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Hello out there everyone. I know it has been a while. I often wonder where time goes, one minute you have tons of it and then before you know it, poof you are being pushed pressured by fifty different deadlines.
A few minutes here and a few minutes there and oh lets not forget those that call out," Priority over here" So please do forgive my long time absence!
We all know about body fat, we hate it and would luv nothing more than to never ever have to worry about it. You have heard about the BMI(body mass index). It is a way to test the ratio of ones body fat. It is when the doctor or trainer pinches a bit of your skin under your arm and on your side with that funny looking pincher thing and then looks at you funny.
Today I would like to share a few thoughts on body image and the beautiful professional models that are making some people a whole lot of money at expense of their well being.
My thoughts were started from a post written by a member of the womensselfesteem.com forum (thank you bells). The post was in regards to a newspaper article, which talks about runway or catwalk models in Spain and how they are now having to pass with a much higher BMI result in order to be contracted. As I did, you are probably thinking, it is about time the models were allowed to gain some fat. At the same time I remembered sometime in the past when we had the Twiggy era, remember her? (yes, yes I am that old)
Ok, hold that thought and I will return to it later in this article.
Here is a bit of information that will help give you a better idea of just how skinny these models HAVE to be in order to be contracted.
Research proves that now, "The accepted BMI (body mass index) of a runway model is to be no more than 16. " Research also shows that, "according the the World Health Organization, the BMI of 18.5 is still considered unhealthy."
So I decided to plug in a weight of 126 lbs and a height of 5'5", which I would consider an average healthy height and weight ratio. The BMI results were- 19.5 which still came up as unhealthy.
You can imagine these models that are probably at least 3-4 inches taller than me and take it from there.
That is absolutely torturous. Talk about abuse, that's insane.
Our teens look at these fashion models and this is the body image that they expect to see when they look in the mirror. This is the exact point where these girls begin to loose their hope, confidence and self-esteem. They are comparing themselves with a very unhealthy idea of what a fashionable women should look like if she wants to get anywhere in our world.
Did you know that most models are chain smokers and heavy cocaine users, so that they can maintain a hold on their hunger pangs?
On another note: I have seen the Victoria Secret models in their catalogs and on the television commercials. I have always thought they were definitely the most beautiful women that I have ever seen. I too was under the false impression that they were not too thin, slim yes, but not unhealthy. When I say false impression, I am talking about what the media and marketing agencies are striving to brainwash us all to think and buy into.
Then I happened upon a picture and a video of them (Victoria Secret models), they were at some sort of a function or concert. When I looked to see who these models were, I was SHOCKED that they were these rare beauties that the commercials and catalogues use to sell their products. I had to really look to see if it was them.
There was no camera trickery or makeup artist doing up these pix or this vid. These women looked horribly gaunt and had rib cages that screamed out anorexia.
It really took away my idea of just how beautiful I thought they were.
So for all of you women out there that compare themselves with an unrealistic body image, relax and admire what you have. The same goes for those men out there that feel they are missing out on something. Please and thank you!
It is a very sad fact that women continue to put themselves through all of this torture. But think again what the bottom line is here.
It is all about $$$$$, glory and acceptance.
Vanity is a huge devils advocate and it will always be this way.
It seems like things are different now, but in all reality, things are no different.
Now I am going to bring back the thought of Twiggy. Remember her and her dying to be thin motto back then. Twiggy was the queen of thin in those days of modelling.
Models died then also from starvation and over-use of drugs. Only a small percentage of the media picked up on those tragedies back then before we had the luxury of digital cameras and internet.
Slowly more health oriented people moved into the magazine organization and things slowly began to change. But not fast enough, because once breast augmentation began its whole new promise of a sexier you, all that went to hell.
So we are in fact back to square one and I believe as long as there is a dollar to be made, mankind will sacrifice anyone to get it.
It seems like things are different now, but in reality, things are no different, we just have the Internet and things are more open and obvious to our eyes than they were before.
Now lets go back a bit farther before the dying to be thin Twiggy era. We had voluptuous women like Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch as the body image to admire and compare ourselves to. Do you see the same pattern that I do here?
I have said this many times and I will not stop now, we can only secure our own little part of the world. We cannot change what is already going on.
We have hopes and dreams that we will someday live in a perfect world, but that's a definite pipe dream.
Mankind will always want more and through that want, they will sacrifice anything and anyone to get it.
The greed that is in our world resulting from this need to profit is what will eventually cause us to self-destruct, even war against each other. Just watch any news channel and you will see that this has already began.
When women become stronger and more individual to the point where they could care a less about being the prettiest and the sexiest, then that would definitely begin an entire new generation.
When women realize that we are strength in numbers, then and only then will they be able to build a resilience. This resilience that is much needed to battle all of this garbage that we are dealing with every day!
So it all begins at home. Get rid of all technology, like televisions and even the INTERNET. Or at least ban your children from any outward influence for one solid month and see the difference.
Home school your children. You will have to practically cut them off from society to protect them from being brainwashed.
Can we do that?
That's a big question!
Now here are a few more for you to think about and maybe even answer.
Why do we continue to believe what other people say?
Why do we believe that what they are saying is fact?
Why do we have that deep desire to compare ourselves with others?
Where do these insecurities come from?
When does cutting your body even become an option?
When did a material world become the priority in our lives?
When did we sell our soul to the devil for money?
When did we stop believing in real people?
When did we become so shallow that a mere pretty site dillusioned our very being?
When are we going to stand up and fight for the gift of life that we received?
Questions, questions, questions!!!!!!
I can go on and on and on, questioning all the wrongs in this world. the answers are all right here and right there. They are in me and you.
They begin with our children. If we want to save what little we can in this world we must start with the newness in this world. Our children are the promise of a positive future, so lets start there.
We begin with us and we transfer those thoughts to our children.
Then maybe we can save a few of those poor girls that fall into the deception of being thin is in and money will buy you happiness and health!
Its up to you, and you know what to do. SO JUST DO IT!
That is all I have to say about that!
Huggz ~D~
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