my own jumble of honest contradictions on the topicvoronaSeptember 7 2006, 06:39:23 UTC
My version of that is hearing, often, "you have such a lovely face." Which means absolutely nothing to me, because I know very well what I look like. Eh. My own mother disapproved of my big ears, the non-ballet (short) length of my neck, my posture and my chin. So, whatever. When I hear "you have a great FACE," it only sounds as if it means "too bad about your weight." I can handle people saying things about my eyes, because I've heard that all my life and it's probably true... but again, sometimes it hits me as "too bad about your body, but hey, you have some eyes!"
I do find well-balanced, proportional, feminine, healthily VERY voluptuous women attractive. However, I cannot honestly jump on the "all fat is great in every way" platform. Yes, fuller women are lovable. Yes, zaftig, fuller bodies may work great for many people. But a combination of what I've read in medical news, and all the complaints of discomfort, fatigue, and illness that I've heard from heavier women including my own experience, leads me to a conclusion
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Re: my own jumble of honest contradictions on the topicstaxxySeptember 7 2006, 13:31:26 UTC
yeah, as Lena pointed out, it is all about being *healthy*. Healthy is thinner on some women than others. Healthy can also be heavy (not to be confused with actually being obese, which is never healthy and the original medical definition of the term - not the newly remodeled one to suit political and financial machinations
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Re: my own jumble of honest contradictions on the topicvoronaSeptember 7 2006, 19:15:24 UTC
Thank you for putting in the stop-italics sign. I posted this and got too tired to fix it, and fell asleep. Nice!
Back on topic... I am appalled at what seems to be the TV/Hollywood "norm" now. Everybody can't be a size two! I'm not happy with one of The Olsen Twins trying to distinguish herself by looking like The Dead One, when a different shade of blonde would suffice. I've noticed this on shows which feature a bunch of female characters... they all start looking the same, and women who would naturally be a little larger are forcing themselves to be unnaturally thin, emaciated, in competition with the other cast members. "Friends" and "Melrose Place" were known for this, and I also noticed a little of it on "Buffy."
I hate to see people making themselves sick to fit into a mold pushed by the entertainment industry. One size never did fit all.
I agree very much with you that good health should be our number one goal. I wish fashion could reconcile itself with this... what a project.
Re: my own jumble of honest contradictions on the topicstaxxySeptember 7 2006, 19:29:41 UTC
I am hoping that others will repost the rant about hollywood and fashion and the size 2 ideal in their own LJs.
Blogs are the new information source, communication source, and source of data for those in the media and advertising. If enough people are posting on the same topic, they *will* notice. :)
Re: my own jumble of honest contradictions on the topicsavannaramaSeptember 7 2006, 20:59:24 UTC
I'm going to butt in and say that you've raised some very good points, Ivy. Fat for fat's sake or as insulation from society does hurt the bearer (and I hate it when the many sides of this issue get smushed together). Because of my mother's estrogen-fueled, fat-cell-fueled breast cancer, my father's diabetes, and my bum knee, I can't allow myself to get over a certain weight threshhold anymore, just like I avoid estrogen and eat organic. No one can protect me from it but me. I didn't lose weight for anybody else--I had no shortage of compliments at my heaviest and Jack was actually very worried that I would lose my curves; so it wasn't for him at all
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I do find well-balanced, proportional, feminine, healthily VERY voluptuous women attractive. However, I cannot honestly jump on the "all fat is great in every way" platform. Yes, fuller women are lovable. Yes, zaftig, fuller bodies may work great for many people. But a combination of what I've read in medical news, and all the complaints of discomfort, fatigue, and illness that I've heard from heavier women including my own experience, leads me to a conclusion ( ... )
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Back on topic... I am appalled at what seems to be the TV/Hollywood "norm" now. Everybody can't be a size two! I'm not happy with one of The Olsen Twins trying to distinguish herself by looking like The Dead One, when a different shade of blonde would suffice. I've noticed this on shows which feature a bunch of female characters... they all start looking the same, and women who would naturally be a little larger are forcing themselves to be unnaturally thin, emaciated, in competition with the other cast members. "Friends" and "Melrose Place" were known for this, and I also noticed a little of it on "Buffy."
I hate to see people making themselves sick to fit into a mold pushed by the entertainment industry. One size never did fit all.
I agree very much with you that good health should be our number one goal. I wish fashion could reconcile itself with this... what a project.
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Blogs are the new information source, communication source, and source of data for those in the media and advertising. If enough people are posting on the same topic, they *will* notice. :)
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