Comments | joewriteshaikus: Ranting about women's self-esteem

joewriteshaikus

Ranting about women's self-esteem

Jan 09, 2006 19:30

A friend of mine linked this article in her livejournal. I liked the article very much and commented that I would post it to ( Read more... )

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flamingophoenix January 10 2006, 02:35:31 UTC

I'll extend that and say I don't like weak people. It has nothing to do with gender, and nothing to do with physical strength. But the victim mentality gets really old. (This is just a general rant I've been storing up for a long time.)

Not that I haven't been guilty of playing the "oh, poor me, lavish me with affection" card in the past. But I try to avoid it whenever possible.

joewriteshaikus January 10 2006, 07:14:03 UTC

Yeah, you don't need to use pity to get our affection. Just say, "Hey, lavish me with affection." And then I'll make you purr. Oops, I mean . . . Patrick isn't reading this, is he?

*mischievious snicker*

I'm kidding, of course.

outdoorchica January 10 2006, 17:34:31 UTC

Ha, people in my office when they're feeling whiney say "baby me!!" and it's actually pretty funny ( ... )

joewriteshaikus January 10 2006, 18:15:25 UTC

Yeah, you know, I always did find you attractive. Since you're such a player, I'm guessing I'm not the only one who likes your body type.

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its molly anonymous January 11 2006, 22:47:28 UTC

just because someone is thin doesn't mean they're anorexic or should drastically change their eating habits to put on weight.
c'mon man - the media sucks in general...constantly talking about body image only makes it worse-- for both sides.

my name is molly, you can see my ribs, i eat when i'm hungry.

outtie

Re: its molly joewriteshaikus January 11 2006, 23:19:45 UTC

I wouldn't dare say that thin women are wrong for being thin. It's all about your state of mind. Thin women are just as beautiful as chubby women (well, almost as beautiful, we'll say). It's the low self-esteem, victim mentality, and the self-destructiveness that I don't like. Some of the skinniest people I know eat like pigs. I used to be that way before high school.

Why don't you like us talking about body image? We're not trying to persuade people to get fatter. We want to see people love themselves and be stronger. This is for my own benefit, as I'm tired of women who are welcome mats. I don't find that attractive. And I want to find women who are attractive. The more women that are like this, the more options I have. I very much have alterior motives here.

COMMENTING A LOT anonymous January 11 2006, 23:29:50 UTC

anorexia and bulimia as well as si (cutting/burning/whatever) is all spread by talking about it and "raising awareness".

its just the same as drug "education", the more you know about it, the more likely you are to do it. its such bullshit. instead of coddling these people and saying that we are all "pretty", people just need to shut up. it's not a disease, its just being a selfish attention whore...and unfortuantely its pretty damn trendy right now.

i find it disgusting and offensive to refer to skinny girls as anorexic. i try to be healthy, and its my opinion that that is the best way to be.

P.S. You lie joe, you're always trying to get me to eat more so i'll gain weight....you ARE trying to persuade me to get fatter!!!!

mwahaha

Re: COMMENTING A LOT joewriteshaikus January 12 2006, 00:20:10 UTC

Alright, homey, we about to LJ BRAWL here. Show me the evidence, SHOW me where it says that raising awareness increases the problem. Drugs will be offered whether you've heard of them or not. I think it's better to appeal to people's intelligence so they make educated decisions about what they do to themselves. A certain person could have benefitted from a little more awareness about what marijuana and alcohol might do to her memory. And if it wasn't the alcohol and marijuana, then something seriously wrong happened ( ... )

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