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The media flip flops about how women should look more than shoes of the same name😠
weirdthoughtsmachine
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmWhy won’t they let us be
Blacksheep1228
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmBoth of them look good wtf. I will say the dark hair one looks like she is tired of this shit.
blishbog
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmGlad to see it wasn’t always “skinny better”. But I guess any look can be held up as perfect and you suck if you’re not it
Whoamaria
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmI look like the one on the right on my best days. I scrolled down with fear of a body shaming ad. Then it was. 😭
Realistic_Degree_773
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmThey should look however they want.
occupied_void
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmI had an antique tin I used to keep my er… herbs in back in the day. It was a brand tin for pills called: Ivona Flesh Builder from the early 1930s the leaflet inside assured that through taking the pills you could gain two stone in a week. Always wondered what was in those pills.
elgiesmelgie
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmAbsolutely love the vibe the model on the left is giving out
GracefulGrace263
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmAnd yet the amount of bullying and people screaming and laughing at me for being bigger is today’s norm. Why does it matter what MY body looks like, don’t they know I struggle enough with how I look, I Hate myself too, you don’t have to tell me I’m not good enough.
People need to stop commenting on other’s bodies, it’s not productive and it doesn’t help, it’s just mean. Let people be whatever size they are. Because you don’t know what they’re going through.
frofya
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmI saw a tweet years ago that said something along the lines of “Every time one of these ads makes you feel bad about yourself so you buy the product, you’re making some rich old dude even richer.”
I buy my share of health and beauty products and I’m not shaming anyone who wants to buy this type of stuff, but just keep in mind that’s it’s all marketing designed to get us to buy things. Companies create a problem/need (ugh, I’m hideous, I’m too thin/fat) then offer us a “solution” in the form of their product. Don’t let some rich, old fuck make you feel ashamed of the way you look.
PlantedinCA
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmThis ad reminds me of my mom. My mom complained that when she was a teen she got called Olive Oil because she was so skinny! (note we are black).
She also complains her legs are too skinny and she refused to wear anything where her calves were on display. She always wore longer skirts with mid-calf boots. Or pants.
I have seen pics of my mom when she was younger and she is slim like Lupita N’yongo. So basically societal ideal! She hated it. She wanted to be “thicker” like the woman on the right.
My sister and I missed those slim jeans and we are in the 12-18 US range depending on weight fluctuations.
Growing up, when I wore shorts or knee length skirts – my mom would always say “you have big legs (calves) so you can wear these items.” And she hates skinny calves with a passion.
I do feel like I have such a weird sense of body image related to my mom’s insecurities and the comments she would make about other women. She has very specific rules on how women should present themselves, and of course be shaped or sized. She rarely makes comments about size – as long as folks are appropriately “covered” – things like bare midriffs are a no go for her for people of any size. And always would call out well dressed plus sized women.
As she got older her weight fluctuated a bit. But she mainly floated around a size 8-10 or so US – with her “skinny” calves. But in the past year she has been dealing with health issues and has lost ~40 pounds. She is really really small now and she hates it. She misses her old shape and frame. She wants to gain back at least 20 of those pounds to fill back in.
Vladsamir
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmTits are tits, ass is ass. Whatever the flavour, Whatever the portion. I appreciate them
AnnoyingSmartass
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmDuring times of hardship larger women become a lot more attractive. Especially when they have a naturally strong build. I mean think about it. If there’s a food shortage or if you have to till fields all day everyday some skinny undernourished human would be the first to break down, while strong, well rounded people have reservers and the strength for hard work.
Dudes have it too easy to appreciate sturdiness rn.
Regardless of that the important beauty standard should be the mind. And if you need to be physically attached, be physically attracted to health. Some people have their best body shape when they’re thin, other when they’re a bit curvy. Depends on that specific person’s body. We should finally start embracing individuality instead of trying to generalize everything all the time.
NineTailedTanuki
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmDamn the media. I feel like setting a patriarchal item on fire right now.
TheFlowerAcidic
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmSkinny was bad, then skinny was good, now thicc is good and skinny is “mid af bruh”.
OddSock8235
GuestNovember 24, 2022 at 9:33 pmwaiting on my body type to be in style so i can feel good about myself for a few years until something else takes its place. or i can just not give a fuck. im more interested in the second choice.