Mags N Brei wrote:
remember Twiggy? Remember how it became the goal of many women to become thin as Twig? Hmm some things never change.as you point out it is men too who are infected. Eating disorders among men are on the increase, and bear in mind men are much less likely to admit to such a thing. men too are under pressure to look like the guy on the GQ cover.
how the hell are women supposed to "measure" up to those images on the mag covers etc when the aformentioned images are airbrushed, therefore not even depicting real women in the first place.
the sad thing is that there is so much pressure to measure up to someone's ideal notion of beauty (thin), causing all kinds of problems for women as well as men. and i hear it's affecting kids under ten too , some girls at this age are getting into the tangled web of eating disorders .
the results of this warped notion of beauty is a real sore spot for me.
Mags.
The pressure to conform to societys ideas is strong and a curse on both sexes.
bw
colin
