Comments on: Glamour Says Screw 6 Pack Abs, But Will They Walk the Talk?

By: New Womens Fashion

New Womens Fashion — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:53:52 +0000

Great! Just swithced to a new phone and I can read your post on my phone, it didn’t work on my old one. Keep up the good work!

By: Glamour, Body Image, and the Loving Your Revolution. | The Confused Homemaker

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:34:54 +0000

[…] feature of these women in Glamour was sparked by Lizzi Miller’s picture on page 194 in the September issue. When I wrote it about that I was hoping it would translate into something real and […]

By: Nyx

Nyx — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:58:55 +0000

Hi there.

I’m with faemom on that — I believe that the modeling industry needs to have weight standards employed.

I’m afraid this issue has gotten to be epidemic in the States. More and more people are erasing what makes them unique — getting nose jobs, boob jobs, etc. Mind you, I’m not totally against surgury — I just feel that one should learn to accept themselves for who they are before making that sort of a decision.

Of course, the mixed messages the media has been sending us aren’t helping either. One moment it’s “boost your self esteem and embrace yourself”…opposite an ad for weight loss pills.

We are women, hear us rawr.

By: faemom

faemom — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:41:19 +0000

I’ve been saying for years that the media is horrible to woman’s self-esteem. I fear this is more lip service. Until the US starts having manditory miniumum weight rules for models, until Cosmo stops having every issue about losing weight and making her boyfriend cum, until directors stop using actresses with eating disorders, we have a problem. It wasn’t until after babies that I started seeing my body as gross; it was after my belly hung over that I wondered if feminism really starts in our bathrooms as we enter and exit the shower, catching a view of ourselves.
We need to stop this before more girls are trapped in this vicious self-disgust.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:35:32 +0000

I completely agree that magazines and the media in general should really start showing more women that resembe what an average woman looks like. There are such unrealistic expectations on us about what we should look like, which gets very frustrating. I try to be true to myself, but I still have moments where I do really struggle w/ my body image. I am trying very hard to let it go b/c I do not want my daughters growing up feeling they have to look like a supermodel. Great post!

By: beth

beth — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:18:17 +0000

@Trenches of Mommyhood–I’m not anti-plastic surgery either, heck I consider fixing what women go through via pregnancy & childbirth to be reconstructive work (restoring what was once there). But it’s the non-stop focus on how our bodies are *defective* in the media that’s not good for women, IMO.

@Lori–Me too, I am actually closer to Lizzi Miller’s body type right now than I am a Kate Moss body type.

By: beth

beth — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:14:18 +0000

@smilinggreenmom–Word up on the tweeting! Thanks, I hope more women get involved in these campaigns & voice what they like to see. A wider array of bodies & topics.

@ali–LOL.

@Amber–I hear (or read?) ya. I know some people are naturally thin but most models are not, they starve themselves or do all sorts of unhealthy things to get unnaturally thin bodies. I want the Glamzons of the 90s to come back.

@debbie–ugh, I’m actually wondering if the obsessive focus on plastic surgery that is in More magazine isn’t coming in some form of advertorial because it seems like a lot of magazines that are shooting for demos in the 30+ age bracket are doing a lot more of that now. Usually with tips on great procedures that you can do on your lunch break that are big bucks for the companies that make them.

By: beth

beth — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:09:38 +0000

@Sara–those bother me too, a little curve wouldn’t hurt. Most those mannequins are also not even a size 0 as I remember from my days in retail.

@1healthymom–yes, a size 12 for her height is thin. it’s not the # but the overall health of our bodies we should be looking at. And I’m curious, why not on a cover?

@michelle–yea, getting the tummy back after a baby is rough. I won’t get it back totally because my skin just isn’t going to snap back.

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:17:16 +0000

I prefer seeing natural, normal women as opposed to the airbrushed pics and stick thin models! And I love seeing what clothes look like on regular people because it’s easier for me to figure out if I might like them! Hooray for natural, normal body types being shown!!

By: Trenches of Mommyhood

Trenches of Mommyhood — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:10:37 +0000

Uhhh…considering I just blogged about how much I desire a tummy tuck, I’m def not embracing my body. I just hate my pooch (and my lack of stomach muscles from 3 c-sections).