Comments on: Glamour poll finds thin women stereotyped as mean, heavy women as lazy http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/ Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jennifer http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-97230 Jennifer Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:17:35 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-97230 thanks. just a little tired of the stereotypes. u have a good day. thanks. just a little tired of the stereotypes. u have a good day.

]]> By: Stacey http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-85871 Stacey Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:21:51 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-85871 Hi Jennifer. I'm positive that these people who treat you this way DO have physical flaws. No one is "perfect," whatever perfect may mean. I hate that you and countless others are treated this way. Stay strong, keep loving yourself no matter what. :) Hi Jennifer. I’m positive that these people who treat you this way DO have physical flaws. No one is “perfect,” whatever perfect may mean. I hate that you and countless others are treated this way. Stay strong, keep loving yourself no matter what. :)

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-85830 Jennifer Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:15:58 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-85830 some places in America are very superficial. I live in one. I get women in my family and community being very abusive to me. I get called paranoid, victimized and delusional. Just because you have no physical flaws DOES NOT give you the right to tell a woman heavier that she is your emotional doll sometimes friend. I'm SICK OF IT! SOCIETY YOU NEED TO CHANGE!!!!!!! & JUST BECAUSE I GO TO CHURCH AND GET BULLIED have never deserved to be treated this way. I will say it to the gals face her friends face the interviewers face and anyone elses face who doesn't like me because guess what I DO LIKE ME INSIDE AND OUT AND MY 35 LBS OF OVERWEIGHT BODY. some places in America are very superficial. I live in one. I get women in my family and community being very abusive to me. I get called paranoid, victimized and delusional. Just because you have no physical flaws DOES NOT give you the right to tell a woman heavier that she is your emotional doll sometimes friend. I’m SICK OF IT! SOCIETY YOU NEED TO CHANGE!!!!!!! & JUST BECAUSE I GO TO CHURCH AND GET BULLIED have never deserved to be treated this way. I will say it to the gals face her friends face the interviewers face and anyone elses face who doesn’t like me because guess what I DO LIKE ME INSIDE AND OUT AND MY 35 LBS OF OVERWEIGHT BODY.

]]> By: Stacey http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-83185 Stacey Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:54:55 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-83185 Jayne, thank you so much for your comment! Definitely made my day. Jayne, thank you so much for your comment! Definitely made my day.

]]> By: Jayne http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-82852 Jayne Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:03:49 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-82852 If you want to start talking about overweight people being "not worthy" and thus "turning the tables" you should do some historical research first. I'm not going to bother explaining beyond this simple fact; extremely poor people who are unable to have more than one meal per day are "thin" and, I'm fairly sure they feel pretty unworthy of that second helping the obese person next door just got. Also, for most of history, being curvacious, even obese was considered indicative of wealth.You can't say it's a "turning of the tables" when one side gets the whole table... If you want to start talking about overweight people being “not worthy” and thus “turning the tables” you should do some historical research first. I’m not going to bother explaining beyond this simple fact; extremely poor people who are unable to have more than one meal per day are “thin” and, I’m fairly sure they feel pretty unworthy of that second helping the obese person next door just got. Also, for most of history, being curvacious, even obese was considered indicative of wealth.You can’t say it’s a “turning of the tables” when one side gets the whole table…

]]> By: Jayne http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-82847 Jayne Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:54:11 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-82847 Now THIS is an article about body image! Finally! Thank you Stacey, for being the first author of this type of article to actually get it. Quit with the body bashing people! Now THIS is an article about body image! Finally! Thank you Stacey, for being the first author of this type of article to actually get it. Quit with the body bashing people!

]]> By: Jackie http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-13958 Jackie Sat, 12 May 2012 12:52:05 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-13958 In my opinion, the issue isn't as much as how women's bodies look from then and now. I think the women from the before pictures have nicer hairstyles, maybe that's what creates more of an appeal. Also, the women on the top were at the beach wet, and nobody's hair will look good soaking wet, except maybe Bo Derek when she had dreadlocks. It makes it an unfair comparison, the before women have the nice hairstyle advantage over the after women. In my opinion, the issue isn’t as much as how women’s bodies look from then and now. I think the women from the before pictures have nicer hairstyles, maybe that’s what creates more of an appeal. Also, the women on the top were at the beach wet, and nobody’s hair will look good soaking wet, except maybe Bo Derek when she had dreadlocks. It makes it an unfair comparison, the before women have the nice hairstyle advantage over the after women.

]]> By: Judy Mewes http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-13771 Judy Mewes Wed, 09 May 2012 22:36:08 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-13771 I am not a skinny person, but have been smaller from time to time. One thing I did notice is that when I dropped something as the larger me, no one stopped to help me pick up the item. When I look at larger ladies I think to myself there is a lovely personality inside that person who might have children and who has great love to share and has feelings. My heart loves them. We must not judge people from physical appearance. There most likely is a jewel encased within. I am not a skinny person, but have been smaller from time to time. One thing I did notice is that when I dropped something as the larger me, no one stopped to help me pick up the item.

When I look at larger ladies I think to myself there is a lovely personality inside that person who might have children and who has great love to share and has feelings. My heart loves them.

We must not judge people from physical appearance. There most likely is a jewel encased within.

]]> By: April Paul http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-13755 April Paul Wed, 09 May 2012 18:22:12 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-13755 Nicely written Stacey. As someone who is naturally on the curvy side, I have come to realize I don't want to be stick thin. Not only is it impossible for my body to reach those proportions, I don't want to look like that. But I have girlfriends who do, and they're beautiful. And gosh damn it so am I! Amy had a good point that Hollywood's idea of beauty isn't the only form of beauty. The person who made the second image didn't take modern day celebrities who are curvy into consideration: Mindy Kaling, Amy Poelher, Beyonce...just to name a few. These women are gorgeous and talented, but they aren't on this picture. It's like the person who made that second image is pissed at all of the really thin people in Hollywood. And THANK YOU for using the word THIN. Skinny is just as derogatory and mean as fat. Nicely written Stacey.

As someone who is naturally on the curvy side, I have come to realize I don’t want to be stick thin. Not only is it impossible for my body to reach those proportions, I don’t want to look like that. But I have girlfriends who do, and they’re beautiful. And gosh damn it so am I! Amy had a good point that Hollywood’s idea of beauty isn’t the only form of beauty. The person who made the second image didn’t take modern day celebrities who are curvy into consideration: Mindy Kaling, Amy Poelher, Beyonce…just to name a few. These women are gorgeous and talented, but they aren’t on this picture. It’s like the person who made that second image is pissed at all of the really thin people in Hollywood.

And THANK YOU for using the word THIN. Skinny is just as derogatory and mean as fat.

]]> By: Sara http://www.about-face.org/glamour-poll-finds-thin-women-stereotyped-as-mean-heavy-women-as-lazy/#comment-13754 Sara Wed, 09 May 2012 18:20:06 +0000 http://www.about-face.org/?p=10496#comment-13754 I do agree that body-shaming of any sort is not cool. I had a friend in high school who we teased for her thinness; one day she blew up on us. Turns out, she hated being so thin, but simply could not gain weight. It never occurred to us that she could possibly be ashamed of her thinness. That being said, there is a reason. It's simply a backlash against the rampant fat-shaming that has been going on for decades. It's like when women, tired of being objectified, turn the tables and objectify men. It's not right, because no one should be dehumanized that way; and yet, because of the power and privilege of men, and the history of objectification of women, it can't be held on the same level. I feel the same about the new thin-shaming trend. No, it's absolutely not right, and certainly not nice (especially when we're talking to/about individuals). But sometimes, that kind of backlash is to be expected, and should be viewed in it's proper context. The truth is, the overwhelming trend is still thin=worthy, everyone else=not worthy. Yes, we should be fighting the system, not the privileged; but every once in awhile it's just a little satisfying to get that jab in there, to feel the tables turned for a moment. I do agree that body-shaming of any sort is not cool. I had a friend in high school who we teased for her thinness; one day she blew up on us. Turns out, she hated being so thin, but simply could not gain weight. It never occurred to us that she could possibly be ashamed of her thinness.

That being said, there is a reason. It’s simply a backlash against the rampant fat-shaming that has been going on for decades. It’s like when women, tired of being objectified, turn the tables and objectify men. It’s not right, because no one should be dehumanized that way; and yet, because of the power and privilege of men, and the history of objectification of women, it can’t be held on the same level. I feel the same about the new thin-shaming trend. No, it’s absolutely not right, and certainly not nice (especially when we’re talking to/about individuals). But sometimes, that kind of backlash is to be expected, and should be viewed in it’s proper context. The truth is, the overwhelming trend is still thin=worthy, everyone else=not worthy. Yes, we should be fighting the system, not the privileged; but every once in awhile it’s just a little satisfying to get that jab in there, to feel the tables turned for a moment.

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