http://jdallen.org/news/trappings-of-beauty/ "To Bigotry No Sanction, To Persecution No Assistance" Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:56:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://jdallen.org/news/trappings-of-beauty/#comment-5921 Marty Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:39:41 +0000 http://jdallen.org/news/trappings-of-beauty/#comment-5921 Very sad, just like the Alley McBulemic standard set in this country. Very sad, just like the Alley McBulemic standard set in this country.

]]> http://jdallen.org/news/trappings-of-beauty/#comment-5700 Sara Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:31:36 +0000 http://jdallen.org/news/trappings-of-beauty/#comment-5700 It's so very sad that so many cultures, ours included, focus so much on women looking a certain way. All sorts of bodies are attractive, and that is secondary to health anyway. I think the only way to overcome this is to emphasize to women and girls that they are unique people who have intrinsic value. It's harder for me to fall into the body image trap when I'm busy with the things that interest me and the people I care about. Women need to know that there is much more to life than fitting an arbitrary idea of beauty. It’s so very sad that so many cultures, ours included, focus so much on women looking a certain way. All sorts of bodies are attractive, and that is secondary to health anyway. I think the only way to overcome this is to emphasize to women and girls that they are unique people who have intrinsic value. It’s harder for me to fall into the body image trap when I’m busy with the things that interest me and the people I care about. Women need to know that there is much more to life than fitting an arbitrary idea of beauty.

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