Date: 7/23/2003 1:30:00 PM
From Authorid: 33925
Society places WAAAAAAAAY too much value on looks, weight and the body in general. My thought is that as long as you FEEL good and you are healthy then your weight should not be an issue.  |
Date: 7/23/2003 1:32:00 PM
From Authorid: 13897
That is adverstising and the media for you. That is why I hate TV.  |
Date: 7/23/2003 1:40:00 PM
From Authorid: 53052
whoever put "skinny=happy" should be shot... sorry... but when they put out the image that the only thing that would make you happy or pretty is to be skinny that disgusts me... this world has ALL shapes and sizes! and people should respect that  |
Date: 7/23/2003 1:45:00 PM
From Authorid: 46527
When it all comes down to it YOU decide what you should look like. Society does indeed put unfair pressure on women to be 'slim and blonde' but it up to women to use their intelligence to realise that we come in all shapes and sizes and there is beauty to be found in every one of us.  |
Date: 7/23/2003 2:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 46530
The media is what portrays "the beautiful body" and most people want to look like the people they admire, in most cases the beautiful people. Society therefore is driven by this conciousness that thin is good and that every woman should be a certain size. Of course biologically this is nonsense. Yes you do have an "ideal weight" and there could be complications for you if you weigh way above or way below this, but within the guidelines you are perfectly normal, whatever shape you happen to be  |
Date: 7/23/2003 2:14:00 PM
From Authorid: 38601
I used to be kind of heavy and I was always saying I was fat and I was depressed...but my boyfriend would always tell me I was beautiful and I wasn't fat...eventually I lost weight, and I'll I'm not skinny...I feel I look a lot better than a skinny girl...especially the ones that look like they haven't eaten in days...i really hate how the media says you have to look a certain way to be beautiful...it's made a lot of girls really depressed and do unhealthy things...you don't have to be skinny to be beautiful...you're beautiful no matter what you look like...  |
Date: 7/23/2003 5:38:00 PM
From Authorid: 34487
Society can be very cruel and very stereotypical. One shining example is the expectations of beauty and physical attractiveness. What our society thinks is beautiful usually entails a good amount of plastic surgery or starvation to accomplish. Good post.  |
Date: 7/23/2003 6:12:00 PM
From Authorid: 41067
No, society, magazines, whatever, no-one has the right to tell anyone what they should look like. On the other hand however, a lot of people do prefer thinner partners. Its just their preference. you should be who you are, not conform to other people's ideals, just don't expect to have everyone admiring you as a perfect specimen. I don't change myself to fit in with what others want me to be, and it has at times cost me, in many ways, but I'd rather be me, no matter what the costs are. I hope this is making sense!  |
Date: 7/23/2003 7:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 56840
Lots of people that look all healthy and skinny are not healthy at all. I believe that though you have a greater chance of being unealthy if your weight is farther apart from the average male or female your age and for your body type, someone may look chunky and be in better health and have a much better outlook than someone who diets to keep themselves thin. Take care,  |
Date: 7/24/2003 7:00:00 AM
From Authorid: 15394
and yet even with shallow hal, he had to be hypnotised to see each persons inner beauty, and only overcomes his shallow personality after he has been blinded for long enough to the "real" picture.... sad really, but it happens all the time...no one has the right to tell us what we should look like, but it is difficult to ignore the hurtful stares of people that gawk at someones differences.  |
Date: 7/24/2003 8:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 22080
lately ive been noticing its not in to be super skinny, i dont really care how big you are as long as your not disghustingly and unhealthily(if thats even a word) obese and your not anorexic style skinny  |
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Date: 7/24/2003 8:14:00 PM
From Authorid: 22080
also as a guy, im tired of getting the image of having to be buff, so i said forgert it all and take me as i am, now i can get girls on the drop of a dime just by my confidence |
Date: 7/26/2003 3:26:00 PM
From Authorid: 57225
society makes a BIG BIG deal about being beatiful and skinny and perfect. and it isnt realistic. no one has the right to say what u should look like, its whatever makes u happy. like me, im not happy with the way i look, because i believe i could look better. but thats me. society puts too much pressure on people to live up to this perfect image, but it shoudlnt matter what u see on tv or in magazines. its just what makes u happy.  |
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