So I started this blog because I want to vent a little on what I see in the world around me. I doubt anybody will read this or even care what I have to say, but I feel I need to say it. If I touch one person's life, I think I've done my job.
So the recent Playtex commercial about their 18-hour bras takes a bash at the smaller women of the world. Their snide comment about the somewhat petite size of AA is derogatory and promotes women to have bad body image. I commend the company for celebrating the curvy women, but they have no excuse for their snippy comments about AA. This type of banter is what causes women to want breast enhancements...something absolutely unnecessary. However, women around this country have this procedure in order to feel better about themselves.
I am myself a small person. I eat when I'm hungry. I work out when I feel like it. And I can't make myself any curvier or bulkier. My body shape is what it is, and it will only change as I age. Most people don't realize that it is uncomfortable to receive comments about how skinny you are. I am sick of people telling me I need to eat and "get more meat on my bones". I even tried counting calories at one point in my life in order to GAIN weight. This is not normal or healthy. I was eating fattening things that are not healthy. Now I realize that I should just focus on eating things that are healthy for me, such as whole grains and fresh fruits and veggies. Warning: this is NOT a diet. Diets are dumb and they don't work. I embrace a healthy way of eating. I don't spare myself cookies and cake when I feel like it. Nobody should deny themselves of these things all the time! That's just wrong. :)
And I have friends who have curves, whether it's their hips, butts, or breasts. I celebrate their assets, because they are beautiful just as they are. I am a promoter of healthy habits and healthy eating, but by no means am I a promoter of "dieting". Each person should find their own happiness. Women (and men) have the RIGHT to be happy with themselves. I, for one, am absolutely sick with the American society's portrayal of beauty.
Tyra Banks gets a lot of bashing by being a public figure, especially one that is in the modeling and fashion industry. But I commend Tyra and her efforts. She may not have it all together with all the right words and the solution to the current ideals of beauty, but she is trying. She promotes women of all shapes and sizes, just as long as you are healthy. Healthy comes in many forms, and just because someone is slim absolutely does not mean they are healthy. On Tyra's talk show, she is having a teen modeling competition about "real teens". This is a huge step in the modeling industry. They are not "plus size", they are normal size. They are not fat. They have curves. They are not better than or less than the girls who are smaller or larger. I think the next step is to not even classify the various types of models. I would like to see a cycle of ANTM where all sorts of models are competing: short, tall, curvy or straight. I hope you see this Tyra. I'm rooting for you.
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