I'm so glad you said this; I find it appalling as well. It's such an interesting angle to cover, as so many people have praised the Dove ads. Also, as many have suggested, looking at masculinity stereotypes, I think, would (posted to Help me, awesome feminists)
Can I just say, I went to your myspace profile and you are absolutely gorgeous! We all are-- and thank you for being so brave; I'm in much of the same situation as you and seeing your courage, acceptance and (posted to Feminism & Weight Loss)
Um. "It's an impossible battle." Um. That word. Impossible. I do not think it means what you think it means. And, personally, I kick way more ass at 115 than I did at 155. More muscle, less fat, more speed, (posted to Feminism & Weight Loss)
Yeah, okay. Anorexia is not normal weight loss. Not all weight loss is anorexia. You're using a very special case to argue against the very general concept of weight loss--hell, you're using anorexia to try and argue against thermodynamics. I (posted to Feminism & Weight Loss)
The example of anorexia was used simply as that, an example. It was used not as an "argument against weight loss" but as just one case in which weight loss is not as simple and cut and dried as people (posted to Feminism & Weight Loss)
Aw, one of my friends is on seroquel, or was for a time, and it caused him to gain a lot of weight too. He's had a hard time losing it even though he runs several miles a day. This (posted to Feminism & Weight Loss)
Diets and diet aids do not help anyone. The only way to successfully lose weight and get the body that you want is by using the right information. This information can be found in the book Lose Weight Using Four (posted to Feminism & Weight Loss)
