Everyone deserves their own love. I can only hope that our culture of body hatred can mature.
Barbie Inc. stopped The Body Shop from printing this add. I have never seen an ad that compels me to buy something more. The ironic thing is that real Barbies, loved by millions of little girls, are promoting the message that an ideal and beautiful body is one that is about 7 feet and 2 inches tall and about 101 pounds. If this "ideal" Barbie was alive, her vital organs would not even fit in her body and she would be dyeing of malnutrition. What message are we sending to our youth?
I hope to send the message that: Everyone is beautiful in their own way. Society is the one that's disgusting.
Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteReally cool and interesting post! As much as I agree with you and these adds...I still can't help but think about the truth of looks in society. I remember watching a dateline, or something, about weight. It showed a skinny and more attractive women being hired instead of an overweight woman. And the overweight woman had clearly better credentials!!!!!!
Why does weight weigh in (hahahah pun) so high in importance in our society today?