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Comment on Interview With Comedian Mary Dimino: Creator of Scared Skinny-One Woman Show by Scared Skinny No More: The Book (And An Interview With Mary Dimino)) « Size And Substance

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:02:08 +0000

[…] may recall my interview with Mary Dimino, a comedienne I met at her show Scared Skinny: A One (Hundred Pound Lighter) Woman […]

Comment on Skinny Girls Have Body Image Issues Too by Sbenion

Sbenion — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:20:37 +0000

This post made me feel pretty good because the African American culture I live in asks for a thicker frame. Why is it that the first comment a person gives me, a skinny girl,when they first meet me is, “Girl you skinny!” “You bony” or the great question “Do you eat?” It has been way too many times where bodies of my similar small frame have been bashed and looked down upon in African American media and it is not fair because girls are hurting from this. I didn’t see where I had a choice to be bigger and even if I did, I would stay the same. I am naturally who I am and that is the end of it. It was not too long ago when I got together with a few of my friends, who to are both petite, and engaged in a very deep conversation of experiences of living in our bodies. Although we have similar shapes, we never thought that we would share alike stories of going through the exact same things. We automatically thought that the other person was too pretty or too confident to deal with what the other would go through.
I blame it on the Black media to make it okay not knowing or caring how it affects a smaller framed girl. Never have I once heard a rapper say they want a skinny or petite girl, not to say a rapper is appealing to me, but it is not common. The usually description of a female through their lyrics is the video girl with the massive behind, nice big breast and teeny tiny waist that is actually smaller than mine. How is that real? The only way that I can see it being possible is through plastic surgery.
Because of the media, school and, anywhere I would basically go; I would binge eat trying to get “thick”. In middle school and high school I got bullied for being “bony” and it was draining the life out of me. I was not happy in my body. Everybody was bigger than me and I felt so out of place and pressured to fit in. I just wanted to be normal. I hated wearing baggy clothes so in return I would wear breath restricting articles of clothing that would not do anything for my figure. It depressed me because I already thought I didn’t have a shape whenever I took a glance in the mirror. I thought that having a curvy body made me sexy all the way up into my freshman year of college until I found out it was all in the face and how you carry yourself.
Thanks again for that!

Comment on Weight Stigma Awareness Week: My Body Is None Of Your Business by MG

MG — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:16:04 +0000

Amen, sister!

Comment on Body Mass Index (BMI): Where It Came From and What It’s Good For by DAY 14: THE JOYS OF CHANGE « well2day

DAY 14: THE JOYS OF CHANGE « well2day — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:21:17 +0000

[...] aren’t the same as the national standards. Where did those standards come from anyway? Not where you think. I’ve not been trying to get healthy to reach an outlandish standard set by a committee. The [...]

Comment on Contact Me by Rick Perkins

Rick Perkins — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:36:26 +0000

I love Heather Roach! I think she is adorable.

Comment on Why I Won’t Be Getting Botox Again by Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:16:46 +0000

Botox works best as a preventative measure, which is why women start getting it at such young ages. Rather than being crazy that’s actually the most logical way to use it. As you saw from your own personal experience, once the lines have been formed Botox can’t always fully get rid of them. In any case, you’re beautiful with or without Botox. Thanks for sharing your story.

Comment on Retail Therapy, Body Image and Self Esteem by Lambert Hicks

Lambert Hicks — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:11:47 +0000

Are you over 50 and suddenly started feeling that fashion is not for you anymore? Well, according to studies women over 50 think they are tool old for fashion and generally clad wear dull garments, apply very small or no makeup at all; there are exceptions also. In several countries even working women over 50 are seen wearing very light or no makeup at all, their garments also sports quite old and dreary appearance.

Comment on Stories of Substance: Body Image Round-Up by Lara

Lara — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:11:11 +0000

The article by Jennifer Weiner is one of the most beautiful things I’ve read in a very long time. I just want to make it designated reading for everyone in the world.

Comment on Should Working Women Over 40 Cut Their Hair? by Onecakebaker

Onecakebaker — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 06:02:40 +0000

I had long hair until I was 52, then cut it short and frankly, it’s much, much easier to deal with.

Comment on The Designated Ugly Fat Friend (“DUFF”) by Marcia Barhydt

Marcia Barhydt — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:23:22 +0000

Sometimes I run into data that just shocks me! I thought we’d moved away from all these manipulative games years ago. How sad.