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Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567
i try very hard to reject the media, just on principle. I'm sick of how we can have horrible things going on in the world and we are more concerned with what Britney shaved today.
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Perhaps it's a diversion. Yes, there's death and destruction and it's depressing, so let's knock down a celebrity a peg or two and we'll all feel better..
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Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567
unfortunately yes, but i don't think this is just women judging women more, i think society judged women harsher. it is socially acceptable for a guy to have a gut, it is not for a woman.
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Yet, ironically, our 'guts' most times come from giving birth, a natural process for women. A man's gut excuse? Not quite as legit.
A man I was involved with remarked as a warning, "I look better with clothes on"...I didn't fall for him because of his body...and while he says the same about me, body parts and his appreciation of them work their way into conversations-how could I not be concerned about their deterioration?
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Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567
with pitch forks and torches!!! or maybe break the societal standards, we should stop focusing purely on appearance and rather on the person inside. we've got to realize that the people we are shown in the media are not the average and we should not expect women to look like that. there is nothing wrong with a wrinkle or a fold.
here is an old thread of mine that is related....
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=35824 |
As long as there are mirrors, there will be concern or preoccupation with body image. We 'know' what's reality or not within the media(at least most of us do), but that is not going to stop the bombardment.
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Originally Posted by eileenbunny
I love my $1200 LaMer Creme. Why I need it I'm not sure.
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$1200????????? Why on earth would anyone spend that kind of money for face cream??? You
don't need it-you bought into the idea that it was worth that exorbitant amount. Good gracious....what I could do with $1200.....