It has been too scary to get back to blogging about body. Why? Because writing about it, thinking about it bring it to the surface in an uncomfortable way. Not that it is ever COMFORTING to think about my body. But at least when I don't think about it I don't think about it. I may subconsciously be thinking about it all the time but .... its like that background program running on your computer. It loads up when you start your computer and keeps humming away in the background, affecting the overall CPU performance.
But if I stay away from the dialogue then how am I affecting positive change? Right. So, I am back.
A few things got my attention today. Here is one of them.
So, one would start out as a black woman with not so good skin and by using this product become a white woman with smooth skin. Why? Do all white women have beautiful smooth skin? Do all black women have bad skin? Does this shower get product contain bleach? And why would I want to be white? Do I need to be white to feel good about myself? Truly disturbing. I learnt about this photo from the following blog (http://www.laurietobyedison.com/discuss/)
The day gets better. Check out this Yoplait commercial. So if you have been dieting and feeling good about yourself and look as thin as the women in this commercial...guess what? You are gonna feel fat once you watch this commercial. Because CLEARLY you are not thin enough still.
Then there is this video which I am not even sure how to process.
But if I stay away from the dialogue then how am I affecting positive change? Right. So, I am back.
A few things got my attention today. Here is one of them.
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The day gets better. Check out this Yoplait commercial. So if you have been dieting and feeling good about yourself and look as thin as the women in this commercial...guess what? You are gonna feel fat once you watch this commercial. Because CLEARLY you are not thin enough still.
Then there is this video which I am not even sure how to process.
So, when I first came across this I thought wow! Empowered and empowering teens. Yes we need that.
Then I looked at the girl and thought - really? YOU are supposed to be the "fat" "non-pretty" one? Then I am the ugliest there can be.
Then I went...woah woah...back off. This girl FEELS these things. You cannot judge that. And this is probably also the more PC response.
BUT I can't help but feel jealous about how she looks and feel resentful that the issue of body-image is in her hands. Or I should say in her hands ALSO.
If you are reading this blog and have made it this far....what do you think? I want to be a better person but....hmmm.
