In the nude! what do you think?

[RoseyReps]

As far as my concern...there are many different approaches and situations to this topic. As far as the media, models, and etc goes..honestly I could care less what they are showing. They are all airbrushed, photo-shopped, professional make-up / hair etc. It is fantasy, not reality. I tell my girls that as well. I show them on the computer how much you can change an image, and how that image is no longer "real" (we give animals different parts, like unicorn horns etc). I let them know that those women, are real women, but the pictures are not real anymore. What irritates me more than the media and models in magazines is toys. And no, I don't mean Barbie. I mean those toys called BRATZ dolls that make thug and gangster style clothes seem cool, and being snotty seem "ok". Not only do they have giant heads, big eyes with insane amounts of make up, and fat lips (duck faces...duck faces everywhere) but they glorify being a rude little snot ball. Grinds my gears man.

Now, enough with the parent talk...

As far as women empowerment...honestly I think most of it is a crock. Do I think women should get paid the same as men if they are doing the exact same job with the exact same output? yes. Do I think a woman should be paid the same as a man, when the man is doing a better job? Hell no. Would I expect to be paid the same at a construction site as a man when I can only lift about 40lbs? Nope. Do I think that's sexist? Nope. That's work. If I can't do the job as well as whomever else, then I don't deserve the same amount of money as that person. We ARE different. Men and women, and people trying to say we are not are just putting blinders on. Are there some extraordinary women that can out bench most men? You betcha. But say you had the same level of extraordinary man doing the same benching as the woman...guess who's going to win that strength competition... It's not insulting, it's biology.

Body image is everyone's personal opinion. Some people prefer big women, some people prefer tiny, some prefer in the middle. There's nothing right or wrong about any choice, there is majority vs minority of opinion..but no wrong or right. If 80% of the population's favorite color is blue...does that mean the people who like green are wrong?

Maybe I don't expose myself to enough social media to get all fired up about what they are showing celebs doing etc...I'm sorry, I just don't give 2 poops about what celebs are doing, or wearing, or saying... I make my own decisions on what to wear, how to act, where to eat and how I like my hair.

I like being small, and if and when I gain weight, I will work to be small again. Not because I think big women aren't pretty, but because I know how I want to look. If that makes me shallow, then I guess I'm shallow. I want to be comfortable in my own skin. If my husband puts on 50lbs I would still think he's a sexy beast. If he wants to work out and diet, that's fine too. If either of us got unhealthily large, we would help each other get back to a safe area.

To sum it up...

women and men are different, everyone should be judged on their ability to do their job, or school, rather than race, gender etc
attractiveness is a matter of opinion
the media doesn't effect my way of life or thoughts
I couldn't care less about celebs, models etc
I like being small
I like cake

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Maybe I don't expose myself to enough social media to get all fired up about what they are showing celebs doing etc...I'm sorry, I just don't give 2 poops about what celebs are doing, or wearing, or saying... I make my own decisions on what to wear, how to act, where to eat and how I like my hair.

I agree with every comment you stated haha. Everything I was thinking, but was incapable of wording it in a way that makes sense, is in your reply . I'm just going to add to the quoted section simply to add to it. The shows on TV are getting worse and worse.. I remember when I would watch TV, if you wanted to watch and laugh at stupid people, you would watch shows like Jerry Springer, and the "my 14 year old daughter had sex with 60 men!" Maury specials.. Nowadays, these shows have been replaced with shows like the jersey shore, the hills, or that show about the Kardashians...

They used to ridicule the idiots, and now they pay them so they can record them doing stupid things... There's nobody there to say "THESE PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS.." instead, they end the episodes with "happy endings" where snooki goes back to the club and finally succeeds in bringing a big buff guy to their house...

TV is just going downhill.. People are getting dumber every year in the US.. Kids are STILL extremely impressionable.. I'm not a parent, so I'm not qualified to give advice, but in my opinion, parents need to educate their kids about the media, and how the people who dish out the garbage make their money... My dad gave me the talk about adult content when I was 13 haha. He explained how people on TV or in videos are actors. He made it a point to give me national geographic magazines and DVDs.. He lectured me quite often about the jungles of Peru, the importance of the advancements in medicine, and how unfathomable the size of the universe is.. He convinced me that aliens existed, and that they were probably more super intelligent than humans when I was 9 or 10.. I liked his approach.. Rather than telling me not to do something, he educated me on the consequences...

Wow sorry for the rant.. I just think the power of the media is crazy. That must be why some families don't allow TVs.. Educate your children ... Intelligence boosts confidence.. Women are beautiful creatures. All of you are. Big or small, short or tall..

Haha I think this is what Sissysnakes felt like when she erased her posts .