Comments on: “Why do you want to look like someone else?” http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/ Thu, 23 May 2013 19:15:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: How To Look The Way You Want | 7Wins.eu http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/#comment-771 How To Look The Way You Want | 7Wins.eu Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:03:48 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=2058#comment-771 [...] Rhiannon’s “Talking About Weddings” What You Will Have to Look Out For When You Are Hiring a Professional International Salesmen Aid | Business ReviewStrength: Do you want to stand in your own Power? | Anchors and MastsTobi + C# = T# When You Change The Way You Look At Things | Positive Thinking BlogSixth Sense Technology May Change How We Look at the World Forever | USAHitman | Conspiracy NewsThe Art of Home Theater Projectors Will my cat be ok alone for two weeks? | Cat Automatic FeederA B O U T – F A C E — blog [...] [...] Rhiannon’s “Talking About Weddings” What You Will Have to Look Out For When You Are Hiring a Professional International Salesmen Aid | Business ReviewStrength: Do you want to stand in your own Power? | Anchors and MastsTobi + C# = T# When You Change The Way You Look At Things | Positive Thinking BlogSixth Sense Technology May Change How We Look at the World Forever | USAHitman | Conspiracy NewsThe Art of Home Theater Projectors Will my cat be ok alone for two weeks? | Cat Automatic FeederA B O U T – F A C E — blog [...]

]]> By: Sophia http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/#comment-770 Sophia Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:00:04 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=2058#comment-770 This video is so beautiful and so dead on! But am I correct in thinking that Sophie says "I'm just cute" mid-way through? Is anyone else bothered by this? I believed at a young age, and still often do as an intelligent, capable adult woman, that I needed to be cute to be worthy. This led me to strive to be cute, starve to be cute, and develop an eating disorder that I continue to battle. I didn't primarily starve to be skinny, or beautiful, or sexy; I starved to be loved for being little and cute and meek. Trying to look like someone else doesn't mean we're only influenced by the thin and fashionable women in the media; women in our culture are also socialized to be cute from the start. Kids are cute, yes, and Sophie IS cute. But let's not imply that a word that is generally meant to describe a physical quality of daintiness and delicateness and a personality trait of childishness is the most endearing quality this intelligent and powerful young girl could possess. It saddens me to hear "I'm just cute" come out of her mouth. And let's definitely not encourage her to describe herself as "just" cute. She's so much more than "just" anything! Perhaps that's not what she says. I hope not! But either way I think this is an important issue to be aware of. And, all of this aside - THANK YOU again for sharing this. Signed, Another empowered Sophie This video is so beautiful and so dead on!

But am I correct in thinking that Sophie says “I’m just cute” mid-way through? Is anyone else bothered by this? I believed at a young age, and still often do as an intelligent, capable adult woman, that I needed to be cute to be worthy. This led me to strive to be cute, starve to be cute, and develop an eating disorder that I continue to battle. I didn’t primarily starve to be skinny, or beautiful, or sexy; I starved to be loved for being little and cute and meek. Trying to look like someone else doesn’t mean we’re only influenced by the thin and fashionable women in the media; women in our culture are also socialized to be cute from the start.

Kids are cute, yes, and Sophie IS cute. But let’s not imply that a word that is generally meant to describe a physical quality of daintiness and delicateness and a personality trait of childishness is the most endearing quality this intelligent and powerful young girl could possess. It saddens me to hear “I’m just cute” come out of her mouth. And let’s definitely not encourage her to describe herself as “just” cute. She’s so much more than “just” anything!

Perhaps that’s not what she says. I hope not! But either way I think this is an important issue to be aware of. And, all of this aside – THANK YOU again for sharing this.

Signed,
Another empowered Sophie

]]> By: det26 http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/#comment-769 det26 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:57:39 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=2058#comment-769 When you try to be someone, that means you have no confidence with yourself. you're wasting or ignoring what gave you. All i can say is be yourself and be proud. You can admire all celebrities but always keep on mind that there are side effects on each surgery. So, you would still want to become someone else? My answer is still a big NO. When you try to be someone, that means you have no confidence with yourself. you’re wasting or ignoring what gave you. All i can say is be yourself and be proud. You can admire all celebrities but always keep on mind that there are side effects on each surgery. So, you would still want to become someone else? My answer is still a big NO.

]]> By: A B O U T – F A C E — blog » “Slip of the Tongue”: Questioning ethnic make-up http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/#comment-768 A B O U T – F A C E — blog » “Slip of the Tongue”: Questioning ethnic make-up Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:02:21 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=2058#comment-768 [...] Sophie in the video “Beauty is Not How Skinny You Can Be!”, the girl in “Slip of the Tongue” reminds us that we are unique individuals. We should [...] [...] Sophie in the video “Beauty is Not How Skinny You Can Be!”, the girl in “Slip of the Tongue” reminds us that we are unique individuals. We should [...]

]]> By: Lauren http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/#comment-767 Lauren Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:38:39 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=2058#comment-767 I wanted to leave a comment about this subject, I personally have had cosmetic surgery, I had a nose-job, and I'm happy about the result, but at the same hand I feel as if I am betraying my belief that surgery is bad, I actually was told that I look the same as before, just the large bump is gone, and the only reason I had it done was because I was teased so much growing up, and I don't know what to say, I want to be apart of this movement, about women loving themselves more but I feel like a double-agent, that I myself have changed the way I look, What can I do? - Lauren I wanted to leave a comment about this subject, I personally have had cosmetic surgery, I had a nose-job, and I’m happy about the result, but at the same hand I feel as if I am betraying my belief that surgery is bad, I actually was told that I look the same as before, just the large bump is gone, and the only reason I had it done was because I was teased so much growing up, and I don’t know what to say, I want to be apart of this movement, about women loving themselves more but I feel like a double-agent, that I myself have changed the way I look, What can I do?

- Lauren

]]> By: Noel http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/#comment-766 Noel Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:19:04 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=2058#comment-766 I love this blog. We will get realistic pics on magazines, realistic dolls and advertising - someday. We just have to keep thinking more "Do I feel comfortable?" than "Is my back too fat?" Someday customers will notice, that they order what they are buying and maybe then they will notice that too, that we don't have to buy beauty with pain, that we can be ourselves. Waiting for that day. I'm full of questions "How does my ass look?" or "Should I get my teeth white?" They're gonna end when people wake up and see the real world without glasses of fashion. I love this blog. We will get realistic pics on magazines, realistic dolls and advertising – someday.

We just have to keep thinking more “Do I feel comfortable?” than “Is my back too fat?”

Someday customers will notice, that they order what they are buying and maybe then they will notice that too, that we don’t have to buy beauty with pain, that we can be ourselves.

Waiting for that day. I’m full of questions “How does my ass look?” or “Should I get my teeth white?”
They’re gonna end when people wake up and see the real world without glasses of fashion.

]]> By: Delphyne http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/#comment-765 Delphyne Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:50:38 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=2058#comment-765 What a fabulous video and commentary! I am linking this through FB and will post it, with credit to you, on my blog. Thank you for sharing! What a fabulous video and commentary! I am linking this through FB and will post it, with credit to you, on my blog. Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: “Why Do You Want To Look Like Someone Else?” « Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network http://www.about-face.org/why-do-you-want-to-look-like-someone-else/#comment-764 “Why Do You Want To Look Like Someone Else?” « Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:11:09 +0000 http://about-face.org/blog/?p=2058#comment-764 [...] Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network « North police forces join to launch new rape awareness campaign (Journal Live 1st December) “Why Do You Want To Look Like Someone Else?” December 1, 2009 “A friend of mine recently sent me this video in which little Sophie, with the help of her mother, sends out an important message via YouTube” (From About Face) [...] [...] Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network « North police forces join to launch new rape awareness campaign (Journal Live 1st December) “Why Do You Want To Look Like Someone Else?” December 1, 2009 “A friend of mine recently sent me this video in which little Sophie, with the help of her mother, sends out an important message via YouTube” (From About Face) [...]

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