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“Alright Rose, so you may have to practice saying, ‘I am very happy right now’, but other than that, you look…great”
If You're Not Angry, You're Not Paying Attention
This is a blog about the ever-elusive idea of beauty which has fascinated me since I was little. I started this blog to be comprised mainly of shining a light on bullshit photoshopped images of "beauty" that are circulated for the public's consumption. However, I will also be incorporating images/text/lyrics/
poetry/essays/songs, etc. about alternative forms of beauty and what you and I think is beautiful.
I love to hear from people so please feel free to write to me if it all becomes to much and you need to vent/share -- taviajane@gmail.com
Stand up and join this bitch march if you're sick of seeing already beautiful people massacred and trotted out in an ever-growing beauty pagent, set to a death march that claims millions in eating- disordered deaths, suicides, and self-hatred because no magazine comes with the warning:
"ATTENTION consumers, images may be rendered unrecognizable and thereby do not imply that you should ever attempt to become what you see!"
Submit your own rant/story/picture(s):
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[Not to get all crystal-gripping-hippie on you, but chances are you're a hot piece JUST THE WAY YOU ARE]
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“ There is no absolute value to any body size. There is no line on your mirror saying “If your hips touch this, your body is wrong.” My body’s not wrong now, and it wasn’t wrong before. It’s my body, and now that I live with respect for it, I don’t dread or thrill to its changes in size.
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Reblogging again for the man edition of fuckery that makes you see red…or white, in this case.
Well, this is disgusting. Oxygen.com is offering a new “game” on their site called the Fantastic Plastic Makeover. This game allows you to upload a photo of yourself and select what you wish to change, complete with eyebrow lift, nose reshaping, and lip plumping. AMERICA, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!???!?!
Fuck You, OXYGEN. YOU ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH.
What she said.
starhawk:marydear:pornografik:
No extra fat or cellulite. This is what the female figure is supposed to look like.
No, actually that’s just what mainstream media feeds you full of so that you think it’s an actual opinion that comes from within you. Wise up and take a history class. That’s what the female figure might look like, if you’re naturally really slim, or spend your life on a diet. Jeez, comments like that really makes me love men who truly loves women and the female form so much more. The purpose of diversity is revelry. And no, I’m not even fat and bitter, sorry ;)
Well said. I think what we need to retrain ourselves to believe is that our bodies belong to us and should reflect who we are as individuals. It’s been said so many times and it’s such an innate truth - confidence is the key. To use a relatable example - I find Beth Ditto as beautiful as I do Kate Moss because they’re both unique, confident and their bodies work in tandem with their attitudes.
I understand that people have a type. I, for example, enjoy short girls with big boobs and while I enjoy looking at all types of women, I only have sex with curvy ladies. It’s certainly not wrong to be attracted to a specific body type, what’s wrong is to judge women who don’t have either the body type you’re attracted to, or the body type that the mainstream media tells us to find attractive.
When I look at the notes on my reblogs, I often see such judgemental blanket statements like this one. I also see lots of women envying the bodies and faces of the women I post. I look at these gorgeous women not to covet their bodies but to admire and enjoy their beauty. I do the same thing when I marvel at a pretty girl walking down the street, or suicideblonde when she shimmies into a nightie, or myself before I shower. Bodies are made to be enjoyed, not judged. Give it a try, I promise it’s more fun to love what you’ve got than to hate what you don’t.
Thank god, for the beautiful voices of marydear and bohemea.
ALSO, FYI to pornografik, my 6’0 tall, naturally thin friend has cellulite. I am 5’10” and have a bit of extra “fat” on my curves but DO NOT have cellulite. It’s about genetics.
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Reblogging for the non-photoshopping in the photo of my favorite Canadian beauty, Stam. I like that her skin isn’t perfect. She’s so beautiful.
“ …every day, the news brings dozens of new exhortations to lose weight in order not only to prevent your own early demise, but to lift the burden on our health care system and restore America’s glory. For all but the thinnest of us, weight loss is cast not merely as a potential step toward better personal health but a moral obligation to society, to your children, to your partner, and to people who don’t want to sit next to a fatty on the subway.
Girls And Body Image: It’s Apparently Worse Than Ever - 4th graders and body image - Jezebel
This article bums me out, and hits close to home. For the record, it’s not JUST an American thing; it’s global. And it sucks. It needs to change, but how?
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jgh:
It’s so awesome that Pierce Brosnan likes ‘em thick. YOU GO, BOY.
The gorgeous, ample Keely Shaye Smith and her husband, some guy named Pierce Brosnan.
I’ll never forget hearing some celebrity journalists dissing her! I think she’s gorgeous. I don’t understand the bashing on her because she doesn’t fit someone’s Platonic ideal of who Pierce should be with.
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Why the BMI index as a measure of health is completely bonkers. Can anyone imagine Keely being thinner? It wouldn’t look good on her. Her frame is that of a bigger, curvy woman. She looks amazing.
