Fat/thin/weight in fucking general rant.

Apr 13, 2008 14:14

I get confused about my body. Not what parts are which, but the whole weight issue. Trying not to think about it leads to thinking about it which leads to worrying about it and so on. I mean, I know I'll never be blonde, waif-like and a model. I've made my piece with that. It's just going out and being confronted with people like my sister who ( Read more... )

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anythingtwice April 13 2008, 19:02:56 UTC
You should read Shapely Prose. http://kateharding.net/ Kate Harding has a fair bit to say about size and feminism and the diet culture we live in. It's good reading. Makes you think.

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sheepfromhell April 15 2008, 15:25:05 UTC
Ok I have some issues with your problem here... one the girl in the video isn't fat. She's a little larger but she isn't sagging everywhere which is a little grose sometimes... she isn't in a scooter which ultimately would make her condition worse... you aren't either of those... Size 10 size eight.... they are numbers to help you find clothes that fit... if there were no numbers, well... it would take a lot longer to find your clothes... Dude you are completely blowing this out of proportion... but then again I can appreciate the stresses and strains of the views and preconceptions of a society that expects you to be an ideal everything... they want you to be that skinny girl who has perfect teeth and that the parents of any boy love... ok I get that but still I think that you need to be comfortable with yourself. You say you think you are suffering from depression.... I can understand that it may be true but then again... if you link that to your weight... then... the point is everything can be linked together... positive thinking ( ... )

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