Tuesday, August 24, 2010
My Rant on "Body Type"
I need to rant for a minute. I'm so frustrated with the world and in particular guys views of women's weight. I've watched the past few weeks the ABC show called dating in the dark (yes I know its not high quality TV) and I seriously want to beat the guys who after they see a girl who is maybe a size 6 or 8 say "well she's pretty but she doesn't have the body type I like." Seriously? Seriously! That is small!! I wish I was back in those sizes but guess what even when I'm not I'm still a beautiful women and so is everyone else. Not everyone can be a size 0 or 2. Being tiny doesn't make you beautiful. If you aren't it doesn't even mean that you don't exercise and take care of your body. I know this is just a show but this idea is everywhere! I don't want my girls to ingest this thought I don't want to let these thoughts in either. Please world stop feeding this idea to us, our girls and the men and boys out there!!!
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4 comments:
amen.
But really though, it's a messed up thing, the whole judging women by their weight. When I ran a 5k for Thanksgiving there was a box to check off if you weighed more than 160 pounds; I was furious (& my running partner & husband heard about that one...). Who cares if I weigh more than 160. I don't want to be put in the 'clydesdale' category; maybe some ladies do, but not this one. AND... I'm running, for Pete's sake! I should be happy with that accomplishment alone!
Also, my husband & I try not to talk negatively about our bodies or others' bodies. Because we know this will affect our kids, & they'll hear PLENTY about this from everybody else.
I'm with you on this one, Nancy. Enough already. [People can be so shallow.]
ps- this may sound crazy, but we haven't had TV for a year. And we don't plan on getting it either anytime soon :)
ditto!
I hear you!
It appears that some men and medias view of women involves having no curves! when will the twiggy and 'boy hips' look go out? Ugh!
Amen, sista. It's a messed up view of physical appearances that's being thrown at our girls. And us. We don't have TV either. Probably a little too sheltered, but I'm sure my kids will see plenty of it from other places.
I'm behind on checking blogs, but I love all your posts--I miss those torrential twenty minute rain falls from Vegas! I loved watching them.
Great job on the spring piano recital as well!
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