what about over eating? I have always wanted to be just healthy, not skinny
or malnourished looking, but average. I am tall and large. To stand next
to a womyn who is petite makes me feel monstrous. I have always had a
problem overeating. I think that the need for constant consumption is
imposed not only by images of wimmin in the mass media but by capitialism
itself. It is not enough to ignore images, one has to change her whole
psychology.
> ----------
> From: Marta Leoni[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 4:31 PM
> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT
> Subject: Re: Study: Magazines hurt girls' images
>
> hi everybody,
> this problem seems to be very common in West culture... I've been one of
> those
> girls suffering from "food desease" as they call it here in my country and
> now
> I'm almost out of it... fortunately now I'm able to think about my
> experience
> in a different way: I always considered myself smart enough to understand
> the
> difference between reality and mags, I thought I stopped eating just
> because I
> was fragile, weak, just because I had a lot of personal problems... there
> were
> other reasons: I wanted to imitate a model, I wanted to be like those
> skinny
> women on mags and tv, because they're admired!
> it's so sad... teenagers need to be "acceptable", they need to be part of
> something, but none is disposed to accept the responsability to teach them
> the
> right way to find their place in this society: the media go on distorting
> reality, creating monsters of beauty, encouraging young women to become
> objects
> of desire for men... and saying that everyone believe it's normal, so IT
> IS
> normal...
>
> Kimberly & Brett ha scritto:
>
> > One of the reasons I like Rosie O'Donnell is because she is a real
> person.
> > Her talk show, when I had time to watch it, was always something
> positive
> > on TV. She was honest with herself and I think she is a good role model
> for
> > women and for young girls not to mention how much she does for kids. She
> > would say things on her show like "Yeah I ate a whole box of ring dings
> > last night," and then she would laugh. I think she portrays a woman who
> is
> > real, who is probably also influenced by these "perfect" female images,
> but
> > who seems to be happy with who she is.
> >
> > Just my op,
> >
> > kimberly
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Jill Crow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Re: Study: Magazines hurt girls' images
> > > Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:07 AM
> > >
> > > When I remember way back to when I was in high school, my girlfriends
> and
> > I
> > > were all convinced we were fat and were very paranoid about what we
> ate.
> > I
> > > was trying to survive all day on a couple of cans of Tab and a candy
> bar.
> > > And none of us had any sort of a weight problem. I was extremely slim
> and
> > I
> > > wish I would have been able to enjoy it back then. And even now that
> I'm
> > > fast approaching 40 and gaining weight, although I am not close to
> having
> > a
> > > weight problem, I'm beating myself up about it. I try not to. I try to
> > have
> > > my goal to be healthy, not skinny, but every time I zip up my ever
> > > tightening jeans, I berate myself. Unless it really is my dryer that
> is
> > > shrinking them. :)
> > >
> > > Jill
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: Kimberly & Brett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Subject: Re: Study: Magazines hurt girls' images
> > > > Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 9:50 AM
> > > >
> > > > I read Shape Magazine and Self Magazine. Shape is a women's health
> > > magazine
> > > > which has a lot of helpful information, nutrition tips, exercise
> ideas,
> > > > etc. However the magazines pictures of women are all models or at
> least
> > > > they look like them. So if I were a young teenage girl looking at
> this
> > > > magazine, I would be given the notion that I am not healthy unless I
> > look
> > > > like these models.
> > > > The magazines I did read while growing up, Teen, Seventeen, etc.
> were
> > > even
> > > > worse! I think those mags are very bad for young women. They take
> their
> > > > idea of beauty, of wellness and of what is the "norm" for teen girls
> > and
> > > > apply that to their readers, many of whom do not look like those
> > models.
> > > So
> > > > you have thousands of healthy beautiful young girls who are walking
> > > around
> > > > with this image of who they should be, what they should look like,
> how
> > > they
> > > > should act to "get that boy" and being very unhappy with who they
> > really
> > > > are. And as far as I have read or know about, these mags do not feel
> > > > responsible for the images they create for young teens. I heard one
> > > > magazine person-Vogue or Glamour I think-state that teens should
> know
> > the
> > > > difference between what they see in mags and what they see in
> reality.
> > Of
> > > > course, it's not the mag's fault, it's just those silly
> impressionable
> > > > teenagers. Oh please.
> > > >
> > > > Just my opinion,
> > > > kimberly
> > > > ----------
> > > > > From: MISS APRIL D CLINE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Subject: Study: Magazines hurt girls' images
> > > > > Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 10:04 PM
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi, I have never replied to this list but when I read the message
> > > > > about magazine article's that hurt young women, it sparked my
> > memeory.
> > > > > Right now I am in a Women's Studies class at NAU, Flagstaff, AZ.
> > > > > We just finished discussing how all types of advertisements
> disploit
> > > > > women. Either by sexual reference or by making the younger
> > > > > generations seem older which induces the child molestation rate.
> In
> > > > > class we watched a Video called "Killing us Softly". I never
> > > > > realized how women are reduced down to objects. We also discussed
> > > > > the Barbie Doll effect and how the all generations of women are
> > > > > affected by this. Disploitation of women are seen everywhere
> > (videos,
> > > > > books, ads, etc..) and so many people don't even recognize it
> > > > > because it seems normal to the majority of the population.
> > > > >
> > > > > Teri
>
