The Thin is Beautiful Culture « Thread Started on Apr 14, 2009, 3:47pm »
Nowadays, in many women's magazines, mens magazines and so on, it is common to see thin 'beautiful' women. Who in turn make REAL women feel pressurised about their looks and size. Do you think that society needs to try discourage these sort of media forms or at least change them to help stop problems like eating disorders, low self esteem and such among women (and sometimes men)?
Nowadays, in many women's magazines, mens magazines and so on, it is common to see thin 'beautiful' women. Who in turn make REAL women feel pressurised about their looks and size. Do you think that society needs to try discourage these sort of media forms or at least change them to help stop problems like eating disorders, low self esteem and such among women (and sometimes men)?
I think that the media has played a big role in why we have lots of people with eating disorders nowadays and I think it would help if they helped to change the way we all see ourselves, if they started letting people with real shapes be shown on TV and in magazines.
Re: The Thin is Beautiful Culture « Reply #5 on Jul 21, 2009, 8:17pm »
I'm both for and against. But first I would like to point out, am I not a real women? I am naturally skinny, have a fast metabolism. The most I've ever weighed in my life is 105 pounds, but usually stick between 102-105, recently going from size 0 to size 1 after getting on YAZ. I have a naturally toned stomach, though even I have love handles if I wear jeans to low and too tight. So to say that REAL women are this and that is kind of insulting and untrue. Women are women, regardless of their size, weight, height, eye colour etc. I've been accused of being both Anorexic and Bulimic, but I hardly know which one is which, and am accused often by girls who are overweight or feel that they are overweight. So technically, I can complain because in America its 'normal' to be fat, and 'abnormal' to be skinny because America is, I think #1 or #2 in the world for highest number of obese people.
There needs to be a healthy balance when it comes to womens weight, and we can't deny that we want to be healthy and look presentable. Some of us strive more to have a toned body, while others just wanted to lose a few pounds. The problem is that a lot of women don't know when to stop, and while they may sometimes originally be persuaded to change themselves because of how society 'says' women need to be, eating disorders are truely a disease of the mind and can not be entirely blamed on society's influence.
And again, with the 'real shapes'. What is a 'real shape' huh? the hour glass figure? That came about because that was what MEN were attracted to, and MEN have been the dominant gender since at least America's creation, and only recently have women started to play a role in what 'attractive' really should mean.
The perfect body, by most guys standards, is big boobs, big breasts, long legs, skinny waist. My breasts are big enough for my size, I have long, though not perfect, legs and I'm not perfectly tan - I have a farmers tan. So I'm not to the 'perfect' standards either, yet everyone says I have the perfect body and no one knows why I'm complaining because my legs are so white or I wish my breasts were bigger. It's because even for skinny people, we have 'standards' that society wants us to adhere to, but more to the satisfaction of men than women.
'Skinny' people are most often advertised because its more presentable than someone that is obese. Now, I'm not saying that people who have a little extra shouldn't be advertised, because most women do have a little extra on them. But its a fact that NO ONE is going to bye this dress or that make-up if you have an obese person advertising it. Its a stereotype of America, that anyone and everyone can admit to - I can, even though I think that advertising and modeling etc., shouldn't be restricted to the size 2 model.
To point out too, it also depends on where you live. Brazilian men don't like women with big breasts, but nice butts and a little extra meat. In some places, if you're fat, it means you're wealthy because you are well fed and skinny women are ostracized.
Re: The Thin is Beautiful Culture « Reply #6 on Sept 18, 2009, 11:25pm »
I am for and against.
Models need to be thin to show off the designers clothes line in a professional, clean, acceptable and desirable manner.
Obese women don't show off clothes in that form.
Most want to see thin models. I don't want to see fat gals in magazines. I want to see what is more pleasing to the eye. Regular people with a little heft on them fine, but obese...nah, they can stay at the buffet bar.
Re: The Thin is Beautiful Culture « Reply #7 on Nov 5, 2009, 4:12pm »
I think time may have a little to do with the, 'Thin Is Beautiful Culture.' When I was young, in the 60's, most of my female cohorts were average to thin...some, but not many, were overweight. Obesiety was rare with young girls. As I reached middle age, say around the 80's, I began to notice that some women my age were showing a little more weight...easily associated with having children maybe. Now I am 60 and as I see women my age, so many are overweight and many are even obese. At the same time, as I look at 30 year olds and 20 year olds, they seem to mimic what I saw earlier, but far too many are heavier than I remember. I can only conclude that, while beautiful women are both thin and robust...obesiety is overtaking what I have always thought to be a function of aging. I too, as a man, have put on a few pounds with age. Active all my life and steady at 155, at 60 I'm now 160...hopefully that's all.
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Re: The Thin is Beautiful Culture « Reply #8 on Nov 6, 2009, 3:02pm »
I admit that I find slimmer, in shape women more attractive to look at than overweight/out of shape women, but then again my brother likes his women on the large side (he says anything below 12st 'isn't a woman' although I think he's purposely being an idiot when he says that) so it evens out! I'm not saying supermodels- I find a difference between women I think are beautiful and women I am attracted to and I can't think of one supermodel I'm attracted to. I find personality makes beauty a lot, but I admit that body shape does affect how I think of people. And in case anyone is wondering, I am, a little hypocritically, 8st 10ish and out of shape lol.
And I don't look at those magazines anyway. I'd rather have a girl with a good (that is to say, compatible) personality than a stick thin "aesthetic goddess" or whatever.
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