Stop Telling People to Love their Bodies

[happiestsadist]

The idea is pretty much everywhere, from the most radical of feminists, to the most superficial ad campaigns put out by companies that also sell skin-bleaching agents in India. "Love Your Body". It's about the only thing most feminists, most mainstream people, and the Empowerment Industry seem to find common ground on. And on its face, it's a

Comments

[happiestsadist]

Thank you!

[findmealone]

Amen to this. Great post.

[happiestsadist]

Thanks, I'm actually kind of pleased with it.

[arthur_sc_king]

Very nice. I'm impressed.

Two observations:

1. Just about all of us suck at being properly open and honest and accepting and non-judgmental. Especially towards ourselves. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all be there?
   
2. "The human body is beautiful: it is also repulsive and ridiculous, a fact which can be verified at any swimming pool." - George Orwell, "Politics vs. Literature - An examination of Gulliver's travels", 1946.

[happiestsadist]

I love Orwell.

[mcpreacher]

i really enjoyed this post

it made me think about some other things as well and if i could figure out how to articulate them i would like to discuss them

[happiestsadist]

I'm always up for discussing things.

[entelodont]

this is a good post

[happiestsadist]

Heh, glad something came of that awful sf_d post.

[jane_doe_]

wait, what prompted this? links?

[happiestsadist]

http://community.livejournal.com/sf_drama/2993167.html This locked post.