before I can expect anyone else to. I'm trying to accept the fact that women come in all shapes and sizes, that there are all different types for all different folks. I'm trying to accept and love myself just the way that I am, but it's really difficult when I have such a hardtime finding anything that fits the way that I am. When it's hard to make this body look attractive because the clothing industry seems to believe that anyone with my proportions must be about 6" taller. It's really kind of depressing.
You know, I can't decide. Am I supposed to strive to make my self a better person by loving myself as is, or am I only going to be a better person if I'm smaller?
they tried to test my i.q.
they showed me a picture
of 3 oranges and a pear
they said,
which one is different?
it does not belong
they taught me different is wrong...
~from "My IQ" by Ani DiFranco
Dear Clothing Manufacturers,
Do you think it would be possible to produce a line of clothing for women who are both fat and short? You know...maybe something that I could look kind of sexy in, but not slutty or like I ought to be on a Jenny Jones makeover. Something that gently hugs my waistline and rests over my tummy rather than clinging tightly all the way to my knees. Something that doesn't make me look like a shapeless mass. Something for young women rather than older matrons.
Dear Psychotherapists, Self Help Gurus, etc,
I know I'm supposed to love myself before I can expect anyone else to. I'm trying to accept the fact that women come in all shapes and sizes, that there are all different types for all different folks. I'm trying to accept and love myself just the way that I am, but it's really difficult when I have such a hardtime finding anything that fits the way that I am. When it's hard to make this body look attractive because the clothing industry seems to believe that anyone with my proportions must be about 6" taller. It's really kind of depressing.
You know, I can't decide. Am I supposed to strive to make my self a better person by loving myself as is, or am I only going to be a better person if I'm smaller?