Yeah, I have some giant fucking body image issues (let me show you them), and seeing how the beauty-industrial complex propagates these standards that are impossible for the vast majority of people (male or female, really) to meet and *knowing* that they even photoshop the fucking beautiful people on the covers of magazines ... you know, I can be completely aware of all that shit, and know just how fucking toxic it is, and STILL hate my belly and thighs. (I like my calves and tits, though.)
And yes, I'm fortunate that I have an issue I can work at to change (by doing cardio and strength training exercises), and that my ideal body would resemble Brandi Chastain or Mia Hamm rather than Kate Moss, and that I'm not chronically ill and all these other things... but that doesn't mean I should feel guilty about saying "damn, I want to lose some weight." Or feel like I have to pretend that I don't *actually* want to lose weight, because that's fat-hating, but say "I want to improve my cardiovascular fitness and become stronger, and if I lose weight in the process that's OK."
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Date: 2010-07-27 08:21 pm (UTC)From:Yeah, I have some giant fucking body image issues (let me show you them), and seeing how the beauty-industrial complex propagates these standards that are impossible for the vast majority of people (male or female, really) to meet and *knowing* that they even photoshop the fucking beautiful people on the covers of magazines ... you know, I can be completely aware of all that shit, and know just how fucking toxic it is, and STILL hate my belly and thighs. (I like my calves and tits, though.)
And yes, I'm fortunate that I have an issue I can work at to change (by doing cardio and strength training exercises), and that my ideal body would resemble Brandi Chastain or Mia Hamm rather than Kate Moss, and that I'm not chronically ill and all these other things... but that doesn't mean I should feel guilty about saying "damn, I want to lose some weight." Or feel like I have to pretend that I don't *actually* want to lose weight, because that's fat-hating, but say "I want to improve my cardiovascular fitness and become stronger, and if I lose weight in the process that's OK."
er, /rant.