Media representations of woman promote eating disorders. wat do

  • Kaitlin Kristina
    20 years ago

    Do you mean promote HAVING eating disorders or promote recovery from them?

    I think being super skinny is the only promotion that any girl needs to make herself start puking or having plastic surgery. All of pop culture is the promotion of superficial ideals that center around body image.

    What to do about it? Theres no answer that will make anyone happy. You cant tell all of Hollywood to get fat and stop billions of dollars in economic growth because some girls feel like shit after watching Britney Spears dance in a bathing suit top and a thong...

    Ultimately YOU are responsible for what you put in your mouth. Girls need to be responsible and take care of their bodies.

  • !*!Zoe!*!
    20 years ago

    JustPlainMe-
    Those are basically lyrics taken from a sing I know...:-P I think that you would really, really, REALLY identify with most of The BLoodhound Gang's songs.

    xoxZoexox

  • Angeline
    20 years ago

    The strongest reason of girls eating disorders is boys, did u know? Didnt think so! The girls want to be skinny because they think the boys will like them better then. They want to be like the super models because the boys like them. They want to fit in to the smallest sizes because they think the boys like it. The problem is they dont know were to stop. They go on avoiding food, all untill there is only bones left. They keep on thinking "I'm so fat, I can't eat". The boys twistes their minds, but they can also help. In fact I belive they are the only one who can help, because they where the once who started. So its up to the boys....

  • !*!Zoe!*!
    20 years ago

    Super skinny girls haven't always been the most desired figure. It was once short, stout women, after that, it was BIG women. THey were tall, curvy and had wide eyes. Only recently, since like the "Twiggy" crze have eating disorders become bigger and bigger.

    xoxZoexox

  • Kaitlin Kristina
    20 years ago

    I would like to not be rude while I say this:

    *Thanks for pointing out the obvious*

    I mean, why else would we do it? Besides the fact that the skinny girls get all the attention from everyone, even other women, they get all the guys. Skinny equates to beautiful in America. Thats how it is, and yes, it is because of the media.

    If boys liked fat girls would everyone try to be fat? Absolutely. Therein lies the answer.

    I would exclude JustPlainMe's comment from your report :) lol

  • Kaitlin Kristina
    20 years ago

    JustPlainMe:

    I was talking about Angeline. You and I have already had a run in and came to our peace treaty lol. I love that you point out the obvious- in reverse, and point out people's stupidity. You do what other people are unwilling to do- and I respect that.

    I was pointing out that what Angeline said was painfully obvious, and what the whole conversation was centered around. That wasnt directed at you.

    Bob:

    You are as well hugely opinionated, you just prefer to watch the rest of us hugely opinionated people clash, while you inoffensively slip your opinion in jokingly. We all get away with it in our own ways. I love your style, just like I love JustPlainMe's. Life has tempered you and you know what everythings worth... thats what I chaulk you up to. You just put it out there for everyone to judge and not care what they think ultimately, and thats admirable.

    Everyone:
    :)

  • Kaitlin Kristina
    20 years ago

    lol. Honorable ;)

  • Kaitlin Kristina
    20 years ago

    lol. We are too hugeley opinionated to be nice.

    But for you I will pretend :) lol.