http://www.about-face.org/news-news-news/ Sat, 25 May 2013 17:51:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.about-face.org/news-news-news/#comment-60 SHKlein Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:16:29 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/archives/59#comment-60 Speaking as a teenager myself, the pressure to be thin has severely increased. The majority of females in my high school are extremely thin, some have not even developed curves, what would(or should) be considered the natural shape for young women. In some cases, I see these girls eating a lot, and wonder if it's all down to simple genetics..but how many are genetically fortunate(naturally) and how many are deliberately starving themselves or throwing up? It's impossible to tell! To not be hypocritical, I should admit that I have very low self-esteem, and I am affected by the "perfect and ideal" body images that are shown. Yes, I do hate my body. In comparison to these slim-lined, skinny girls, I feel huge. I'm 5"8 and weigh round about 9 stone. 3 months ago I'd dropped to just below 8 and a half, but was forced to recover. I find "outsider's" opinions on young peoples' behaviour very insightful, and also helpful, as it allows me to believe for a moment that my body shape is perfectly healthy and natural. Don't stop commenting! Speaking as a teenager myself, the pressure to be thin has severely increased. The majority of females in my high school are extremely thin, some have not even developed curves, what would(or should) be considered the natural shape for young women. In some cases, I see these girls eating a lot, and wonder if it’s all down to simple genetics..but how many are genetically fortunate(naturally) and how many are deliberately starving themselves or throwing up? It’s impossible to tell!
To not be hypocritical, I should admit that I have very low self-esteem, and I am affected by the “perfect and ideal” body images that are shown. Yes, I do hate my body. In comparison to these slim-lined, skinny girls, I feel huge.
I’m 5″8 and weigh round about 9 stone. 3 months ago I’d dropped to just below 8 and a half, but was forced to recover. I find “outsider’s” opinions on young peoples’ behaviour very insightful, and also helpful, as it allows me to believe for a moment that my body shape is perfectly healthy and natural.
Don’t stop commenting!

]]> http://www.about-face.org/news-news-news/#comment-59 InnerLoss Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:08:40 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/archives/59#comment-59 It is well known that eating disorders are mulit factorial and while the fashion idustry does not cause eating disorders they do promote and enhance the negative body image. There is a saying with eating disorders genetics loads the gun and evironment pulls the trigger. I really think that if society was looking at woman with all sizes and figures...looking towards what is healthy woman and men alike would be less likely to look at their own bodies in disgust. I truely believe I would have not been such a critique of my own body. Government's cannot control everything and it would be a very boring and scary world if they did. But we do need to have saftey precautions in jobs. Electrictions do, doctors, truck drivers do, military need to have physical checks, so why not the fashion industry. It is well known that eating disorders are mulit factorial and while the fashion idustry does not cause eating disorders they do promote and enhance the negative body image.
There is a saying with eating disorders genetics loads the gun and evironment pulls the trigger. I really think that if society was looking at woman with all sizes and figures…looking towards what is healthy woman and men alike would be less likely to look at their own bodies in disgust.
I truely believe I would have not been such a critique of my own body.
Government’s cannot control everything and it would be a very boring and scary world if they did. But we do need to have saftey precautions in jobs. Electrictions do, doctors, truck drivers do, military need to have physical checks, so why not the fashion industry.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/news-news-news/#comment-58 biz Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:36:51 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/archives/59#comment-58 i think she looks awesome now, and and always. anyways, she's soooo tall. i hate whenpeople look at the numbers, and only the numbers. i think she looks awesome now, and and always. anyways, she’s soooo tall. i hate whenpeople look at the numbers, and only the numbers.

]]> http://www.about-face.org/news-news-news/#comment-57 Lisa Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:25:47 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/archives/59#comment-57 Tyra Banks. A beautiful woman. I always thought that she was a little skinny but very beautiful.. Now that she has been putting on weight I think that she is a woman that can be looked up to. Many times I have heard her make comments to other women that they need not be concerned with this or with that. She is in a position to change the way that women view what the perfect woman is like. Tyra Banks. A beautiful woman. I always thought that she was a little skinny but very beautiful.. Now that she has been putting on weight I think that she is a woman that can be looked up to. Many times I have heard her make comments to other women that they need not be concerned with this or with that. She is in a position to change the way that women view what the perfect woman is like.

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