Post by mintygreen on Feb 16, 2013 14:55:11 GMT -5
So on tumblr I keep seeing this image getting re-blogged around in my news feed and what not:
24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5o4udATpi1ru3pbjo1_400.jpg
With people saying things like:
"oh how the times have changed"
"This is definitely worth reblogging."
"i reblog this every time"
What I have to say to that is....
Don't people realize that this kind of image is actually just as bad as people who trash girls that aren't skinny?
I personally hate that ANY body type gets trashed in our society. Why? Because people are not all meant to be the same body type...just like we aren't all the same height either and just like we don't all have the same hair, eye, and skin colour. So why do people act like we should all roughly have the same kind of body? And then make people who don't fit into that feel like they are freaks in some way.
I agree that it's horrible how the fashion industry treats women who aren't super skinny in this day and age but why do people act like therefore that makes skinny girls a good target to hate on? Like you are cool and awesome for hating skinny girls and doing the same thing to them that the fashion industry does to bigger girls.
The ad that I linked that's going around on tumblr is still a disgusting ad. Why? Because it’s still bashing a body type. Just because skinny girls are ‘in’ right now in the fashion industry and what not makes people feel like it’s cool or RIGHT to bash us. JUST STOP BODY TYPE HATING ALL TOGETHER.
Bashing skinny girls doesn’t make you cool…it actually makes you the same as people who bash bigger girls. I’m all for standing up for big girls but don’t do it in THIS kind of way. It isn’t really any better.
This kind of ad makes girls like me(who have always just been ridiculously skinny - I have been my entire life, as a child, everything) feel like there is something wrong with us. That isn’t any better than people bringing down bigger people.
I mean, when it comes to what people find attractive though I know that everyone has a preference. No one has to find skinny girls sexy or bigger girls sexy or whatever....but I always hate it when society itself tries to define what is sexy and what isn't because sexy is not meant to be some universal thing where by everyone finds the exact same thing sexy as someone else. Society should never make girls feel that if they don't look a certain way, they aren't sexy.
Some people think big girls are hot, and that's cool. Some people think skinny girls are hot, and that's cool. Some people think medium sized girls are hot, and that's cool. What I hate is when people act like a certain body type is just WRONG and like it shouldn't exist....especially when society itself perpetuates that. And when people backlash on skinny girls and want us removed from magazines and what not, that's not the right way to go about it because skinny girls are still a demographic that will always exist and we shouldn't be completely cut out of stuff. What they need to do is simply to include ALL body types.
I'm actually really shocked that I haven't seen a company that puts out a clothing catalog that features images of women with all different body types wearing their clothing. Wouldn't that just be awesome? Not only would it potentially gain them more customers because it would show that everyone can wear their clothing by giving everyone an idea of what it would look like on their own body type.....but I think a lot of people would just be inspired and happy to see a company that embraces everyone.
They should also have catalogs that feature men of all sizes. Although, I know that this whole thing is a bit more of an issue with women than it is with men.
24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5o4udATpi1ru3pbjo1_400.jpg
With people saying things like:
"oh how the times have changed"
"This is definitely worth reblogging."
"i reblog this every time"
What I have to say to that is....
Don't people realize that this kind of image is actually just as bad as people who trash girls that aren't skinny?
I personally hate that ANY body type gets trashed in our society. Why? Because people are not all meant to be the same body type...just like we aren't all the same height either and just like we don't all have the same hair, eye, and skin colour. So why do people act like we should all roughly have the same kind of body? And then make people who don't fit into that feel like they are freaks in some way.
I agree that it's horrible how the fashion industry treats women who aren't super skinny in this day and age but why do people act like therefore that makes skinny girls a good target to hate on? Like you are cool and awesome for hating skinny girls and doing the same thing to them that the fashion industry does to bigger girls.
The ad that I linked that's going around on tumblr is still a disgusting ad. Why? Because it’s still bashing a body type. Just because skinny girls are ‘in’ right now in the fashion industry and what not makes people feel like it’s cool or RIGHT to bash us. JUST STOP BODY TYPE HATING ALL TOGETHER.
Bashing skinny girls doesn’t make you cool…it actually makes you the same as people who bash bigger girls. I’m all for standing up for big girls but don’t do it in THIS kind of way. It isn’t really any better.
This kind of ad makes girls like me(who have always just been ridiculously skinny - I have been my entire life, as a child, everything) feel like there is something wrong with us. That isn’t any better than people bringing down bigger people.
I mean, when it comes to what people find attractive though I know that everyone has a preference. No one has to find skinny girls sexy or bigger girls sexy or whatever....but I always hate it when society itself tries to define what is sexy and what isn't because sexy is not meant to be some universal thing where by everyone finds the exact same thing sexy as someone else. Society should never make girls feel that if they don't look a certain way, they aren't sexy.
Some people think big girls are hot, and that's cool. Some people think skinny girls are hot, and that's cool. Some people think medium sized girls are hot, and that's cool. What I hate is when people act like a certain body type is just WRONG and like it shouldn't exist....especially when society itself perpetuates that. And when people backlash on skinny girls and want us removed from magazines and what not, that's not the right way to go about it because skinny girls are still a demographic that will always exist and we shouldn't be completely cut out of stuff. What they need to do is simply to include ALL body types.
I'm actually really shocked that I haven't seen a company that puts out a clothing catalog that features images of women with all different body types wearing their clothing. Wouldn't that just be awesome? Not only would it potentially gain them more customers because it would show that everyone can wear their clothing by giving everyone an idea of what it would look like on their own body type.....but I think a lot of people would just be inspired and happy to see a company that embraces everyone.
They should also have catalogs that feature men of all sizes. Although, I know that this whole thing is a bit more of an issue with women than it is with men.