Response to Trish's Blog: Week 3

Suzanne B. said...
I have been in a few classes where we've discussed physical expectations for women, the media's obsession with it, consequences such as anorexia, etc. Did you know the average height for a model is 5' 10" and their average weight is 110. 110 lbs!! I haven't weighed that since 8th grade! Equally as disturbing, I picked up a magazine in a waiting room this week, and there was a story about how Britany Spears lost 15 pounds in one month and looks great--so says the media. Well...one of the captions with before and after photos said "Here's Brittany at 5' 4" and a HUSKY 123 lbs. Now she's down to 108 and looking great." Are they kidding???? So when America collectively nodded their heads in agreement that Brittany was fat and sloppy at the Music Awards, she still only weighed 123 pounds!! Shame, shame on all of us. I can't remember which magazine it was...there was a stack of the usual suspects-- People, Glamour, etc. Regardless, "Husky" and "at 5'4" and 123 pounds" should never be used in the same sentence. It's no wonder 50% of girls aged 9 admit to being on a diet at least once in their (short, impressionable) lives!
May 30, 2008 10:13 PM