Girls Image of Beauty?

[tiedye]

Exactly. Some of us order them from Russia.

[t-skywalker]

i think what it is, is, in every mag u see all the skinny chicks and all the guy going wow shes so hot and drooling. so then "we" assume thats what men want. also every clothing company typically makes all there clothes 3X smaller than they should fit, making us think we have to be thinner to be a certain size.

i personally have alot of friends who are thin and who are chubby. they all complain about how they look and all want to change in some way of form. its all lame, but unfortunately we always want to be something we arent.(we always want what we dont have)...the cycle never ends.

only "my opinion" tho after working in retail for 7 years in management and being female with alot of female friends. doesnt mean its right.

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

and it doesn't make you any less shallow if you say that you prefer a thicker girl over a thinner girl

i don't think being honest about what a person finds physically attractive about the opposite sex necessarily means they are shallow.

[pinkpanther]

I think that as long as the girls healthy any body type can be beautiful. A girls got to look healthy and feminine.. Im a petite girl but I definitly feed myself good and have meat on my bones. I think its important for girls to realize how important it is to maintain a positive body image but working out doesnt mean that your girl is iinsecure necessarally. Its good to get fit and tighten up the ol bum it keeps you active too

[yoko*]

Originally Posted by tiedye

If she was working out to lose weight, as opposed to starving herself or through drug use, just to obtain that confidence then I can't see it being anything but healthy.

Just.quick.fyi..
there.is.also.such.thing.has.unhealthy.o ver-exercising...

Also...it's.hard.to.judge.a.book.by.it's .cover...Just.because.someone.looks.heal thy.doesn't.mean.that.they.don't.have.a. distorted.body.image.or.struggle.with.th eir.self-image..

btw...Anyone.see.the.HBO.documentary.cal led."Thin"?...

[Goodfellow]

Originally Posted by t-skywalker

i think what it is, is, in every mag u see all the skinny chicks and all the guy going wow shes so hot and drooling. so then "we" assume thats what men want. also every clothing company typically makes all there clothes 3X smaller than they should fit, making us think we have to be thinner to be a certain size.

i personally have alot of friends who are thin and who are chubby. they all complain about how they look and all want to change in some way of form. its all lame, but unfortunately we always want to be something we arent.(we always want what we dont have)...the cycle never ends.

only "my opinion" tho after working in retail for 7 years in management and being female with alot of female friends. doesnt mean its right.

yay somebody comes in with an opinion instead of a criticism ;)

See it doesn't seem like anyone understood the message here, it's a mental thing I'm talking about not anything physical.

Originally Posted by Goodfellow

Sorry I know this is maybe been beat to death a bit, but I just DON'T understand the reasoning behind girls having this false sense of "skinny" is beautiful. Don't get me wrong, I'm not hatin on skinny girls I'm just sayin..

I had a party last night and I have this "thicker" girl on my desktop pic.. not even fat, but just nice and curvy and all the girls were like OMG she's soooo ugly.. holy cow.. get a diff picture on there.. so they go on and change it to this heroin addict supermodel pic that's just disgusting.

Then one girl I've been seein, is a lot like the girl in description A ^ and the whole night she's like wahh wahh I'm working out all the time because I want to be skinnier. I tried tellin her I've lost interest in girls before when they've done that, but she didn't seem to listen.

*ugh* Sorry I'm just ranting here.. feel free to throw out any opinions.

Firstly, the girls who changed your desktop apparently have some serious self image issues themselves.

I don't think you are in any way shallow for saying that you have a preference for one body type over another. That is your opinion and you are entitled to it. Just like a guy who likes a skinnier girl.

I am a "thicker" girl. I am happy with myself whether I am overweight or not. We all desire to be this perfect image, but if it doesn't happen for me, I can accept that.

Insecurity and lack of confidence is far more unattractive than someone who has 20 extra pounds.

[Goodfellow]

Originally Posted by Avana

Firstly, the girls who changed your desktop apparently have some serious self image issues themselves.

I don't think you are in any way shallow for saying that you have a preference for one body type over another. That is your opinion and you are entitled to it. Just like a guy who likes a skinnier girl.

I am a "thicker" girl. I am happy with myself whether I am overweight or not. We all desire to be this perfect image, but if it doesn't happen for me, I can accept that.

Insecurity and lack of confidence is far more unattractive than someone who has 20 extra pounds.

Thank you :)

[Carrie]

I'm glad to say that I like how I look. I've gain some pounds since highschool, but then again everyone does.

I only wish I could fit into my phat pants. I miss them.

[Ista]

Hey...I can respect that man.

Im a fatass....us fat bitches need lovin too.

Herion-addict thin is sooooo '98.

But then again 99.999999% of the bitches around (especially out there) are superficial. Its nice to know you got some taste.
kudos.

[glorywithheld*]

being overweight is unhealthy just as being too skinny is unhealthy. One's body type is dictated by a mix of genetics and lifestyle, and while we shouldn't aim for too thin of a female form, I think it is equally harmful to portray the opposite as the ideal. Being healthy (with either a thinner or thicker body frame) is beautiful.

[baby-phat]

^ So very true. A girl friend of mine who is underweight (not purposely, she eats plenty) is having some health issues right now. :(

[mojo]

Originally Posted by glorywithheld*

being overweight is unhealthy just as being too skinny is unhealthy. One's body type is dictated by a mix of genetics and lifestyle, and while we shouldn't aim for too thin of a female form, I think it is equally harmful to portray the opposite as the ideal. Being healthy (with either a thinner or thicker body frame) is beautiful.

I agree with this. Fat, thin, overweight, underweight, it's all fine and dandy as long as you are healthy.

[Ista]

duh!! Health is key.


But I still dont think the heroin addict look is nice even if you are healthy
bah.

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by Ista

I still dont think the heroin addict look is nice even if you are healthy.

You can't have that look and be healthy, hence the word Heroin being in there.

[Ista]

I do infact know a girl , that is fuckin 6'2 and maybe 110lbs..
and her mom and dad are both skinny..and she eats like a fuckin horse...and she doesnt puke...ive known her for a while..
she eats more than me lol...

[Sykonee]

I have to admit, when Tyra Banks called out all those bitches trying to diss her on her increased body dimensions, I had a 'You go, girl!' moment.

[FireWire]

How skinny someone is depends on that person's body type. The people who eat but can't gain any weight or size are called 'ectomorphs' - and it's not their fault. Google up the term.

[Kraig]

Originally Posted by yoko*

Just.quick.fyi..
there.is.also.such.thing.has.unhealthy.o ver-exercising...

Also...it's.hard.to.judge.a.book.by.it's .cover...Just.because.someone.looks.heal thy.doesn't.mean.that.they.don't.have.a. distorted.body.image.or.struggle.with.th eir.self-image..

btw...Anyone.see.the.HBO.documentary.cal led."Thin"?...

^^ Still haven't gotten your spacebar fixed? LOL.

[Sykonee]

Originally Posted by FireWire

How skinny someone is depends on that person's body type. The people who eat but can't gain any weight or size are called 'ectomorphs' - and it's not their fault. Google up the term.

Ectomorph! Un-large and proud of it!

[Ashley*Dawn]

I think I could tone up a little, but I love how I look. I never ever wanted to be tooth pick thin. I like having curves.

[Ista]

Originally Posted by Sykonee

I have to admit, when Tyra Banks called out all those bitches trying to diss her on her increased body dimensions, I had a 'You go, girl!' moment.

Haha I second that...


SHAKE WHAT YOUR MOMMA GAVE YA!

[tiedye]

I hate my hips. . .