tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349274489320343637.post3921535684146481594..comments2023-03-26T05:46:01.356-07:00Comments on Women in the Media: Media Moment, "My Fat, Beautiful Body"Sam Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07526776423792966430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349274489320343637.post-62253317545940751202012-03-05T21:42:57.717-08:002012-03-05T21:42:57.717-08:00Many Americans are dissatisfied with their bodies ...Many Americans are dissatisfied with their bodies because their weight does not reflect the prevailing ideal of thinness in our society as promoted by the media. Delusional aspirations are implanted in our conscious only when we compare our bodies to others. There’s a lot of emphasis on body weight and the overall appearance of our physicality. Being healthy means more than just wearing the right size. To be healthy is to have the full use of one’s body and mind. Eating sensibly is a start but also building up one’s self-esteems is crucial. Is important to compose a personal body ideal that harbor our own particular shape and features. Focus on what makes us feel happy and groovy.Paulinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697705476664275793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349274489320343637.post-48081968670369157012012-03-01T19:11:02.208-08:002012-03-01T19:11:02.208-08:00As someone who has struggled with body-image issue...As someone who has struggled with body-image issues relating from weight, I can tell you in my experience that it is a life long struggle. It is all well and good to say things like "learn to love yourself" and other self-help mantras, but the reality is that I live in a world where I am told that because I am a larger-than-average man that I am somehow less-than. Now I have come to certain personal realizations over the years as I have always been a bear sized man, and a large one (pun intended) like Viktorsha said is really understanding the truth behind the social manipulation of what beauty is, and how the package being sold is an unrealistic that it causes you to consume in an effort to conform. One you accept that you will never be perfect you can begin to learn to accept yourself for who you are, if not love yourself completely.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747297976145288482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349274489320343637.post-86154694692095190892012-02-28T16:05:42.763-08:002012-02-28T16:05:42.763-08:00Joanna you bring up some really fascinating points...Joanna you bring up some really fascinating points about unrealistic social expectations that are imposed on our self-image today. To answer your question, I think that in order for one to accept their identity and image, it is important to divorce themselves from a title of being inferior, of being "fat" or imperfect. I think that this all leads to major factors that we discuss during class of ideologies formed by the media. One step towards self-acceptance is breaking down the perfected, unrealistic images of beauty that we see portrayed on television, magazines, etc. Of course, this is extremely difficult to accomplish because majority of the population is highly influenced by these ideologies also, and treat others in accordance to the framework setup by the advertisement industry. All in all, I don't think that there is a direct or easy solution to accepting one's body, but I do think that understanding the line between truth and packed beauty is the first step to recovery.VIktorsha Uliyanovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777084292285062639noreply@blogger.com