Comments on: Are all girls really created equal and are thin girls just superior beings? http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/body-image/are-all-girls-really-created-equal-and-are-some-just-superior-beings/ The Official Blog of Dr. Robyn Silverman Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:16:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Gina http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/body-image/are-all-girls-really-created-equal-and-are-some-just-superior-beings/comment-page-1/#comment-1728 Gina Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:39:18 +0000 http://kissmyassets.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-1728 I know exactly how it feels. It upsets me when an average girl says "oh, I've lost 20 lbs" when they obviously didn't, and they pretend to have an eating disorder. Because I know how it really feels. I'm in 8th grade, and I've been through so much pain. I couldn't tell you the number of hours I've spent Googling thin girls, with thin waistlines, thighs, stomachs--just to make myself cry and feel guilty for being the size I am..I am 5'1", and weigh 102 lbs...people tell me I'm tiny, but I've had other people tell me nasty things, like I look like a boy, I'm too fat because that swing I sat on broke, been called a Fat Cow, or that I'm just plain, not "Scrawny". It hurts so much. I've tried so many things...not eating all day, purging, exercising for hours of the day, praying to God that I can just be thin....but what makes me even angrier is when I see teeny tiny girls walking down the hallway at school, and THEY are upset with their bodies, because they think THEY'RE "fat"...which makes no sense because they are sticks. I officially hate myself because of my body, and only wish that I could have a small one, like Jennifer Love Hewitt, or those models with BMI's of like 16. I don't see this going away any time soon. I know exactly how it feels.
It upsets me when an average girl says “oh, I’ve lost 20 lbs” when they obviously didn’t, and they pretend to have an eating disorder. Because I know how it really feels. I’m in 8th grade, and I’ve been through so much pain. I couldn’t tell you the number of hours I’ve spent Googling thin girls, with thin waistlines, thighs, stomachs–just to make myself cry and feel guilty for being the size I am..I am 5′1″, and weigh 102 lbs…people tell me I’m tiny, but I’ve had other people tell me nasty things, like I look like a boy, I’m too fat because that swing I sat on broke, been called a Fat Cow, or that I’m just plain, not “Scrawny”. It hurts so much. I’ve tried so many things…not eating all day, purging, exercising for hours of the day, praying to God that I can just be thin….but what makes me even angrier is when I see teeny tiny girls walking down the hallway at school, and THEY are upset with their bodies, because they think THEY’RE “fat”…which makes no sense because they are sticks. I officially hate myself because of my body, and only wish that I could have a small one, like Jennifer Love Hewitt, or those models with BMI’s of like 16. I don’t see this going away any time soon.

]]> By: abodyrevolution http://www.drrobynsilverman.com/body-image/are-all-girls-really-created-equal-and-are-some-just-superior-beings/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 abodyrevolution Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:28:19 +0000 http://kissmyassets.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-1469 Thanks for this post :) It's nice to hear there are others out there who are aware and concerned about body image in young people. Unfortunately, it seems younger and younger kids are starting to deal with these issues. The tween years are just the beginning of the long life we have struggling with self/body acceptance. It's sad that young girls become malicious about it (not to say that the older ladies aren't just as bad.) Its also sad that once they "achieve" the popular status they still hate their body or want to change it. Now they have to "maintain" the "slim and beautiful" image. Why is this encouraged? Multifaceted. Society/media is sending a unattainable beauty ideal message, parents stress out weight/diet, "fat" is an ugly taboo, and other layers. Thank you for this post and trying to raise awareness! Would love to talk more if you like. Check out my blog if you like abodyrevolution.wordpress.com. We all need to come together on these issues and stand up to them in a collective voice in order to be heard :) Thanks for this post :) It’s nice to hear there are others out there who are aware and concerned about body image in young people. Unfortunately, it seems younger and younger kids are starting to deal with these issues. The tween years are just the beginning of the long life we have struggling with self/body acceptance. It’s sad that young girls become malicious about it (not to say that the older ladies aren’t just as bad.) Its also sad that once they “achieve” the popular status they still hate their body or want to change it. Now they have to “maintain” the “slim and beautiful” image. Why is this encouraged? Multifaceted. Society/media is sending a unattainable beauty ideal message, parents stress out weight/diet, “fat” is an ugly taboo, and other layers.

Thank you for this post and trying to raise awareness! Would love to talk more if you like. Check out my blog if you like abodyrevolution.wordpress.com. We all need to come together on these issues and stand up to them in a collective voice in order to be heard :)

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