Friday, August 16, 2002

LJ: Things that make you go "tee-hee"

Ever since I got involved with Schoolgirl Figure, I've been a tiny bit more in tune with this awful image thing women go through, a tiny more enlightened to what the fat pigs running the advertising companies in NY insist on making the womenfolk do to themselves. The most troubling thing about it are the women who have bought into it lock, stock and barrel: the pro-anas.

There's one pro-ana site that's particularly disturbing. But, as the webmistress states, it's her body, her choice. The thing that cracks me up about it is when she gets all militant about it. She's talking about how "they" (apparently, me - overweight heterosexual white male that I am) want her to eat because it will make "them" (me) feel better. Well, she's having none of it. They've figured it out, those clever ladies. "The jig is up," she says. "The news is out, and IT is ON." (emphasis hers)

So my point is this: You're 5'5", 90 lbs. What exactly is your army going to do? A box fan turned in your direction is suitable defense.

For the love of God, have a burger. Leave the ketchup and cheese on it. Visible hip bones are not sexy. They just hurt when I hug you.

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